Trump’s meltdown enters its second day as he continues raging over Biden's Jan. 6 speech
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s meltdown enters its second day as he continues raging over Biden's Jan. 6 speech

Raw Story  

On Friday, former President Donald Trump lashed out yet again at the ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol insurrection in a lengthy statement posted on Twitter by his press secretary Liz Harrington. "The American People In a powerful speech at Statuary Hall on Thursday, one of the very spots where a pro-Trump mob ran amok a year ago, Biden took off the gloves after a year of largely ignoring Trump. "The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election," Biden said, alluding to Trump's repeated false claim that the election was stolen from him through fraud -- an assertion that many Republicans still embrace. "He's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country's interest," Biden said.

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Biden tells Americans to cool it down after Trump assassination bid
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden tells Americans to cool it down after Trump assassination bid

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America's hostile politics. As the country reeled from images of a bloodied Trump waving his fist after the gunman opened fire at a …

Biden decries violence against Trump, says passions are high: ’It’s time to cool it down’
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden decries violence against Trump, says passions are high: ’It’s time to cool it down’

LA Times  

President Biden warned Sunday of the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Trump, saying, “It’s time to cool it down.” In a prime-time national address from the Oval Office, Biden said political passions can run high, but “we must never descend into violence.” “There is no place in America for this kind …

Donald Trump puts America on notice again: If he loses, he won’t go quietly
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump puts America on notice again: If he loses, he won’t go quietly

LA Times  

Insurrectionists storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after then-President Trump urged them to march to the building where lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s election win. When Time magazine asked Trump whether the election would end in political violence if he loses, the former president replied: “If we don’t win, you know, it depends. “If it’s not, you have …

Biden attacks Trump as threat to democracy, warns against his re-election
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden attacks Trump as threat to democracy, warns against his re-election

Al Jazeera  

US president warns voters a day before the third anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. He retreated to the White House.” Biden characterised Trump and his followers as dangerous outliers and asked Democrats, independents and “mainstream Republicans” who cherish US democracy to back him. Trump seeking ‘revenge’ Biden said Trump’s re-election bid was based on trying …

Biden warns Trump 'sacrificing democracy', he reacts with 'fear-mongering' barb
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden warns Trump 'sacrificing democracy', he reacts with 'fear-mongering' barb

India Today  

Commemorating the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attacks on the US Capitol by the supporters of former US President Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden came down heavily on Trump, saying that his possible 2024 election opponent seeks "revenge and retribution," and "democracy would be in danger" if he is re-elected. Referring to the upcoming voting, Biden said …

Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Speaking near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where George Washington and the Continental Army spent a bleak winter nearly 250 years ago, Biden said that Jan. 6 2021, marked a moment where “we nearly lost America — lost it all.” He said the presidential race — a likely rematch with Trump, who …

President Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

President Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

LA Times  

President Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to keep him in power. Speaking near Valley Forge, Pa., where George Washington and the Continental Army spent a …

One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry
11 months, 2 weeks ago

One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday’s third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid to win back the White House. What to know: What’s happening: It’s been three years since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot when the nation watched the U.S. Capitol attack unfold It’s been three years …

Joe Biden delivers fresh warning on Donald Trump
1 year ago

Joe Biden delivers fresh warning on Donald Trump

Live Mint  

-- President Joe Biden delivered a fresh warning about the stakes of the 2024 election, saying Democrats must rally to defeat Donald Trump or risk losing democracy. The president has said repeatedly that the country’s democratic system is at stake, even as polls show he and Trump in a close match-up as Biden’s approval ratings sag. Biden likened some of …

Trump tries to turn the tables — but swing voters won't be convinced by his "war on democracy" remix
1 year ago

Trump tries to turn the tables — but swing voters won't be convinced by his "war on democracy" remix

Salon  

With his latest tribute to the late great Pee Wee Herman, former president Donald Trump unveiled a new "I know you are but what am I" campaign strategy over the weekend by attacking President Joe Biden as "the destroyer of American democracy." Trump's senior campaign adviser explained the real reason for this new campaign slogan: "To watch the lefties heads …

U.S. votes with Biden agenda at stake — and Trump in the wings
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. votes with Biden agenda at stake — and Trump in the wings

The Hindu  

Americans vote Tuesday in crucial midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump — who has all but announced he will seek the White House again in 2024. Mr. Biden's Democrats are facing a gargantuan struggle to hang on to Congress, after a race the president has cast as a …

Biden's speech worked: Nearly 6 in 10 Americans agree MAGA is a threat to democracy
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden's speech worked: Nearly 6 in 10 Americans agree MAGA is a threat to democracy

Salon  

Last week, President Joe Biden gave a speech warning that "Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic." But in this case, it appears Biden's choice to give the speech worked to focus voter attention on the very real threat to democracy posed by Trump and the MAGA movement. That's likely …

Biden says Trumpism threatens democracy in his prime-time speech
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden says Trumpism threatens democracy in his prime-time speech

The Hindu  

President of the United States Joe Biden sounded an alarm on Thursday night about what he views as extremist threats to American democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism. At a Democratic fundraiser last week, Biden likened the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” In Philadelphia, White House officials said, Biden, intended to hark back to the 2017 white supremacist protest in …

Biden warns of US peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden warns of US peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. “For the first time in our history, a …

US President Joe Biden calls Donald Trump a threat to democracy on anniversary of deadly January 6 Capitol attack
2 years, 11 months ago

US President Joe Biden calls Donald Trump a threat to democracy on anniversary of deadly January 6 Capitol attack

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Key points: Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of spinning a "web of lies" The anniversary of the deadly Capitol riot is being marked in events …

Trump melts down over Biden's 'very hurtful' Jan. 6 speech and continues to spread election lies
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump melts down over Biden's 'very hurtful' Jan. 6 speech and continues to spread election lies

Raw Story  

Still banned from social media for spreading lies about the 2020 presidential election that inspired an insurrection, former president Donald Trump repeatedly blasted reporters with statements on Thursday as the country marked the one-year anniversary of the attempted coup. After President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump released a statement saying it was "just a …

US President Biden decries Trump backers' 'dagger at throat' of democracy
2 years, 11 months ago

US President Biden decries Trump backers' 'dagger at throat' of democracy

India TV News  

Highlights President Joe Biden marked the anniversary of Capitol riots by Trump's supporters. President Joe Biden on Thursday forcefully condemned Donald Trump's relentless election-overturning efforts that sparked the deadly breach of the Capitol by his supporters and continues to motivate deep national division. “For the first time in our history, a president not just lost an election, he tried to …

Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades. The first ovation came as Biden greeted “Madam Vice President.” He added, “No president has ever said …

News18 Evening Digest: Trump Concedes Defeat, Cong Certifies Biden Win; SC Equates Farmers' Protest With Tablighi Jamaat Meet & Other Top Stories
3 years, 11 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: Trump Concedes Defeat, Cong Certifies Biden Win; SC Equates Farmers' Protest With Tablighi Jamaat Meet & Other Top Stories

News 18  

US Congress Certifies Joe Biden Win, Trump Concedes Defeat Hours After Harrowing Capitol Hill Assault Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory. Congress had resumed its work certifying Biden’s Electoral College win late on Wednesday after …

Trump says Biden is ‘pretending he’s won’ and insists he had a ‘landslide victory’
4 years ago

Trump says Biden is ‘pretending he’s won’ and insists he had a ‘landslide victory’

The Independent  

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