Susan Crabtree
@susancrabtree
He's going straight for the jugular tonight, no calls for unity, no gentle oratory that leads to the punch line. It's straight to the 2024 election -- and looks more than a little desperate.
"History is watching," Biden warns. "Just like history watch three years ago on January 6. When insurrectionists storm [inaudible[ capitol [to] place a dagger to threaten American democracy. Many in your we're here on that darkest of days -- saw with our own eyes."
"He condemned those who participated in the Capitol riots as posing the gravest threat to U.S. democracy since the Civil War, but they failed."