US President Joe Biden charged in a speech on Thursday that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters “threatens the very foundations of our democracy” as he called on Americans of all stripes to help counter what he described as dark forces. within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy. In his speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden unleashed the trappings of the presidency in an unusually powerful and sweeping indictment of Trump, and what he said has become the dominant force in the opposition party. His broadside came just two months before Americans head to the polls in hotly contested midterm elections that Biden calls a crossroads for the nation. “A lot of what’s going on in our country today is not normal,” he told an audience of hundreds, raising his voice to Trump supporters outside the building where the nation’s founding was debated. He said he did not condemn the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, but added: “There is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” using Trump’s acronym for Make America Great . Again” campaign slogan. Biden’s explicit effort to marginalize Trump and his supporters marks a sharp recent shift for the president, who proclaimed his desire to bring about national unity in his inaugural address. Biden, who largely avoided even referring to the “former guy” by name during his first year in office, has become increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally. Now, emboldened by his party’s summer legislative victories and wary of Trump’s return to the headlines, he has sharpened his attacks, last week likening the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” Treading into dangerous political territory, Biden stood to balance his criticism with a call for more traditional Republicans to make their voices heard. Meanwhile, GOP leaders immediately accused him of merely promoting political divisions. In a preemptive rebuttal from Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Biden was born, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said the Democratic president, not Republicans, is trying to divide Americans. “Over the past two years, Joe Biden has launched an assault on the soul of America, on its people, on its laws, on its most sacred values,” McCarthy said. “He has launched an attack on our democracy. His policies have seriously wounded America’s soul, diminished America’s spirit, and betrayed America’s trust.” Asked about McCarthy’s criticism, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier Thursday that “we understand we hit a nerve” with the GOP leader and cited the Republican’s previous statements that Trump was responsible for the attack on the 6 January 2021. the US Capitol. Trump is planning a rally this weekend in the Scranton area. White House officials said the sharp tone of Biden’s remarks reflected his growing concern over the ideological propositions of Trump allies and relentless denial of the nation’s 2020 election results. “Equality and democracy are under attack” in the US, Biden charged, casting Trump and his GOP supporters as a threat to the nation’s system of government, its standing abroad and its citizens’ way of life. Trump and MAGA Republicans are “promoting authoritarian leaders and fanning the flames of political violence,” he said. “They are determined to bring this country back.” “Back to an America where there’s no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry the one you love,” he said, referring to the social issues Democrats have tried to bring to the fore. for voters this fall. Biden’s appearance was promoted as a taxpayer-funded official event, a sign of how the president views defeating Trump’s agenda as much a policy goal as a political one. Red and blue lights illuminated the brick of Independence Hall as the Marine Band played “Hail to the Chief” and a pair of Marine Guardsmen stood on parade rest in the background. However, the major television networks did not carry the address live. The president called on citizens to “vote, vote, vote” to protect their democracy. “For too long, we have assured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not.” Biden revisited the 2017 rally for white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he said led him out of political retirement to challenge Trump. Biden argued that the country faces a similar crossroads in the coming months and called defending the “soul of the nation” “the work of my presidency — a mission that I believe in with all my soul.” But Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufman said in a statement that Biden is using the tactics of an authoritarian regime, “trying to turn his political opponents into enemies of the state.” Larry Diamond, a democracy expert and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said Trump’s call for attacks on democracy “can be manipulated or labeled as partisan. And if you don’t call it out, you’re walking away from an important challenge to the defense of democracy.” The White House has sought to keep Biden out of the legal and political maelstrom surrounding the Justice Department’s discovery of classified documents at Trump’s Florida home. But Biden has pointed to some Republicans’ quick condemnation of federal law enforcement to argue that “you can’t be pro-insurgency and pro-American.” His trip to Philadelphia was just one of three in the state in a week, a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance in the midterms, with competitive Senate and governor races. However, neither Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate candidate, nor Attorney General Josh Shapiro, their pick for governor, attended Thursday night. The White House intended the speech to bring together familiar themes: the bipartisan gun and infrastructure legislative victory as proof that democracies “can succeed,” pushing GOP policies on guns and abortion that Biden says are out of step; with most people’s opinions. The challenges have only increased following the turmoil surrounding the 2020 election and the attack on Capitol Hill. The lies surrounding this presidential race have prompted harassment and death threats against state and local election officials and new restrictions on mail-in voting in Republican-dominated states. County election officials have faced pressure to ban the use of voting equipment, efforts fueled by conspiracy theories that voting machines were somehow manipulated to steal the election. Candidates challenging Trump’s loss have been inspired to run for state and local election seats, promising to restore integrity to a system undermined by false claims. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after the election, and Trump’s own attorney general has called the claims bogus. But an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that about two-thirds of Republicans say they don’t believe Biden was legitimately elected president. —— Associated Press writer Zeke Miller reported from Washington. Chris Megerian in Washington and Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta contributed.

