Biden speech tonight

President Joe Biden delivered a sober assessment of American democracy during a rare prime-time address in Philadelphia on Thursday, warning that Donald ...

Biden "will never make it about Trump alone -- he views it as so much bigger than that and probably, to some degree, beneath him," the official said. Biden has delivered only a smattering of speeches in prime-time over the course of his presidency, including his yearly addresses to Congress and remarks on gun violence earlier this summer. "It's not his way, but there was a period there" when Biden's mood reflected that of the exhausted country he led. "He's trying to stir up controversy, he's trying to stir up this anti-Republican sentiment right before the election, it's just -- it's horribly inappropriate." The issue itself is one that consumes much of Biden's own thinking, those close to him say -- something can spill into the public sphere during the rare moments he engages in a substantive way with reporters. Biden worked for several days with his speechwriters on drafts of the 20- to 30-minute address, poring over the precise language and wording. The convergence of factors has created a genuine sense inside the West Wing that the political winds are changing just as Americans start to tune in ahead of the midterm elections. more publicly in recent months after initially attempting to ignore the after-effects of his predecessor and focus instead on national unity. He has also watched with alarm as election deniers running for statewide office have been elevated by Trump and was outraged by the attempted attack on an FBI field office in Cincinnati, Ohio. "We must be honest with each other and with ourselves: Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal," Biden said. Officials insisted Biden's message wasn't partisan and instead targeted to an extreme wing of the GOP. He named his predecessor within minutes of taking the stage, and suggested Americans faced an existential choice in the coming elections.

PHILADELPHIA — President Biden traveled to Independence Hall on Thursday to warn that America's democratic values are under assault by forces of extremism loyal ...

But the core of Mr. According to Mr. As part of the president’s effort to cast Republicans as extreme, Mr. But the second part of the strategy is to have Mr. Mr. Still, Mr. “Joe Biden and a politicized Department of Justice launched a raid on the home of his top political rival, Donald Trump,” Mr. “Joe Biden is right: Democracy is on the ballot in November,” Mr. Biden set the stage for the midterms as a battle for the soul of the country. But Mr. Not Mr. Biden promised to bring a sense of normalcy to the White House and largely ignored Mr.

Tonight, President Biden warned the country that American democracy is under threat by his main political opponent. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans ...

Early on in his speech, he made an effort to differentiate “MAGA Republicans” from the rest of the Republican Party, saying not all Republicans have anti-democratic tendencies. [executive actions](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-voting-bloody-sunday-order/2021/03/07/ce45b082-7f60-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_25). And as Trump prepares to announce his presidential campaign, he said Thursday that if elected, he’ll “It’s like semi-fascism,” he [said](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/26/biden-midterms-rhetoric-strategy-campaign/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8) on the campaign trail recently, of the ethos he says underlies the right wing of the Republican Party. Take the Jan. It’s remarkable that this issue is getting so much attention, particularly on the left. It’s a tall order, since midterms usually go badly for the party that holds the White House, but it’s doable — and winning all six would mean they would add to their majority, holding up to 52 seats instead of the 50 they have now. Democrats had the votes for setting federal voting standards, in that Sens. That would mean they wouldn’t need Manchin or Sinema for every piece of legislation they want to pass that doesn’t have some Republican support. The Justice Department also [sued](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/georgia-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/2021/06/25/8bc3cd08-d5bd-11eb-a53a-3b5450fdca7a_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_25) Georgia over its restrictive voting law, accusing the state of racial discrimination; primaries this summer took place with the new restrictions still in effect. “It is within our power. Biden also received some criticism for

In a rare primetime address, Biden pitched the midterms as a battle for the nation's soul and directly called out Trump. Joe Biden speaks at a podium ...

No right to contraception.” But he lost a chance to directly play the issue up as an urgent example of rights at stake. “This is a nation that honors our constitution,” he said. The president issued stern warnings that the integrity of American elections was vulnerable. The president warned that Trump and the “Maga (Make America great again)” We’re going to think big, we’re going to make 21st century another American century.” “America is an idea,” he said at one point, flanked by Marines at parade rest.