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President Joe Biden issued sharp new warnings about the ongoing existential threats to American democracy in a major speech Thursday as he attacked his former predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden urged voters to prioritize the health of American institutions.
"There is something dangerous going on right now in America," Biden said during his speech in Arizona, where he was also honoring his friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain. "There is an extremist movement that does not share the fundamental beliefs of our democracy: the MAGA movement."
"There is no question that today's Republican Party is run and feared by MAGA Republican extremists," he said, using the acronym for Trump's political movement. "Their extreme agenda, if realized, would fundamentally change the institutions of American democracy as we know it," he said.
"We all need to remember that democracies cannot die at the point of a gun," Mr. Biden said. "They can also die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up or condemn threats to democracy, when people are willing to give up what is most precious because they feel disappointed, tired, alienated. ". Although the presidential election is a year from now, Mr. Biden's criticism of Mr. Trump reflects the former Republican president's status as an undisputed front-runner in his party's primaries despite facing four lawsuits, two of which are related to the efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
The president's speech was the fourth in a series of speeches on what he sees as threats to democracy, a topic important to him as he tries to stay in office for another term despite falling support in recent polls and widespread concern. from voters for his age. He is 80 years old. As with previous speeches, the venue for Thursday's speech was chosen with the intention of delivering a special effect. He delivered the speech near Arizona State University, home to the McCain Institute, named after the late senator, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who throughout his political career denounced autocrats around the globe.
The president said that "there is no doubt that today's Republican Party is led and feared by the extremists of the movement led by Mr. Trump. He pointed to Mr Trump's recent suggestion that General Mark Milley, the US chief of staff who will leave office on Friday, should be executed for allegedly betraying the former Republican president. "While I don't believe most Republicans share this view, the silence is deafening," President Biden added. Mr. Trump's Republican rivals, who are vying for their party's nomination for president, have largely avoided challenging allegations of election fraud, and President Biden said Thursday that voters could not forgive their silence. .
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