US President Joe Biden has warned of a decline in democracy in his country. “We have long sought solace in the fact that American democracy is guaranteed. But she isn’t. We have to defend them. you protect. stand up for them. All of us,” Biden said Thursday (local time) at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In doing so, he directly attacked supporters of former President Donald Trump. “The MAGA forces are determined to take this country back in time,” Biden said. In an America without free elections, privacy and contraceptives. MAGA stands for Trump’s previous campaign motto “Make America Great Again”. Biden went on to say, “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represented an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”
Trump still won’t admit defeat
Biden’s predecessor, Trump, has refused to admit defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican claims he was robbed of victory by mass voter fraud, but has never provided any evidence. Biden had 81 million votes in the election and a clear majority of the electorate. At the time, more than 74 million Americans voted for Trump.
In the November 8 congressional election – in the middle of Biden’s term – all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and about a third of the seats in the Senate will be re-elected. There are also governor elections in many states. Trump, who continues to dominate the Republican Party, has appointed confidants and supporters of his voter fraud to numerous posts.
Supports his followers financially
Meanwhile, Trump said on a radio show Thursday night (local time) that he has financially supported some supporters involved in the January 6, 2021 storming of Congress. He also wants to reconsider their pardon if he is re-elected to the White House. “These are incredible people who were in my office just two days ago. It’s a shame what has been done to them,” Trump said, not ruling out running for president again in 2024.
On January 6, 2021, supporters of then-US President Trump violently stormed the seat of parliament in the capital Washington. Congress met there to confirm the victory of Trump Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the previous presidential election. Five people, including a police officer, were killed in the riots. Trump had recently incited his supporters at a rally by claiming his election victory had been stolen. More than 850 people have been arrested in connection with the storm at the Capitol since January 6, according to the US Department of Justice.
Source: Krone
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