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Joe Biden: “The free press is not the enemy of the people, far from it. The truth matters. American democracy is not a reality show.…”

On the recordMay 1, 2022
The free press is not the enemy of the people, far from it. The truth matters. American democracy is not a reality show. It's reality itself.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden emphasizes the importance of a free press and the reality of American democracy.

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