“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMay 4, 2024
We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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Editor's note · Context

Biden defends the right to peaceful protest while condemning violence, responding to the protests on college campuses.

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