title: “Us Politics Joe Biden Calls Out Donald Trump Loyalists Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Cody Schwenke”

US President Joe Biden charged in a speech on Thursday that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters “threatens the very foundations of our democracy” as he called on Americans of all stripes to help counter what he described as dark forces. within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy. In his speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden unleashed the trappings of the presidency in an unusually powerful and sweeping indictment of Trump, and what he said has become the dominant force in the opposition party. His broadside came just two months before Americans head to the polls in hotly contested midterm elections that Biden calls a crossroads for the nation. “A lot of what’s going on in our country today is not normal,” he told an audience of hundreds, raising his voice to Trump supporters outside the building where the nation’s founding was debated. He said he did not condemn the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, but added: “There is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” using Trump’s acronym for Make America Great . Again” campaign slogan. Biden’s explicit effort to marginalize Trump and his supporters marks a sharp recent shift for the president, who proclaimed his desire to bring about national unity in his inaugural address. Biden, who largely avoided even referring to the “former guy” by name during his first year in office, has become increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally. Now, emboldened by his party’s summer legislative victories and wary of Trump’s return to the headlines, he has sharpened his attacks, last week likening the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” Treading into dangerous political territory, Biden stood to balance his criticism with a call for more traditional Republicans to make their voices heard. Meanwhile, GOP leaders immediately accused him of merely promoting political divisions. In a preemptive rebuttal from Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Biden was born, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said the Democratic president, not Republicans, is trying to divide Americans. “Over the past two years, Joe Biden has launched an assault on the soul of America, on its people, on its laws, on its most sacred values,” McCarthy said. “He has launched an attack on our democracy. His policies have seriously wounded America’s soul, diminished America’s spirit, and betrayed America’s trust.” Asked about McCarthy’s criticism, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier Thursday that “we understand we hit a nerve” with the GOP leader and cited the Republican’s previous statements that Trump was responsible for the attack on the 6 January 2021. the US Capitol. Trump is planning a rally this weekend in the Scranton area. White House officials said the sharp tone of Biden’s remarks reflected his growing concern over the ideological propositions of Trump allies and relentless denial of the nation’s 2020 election results. “Equality and democracy are under attack” in the US, Biden charged, casting Trump and his GOP supporters as a threat to the nation’s system of government, its standing abroad and its citizens’ way of life. Trump and MAGA Republicans are “promoting authoritarian leaders and fanning the flames of political violence,” he said. “They are determined to bring this country back.” “Back to an America where there’s no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry the one you love,” he said, referring to the social issues Democrats have tried to bring to the fore. for voters this fall. Biden’s appearance was promoted as a taxpayer-funded official event, a sign of how the president views defeating Trump’s agenda as much a policy goal as a political one. Red and blue lights illuminated the brick of Independence Hall as the Marine Band played “Hail to the Chief” and a pair of Marine Guardsmen stood on parade rest in the background. However, the major television networks did not carry the address live. The president called on citizens to “vote, vote, vote” to protect their democracy. “For too long, we have assured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not.” Biden revisited the 2017 rally for white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he said led him out of political retirement to challenge Trump. Biden argued that the country faces a similar crossroads in the coming months and called defending the “soul of the nation” “the work of my presidency — a mission that I believe in with all my soul.” But Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufman said in a statement that Biden is using the tactics of an authoritarian regime, “trying to turn his political opponents into enemies of the state.” Larry Diamond, a democracy expert and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said Trump’s call for attacks on democracy “can be manipulated or labeled as partisan. And if you don’t call it out, you’re walking away from an important challenge to the defense of democracy.” The White House has sought to keep Biden out of the legal and political maelstrom surrounding the Justice Department’s discovery of classified documents at Trump’s Florida home. But Biden has pointed to some Republicans’ quick condemnation of federal law enforcement to argue that “you can’t be pro-insurgency and pro-American.” His trip to Philadelphia was just one of three in the state in a week, a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance in the midterms, with competitive Senate and governor races. However, neither Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate candidate, nor Attorney General Josh Shapiro, their pick for governor, attended Thursday night. The White House intended the speech to bring together familiar themes: the bipartisan gun and infrastructure legislative victory as proof that democracies “can succeed,” pushing GOP policies on guns and abortion that Biden says are out of step; with most people’s opinions. The challenges have only increased following the turmoil surrounding the 2020 election and the attack on Capitol Hill. The lies surrounding this presidential race have prompted harassment and death threats against state and local election officials and new restrictions on mail-in voting in Republican-dominated states. County election officials have faced pressure to ban the use of voting equipment, efforts fueled by conspiracy theories that voting machines were somehow manipulated to steal the election. Candidates challenging Trump’s loss have been inspired to run for state and local election seats, promising to restore integrity to a system undermined by false claims. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after the election, and Trump’s own attorney general has called the claims bogus. But an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that about two-thirds of Republicans say they don’t believe Biden was legitimately elected president. —— Associated Press writer Zeke Miller reported from Washington. Chris Megerian in Washington and Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta contributed.

