President Joe Biden warned that 'equality and democracy are under assault,' singing out the former president by name and his supporters who have denied the results of the 2020 presidential election.
to the nation Thursday, urging Americans to"stand up" to defend democracy and"choose a better path forward."
Although the White House claimed the speech wasn't about the midterm elections less than 70 days away, the president was speaking in a crucial battleground state that could decide control of the Senate. Protesters with bullhorns interrupted the president during much of the remarks, which had clear political overtones.
"MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards – backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love," Biden said. Biden condemned rising threats against election workers and FBI agents amid the bureau's investigation into classified documents Trump stored at his Mar-a-Lago home. He also called out Republicans who have warned about riots on the streets, an apparent swipe at Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pushed back at the premise of Biden's speech, arguing Biden"does not understand the soul of America.
A poll from NBC News last week found that 21% of voters said "threats to democracy" were the top issue facing the country, above the economy, immigration and climate change.
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