What did President Biden say in his speech to the nation on Wednesday? Trump, lies, violence...
President Biden makes one final appeal to voters, focusing on threats to democracy and the uptick in violent threats to politicians.
President Biden opened his last major speech before millions take to the polls next Tuesday on the looming threats to democracy in the United States.
This comes after the president gave a speech with a similar tone in September that received widespread criticism from the media and the right, not because of the content but rather the optics.
The speech this week came days after the Speaker of the House’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked in their San Fransisco home by a Q-anon believing right-winger.
President Biden makes veiled comments against Donald Trump
When the assailant entered the home, he was allegedly yelling, “Where’s Nancy?” which President Biden said echoed “the very same words used by the mob when they stormed the United States Capitol on January the 6th.” Biden never named his predecessor by name during the speech but did speak to his impact on the events during the attack on the capital.
“It was an enraged mob that had been whipped up into a frenzy by a President repeating over and over again the Big Lie that the election of 2020 had been stolen,” said the president.
In addition to the events on January 6th, President Biden noted the reminded the country of comments made by Trump to election officials in Georgia, telling them to “Just find me 11,780 votes.”
Regardless of Trump’s attempts, and his refusal to accept the results, his efforts failed.
Biden pointed out that the “the great irony” of these attempts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election failed so categorically because every investigation into claims of fraud came up empty.
Trump’s impact remains a threat
However, now, for the Democrats the threat goes beyond Trump to all those that continue to deny the election results. This year there are around three hundred candidates, running for offices up and down the ballot, that have refused to accept that Donald Trump lost. The question is how will they respond to their own loses, should voters favor their opponents.
For that reason, the president has encouraged all those eligible to cast a ballot to do so, while also hoping that the Democrat’s message will attract voters to their party and candidates.
But we also know this: It’s within our power, each and every one of us, to preserve our democracy. And I believe we will. I think I know this country. I know we will. You have the power. It’s your choice. It’s your decision. The fate of the nation, the fate of the soul of America lies where it always does: with the people — in your hands, in your heart, and your ballot.
As races tighten around the country, the country settles in to see how the election shakes out, and what the response from members of both party are to the results.