"Biden has never delivered a more important, powerful or eloquent speech than the one he has just given about the crucial importance of protecting American democracy," said historian Michael Beschloss.
September 29, 2023

President Joe Biden issued blunt new warnings about ongoing threats to US democracy in a major speech yesterday at the McCain Library, making the argument for his rematch with Donald Trump and asking voters to prioritize the health of American institutions. Via CNN:

“There’s something dangerous happening in America now,” Biden said during his speech in Arizona, where he was also honoring his friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain. “There’s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy: The MAGA movement.”

“There’s no question that today’s Republican Party is driven and intimidated by MAGA Republican extremists,” he said, using the acronym for Trump’s political movement. “Their extreme agenda, if carried out, would fundamentally alter the institutions of American democracy as we know it.”

The stark message was Biden’s most forceful attempt at calling out Trump’s antidemocratic behavior since the former president was criminally charged for his attempts to subvert the 2020 election results. It offered a taste of Biden’s forthcoming reelection message, one centered on Trump’s own words and actions as threats to democracy. Biden said his predecessor was guided not by the Constitution or decency, but by “vengeance and vindictiveness.”

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