Biden gives full-throated attack on Trump over Jan. 6
by Brett Samuels and Alex Gangitano - 01/05/24 4:11 PM ET
President Biden on Friday gave his first major general election speech — one that delivered a furious attack on his likely GOP opponent, former President Trump, and a stark warning that Trump’s reelection would post a threat to American democracy.
Biden, speaking near Valley Forge, Pa., a significant symbol of the American Revolution, zeroed in on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to drive home his argument that Trump and his Republican supporters have embraced the kind of extremism that was on display that day three years ago.
“Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot,” Biden said in a roughly 30-minute address that took place a day before the third anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.
The speech was notable for its focus on Trump, and the personal edge that came across. It included insults — Biden called Trump a “loser” at one point — and underscored what Biden sees as the stakes in a rematch with the former president in November.
“Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. He’s willing to sacrifice democracy to put himself in power,” Biden said.
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