As I stand here tonight, a quality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represented an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.
On the recordSeptember 2, 2022
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Biden warns about the threat to democracy posed by Trump and his supporters.
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