President Biden will deliver a primetime speech on protecting democracy from Philadelphia on Thursday, warning that Americans’ rights and freedoms are “under attack,” according to White House officials. It is planned.
Biden’s speech Thursday night at Independence National Historical Park will revive his 2020 campaign theme of fighting for the “soul of the nation,” per the White House’s advisory, and bolster voters’ attention. It shows that his message is focused just two months after the midterm elections.
“He’s going to talk about the core values of this country, our place in the world, how democracy is at stake,” a White House official said. He talks about the progress we’ve made as a country in defending our principles, but our rights and freedoms are still under attack, and he asks who is fighting for those rights, for those freedoms. and whether we are fighting for our democracy.”
Mr. Biden began to criticize Republican candidates more forcefully in the November poll, last week accusing Trump sympathizers of embracing “semi-fascism,” describing them as a threat to democracy.
“MAGA Republicans are not only a threat to our personal rights and economic security. They are a threat to our democracy itself,” Biden said last Thursday at a rally in Maryland. “They refuse to accept the will of the people. They accept and accept political violence. They accept democracy.” I don’t believe in
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Ann NBC News poll A survey released earlier this month found that many voters cited threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country, higher than those who cited the cost of living. rice field.
It’s unclear if Biden plans to explicitly mention Trump in Thursday’s speech, but plans for the speech suggest at least mentioning the former president and his false allegations about the 2020 election. increase.
Biden is increasing his domestic travel and plans to make three trips next week to Pennsylvania, a major swing state. He will be in Wilkes Barre on Tuesday to discuss the fight against gun violence and will attend Labor Day celebrations in Pittsburgh on Monday.
Some of Biden’s trips have been aimed at promoting his achievements, with a groundbreaking ceremony for Intel’s new chip factory scheduled in Ohio later this month, which will see the Biden administration boost the domestic semiconductor industry. will highlight the passing of legislation that the
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