Biden speech confronts MAGA agenda for ‘taking country backwards’ | USA TODAY

President Joe Biden warned "equality and democracy are under assault," calling out Donald Trump and his supporters who have denied the 2020 election.
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President Joe Biden said "MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards" in a prime-time address to the nation Thursday, urging Americans to "stand up" to defend democracy and choose "whether to move forward or move backwards."

Biden warned that "equality and democracy are under assault," singling out the former president by name and his supporters who have denied the results of the 2020 presidential election. He called it his "duty to level with you to tell the truth" as he accused Trump's followers of "fanning the flames of political violence."

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64 comments

    1. Horns and pitch fork..Wifi and bluetooth need to be turned off if there is a debate with Biden so his ear piece will not receive any signal.

  1. Since when is the US military supposed to be represented in such away…with such divisive rhetoric? We are supposed to be apolitical. I mean, jeezus…this looks straight outta Hitler’s playbook. Did anyone on the setup crew think about the optics??? All red and black, military silhouetted in the background. The negative optics are off the scale!

    1. Rest assured, they gave a great deal of thought to the optics. I like that they chose the color red, because come November, they are going to being seeing a lot of it.

  2. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent.

    1. @Symbiote Sam the vaccination mandates violated article 2 of the president’s limitations, though he tried to work around it using Health and Safety, it started as an executive order and was seen, and ruled upon, as such.

    2. @Ralph Malph You can copy and paste extremely well. Mommy must be so proud! In fact I bet she’s heading down to the basement with your hot pockets.

  3. Summer of 2020…his buddies bailed out the arsonists and the rioters….we will NEVER forget.
    Never again elect someone like this.

    1. Selected not elected.. to do exactly what he’s doing right now.

      “We’re in a battle for the soul of this nation.”
      Joe is 100% correct here, he’s just on the side of the soulless..

    1. @Liam McCByrne A certain Austrian Painter with a taste for watercolorings of dogs maybe? A certain specific type of dog maybe?

    1. @W they’re probably thinking about their paychecks and retirement benefits like most government employees.

    2. @Ralph Malph Can you explain the reasoning behind that besides “tv said so”? Why the f*ck would you choose to support the establishment over someone who very clearly was an enemy of the establishment?

  4. It’s sad when people watch not for the propaganda but to be impressed by the fact the president is still able to stand and speak words for more than 5 minutes.

    1. @Erik No one knows Trump is out of office more than me. I miss DJT every time I stand before the cash register, pass a gas station, see the open borders, rising crime, and covid death count numbers You and Joe are responsible for this ship wreck.

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