title: “Us Politics Joe Biden Calls Out Donald Trump Loyalists Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “James Jude”

US President Joe Biden charged in a speech on Thursday that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters “threatens the very foundations of our democracy” as he called on Americans of all stripes to help counter what he described as dark forces. within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy. In his speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden unleashed the trappings of the presidency in an unusually powerful and sweeping indictment of Trump, and what he said has become the dominant force in the opposition party. His broadside came just two months before Americans head to the polls in hotly contested midterm elections that Biden calls a crossroads for the nation. “A lot of what’s going on in our country today is not normal,” he told an audience of hundreds, raising his voice to Trump supporters outside the building where the nation’s founding was debated. He said he did not condemn the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, but added: “There is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” using Trump’s acronym for Make America Great . Again” campaign slogan. Biden’s explicit effort to marginalize Trump and his supporters marks a sharp recent shift for the president, who proclaimed his desire to bring about national unity in his inaugural address. Biden, who largely avoided even referring to the “former guy” by name during his first year in office, has become increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally. Now, emboldened by his party’s summer legislative victories and wary of Trump’s return to the headlines, he has sharpened his attacks, last week likening the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” Treading into dangerous political territory, Biden stood to balance his criticism with a call for more traditional Republicans to make their voices heard. Meanwhile, GOP leaders immediately accused him of merely promoting political divisions. In a preemptive rebuttal from Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Biden was born, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said the Democratic president, not Republicans, is trying to divide Americans. “Over the past two years, Joe Biden has launched an assault on the soul of America, on its people, on its laws, on its most sacred values,” McCarthy said. “He has launched an attack on our democracy. His policies have seriously wounded America’s soul, diminished America’s spirit, and betrayed America’s trust.” Asked about McCarthy’s criticism, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier Thursday that “we understand we hit a nerve” with the GOP leader and cited the Republican’s previous statements that Trump was responsible for the attack on the 6 January 2021. the US Capitol. Trump is planning a rally this weekend in the Scranton area. White House officials said the sharp tone of Biden’s remarks reflected his growing concern over the ideological propositions of Trump allies and relentless denial of the nation’s 2020 election results. “Equality and democracy are under attack” in the US, Biden charged, casting Trump and his GOP supporters as a threat to the nation’s system of government, its standing abroad and its citizens’ way of life. Trump and MAGA Republicans are “promoting authoritarian leaders and fanning the flames of political violence,” he said. “They are determined to bring this country back.” “Back to an America where there’s no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry the one you love,” he said, referring to the social issues Democrats have tried to bring to the fore. for voters this fall. Biden’s appearance was promoted as a taxpayer-funded official event, a sign of how the president views defeating Trump’s agenda as much a policy goal as a political one. Red and blue lights illuminated the brick of Independence Hall as the Marine Band played “Hail to the Chief” and a pair of Marine Guardsmen stood on parade rest in the background. However, the major television networks did not carry the address live. The president called on citizens to “vote, vote, vote” to protect their democracy. “For too long, we have assured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not.” Biden revisited the 2017 rally for white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he said led him out of political retirement to challenge Trump. Biden argued that the country faces a similar crossroads in the coming months and called defending the “soul of the nation” “the work of my presidency — a mission that I believe in with all my soul.” But Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufman said in a statement that Biden is using the tactics of an authoritarian regime, “trying to turn his political opponents into enemies of the state.” Larry Diamond, a democracy expert and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said Trump’s call for attacks on democracy “can be manipulated or labeled as partisan. And if you don’t call it out, you’re walking away from an important challenge to the defense of democracy.” The White House has sought to keep Biden out of the legal and political maelstrom surrounding the Justice Department’s discovery of classified documents at Trump’s Florida home. But Biden has pointed to some Republicans’ quick condemnation of federal law enforcement to argue that “you can’t be pro-insurgency and pro-American.” His trip to Philadelphia was just one of three in the state in a week, a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance in the midterms, with competitive Senate and governor races. However, neither Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate candidate, nor Attorney General Josh Shapiro, their pick for governor, attended Thursday night. The White House intended the speech to bring together familiar themes: the bipartisan gun and infrastructure legislative victory as proof that democracies “can succeed,” pushing GOP policies on guns and abortion that Biden says are out of step; with most people’s opinions. The challenges have only increased following the turmoil surrounding the 2020 election and the attack on Capitol Hill. The lies surrounding this presidential race have prompted harassment and death threats against state and local election officials and new restrictions on mail-in voting in Republican-dominated states. County election officials have faced pressure to ban the use of voting equipment, efforts fueled by conspiracy theories that voting machines were somehow manipulated to steal the election. Candidates challenging Trump’s loss have been inspired to run for state and local election seats, promising to restore integrity to a system undermined by false claims. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after the election, and Trump’s own attorney general has called the claims bogus. But an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that about two-thirds of Republicans say they don’t believe Biden was legitimately elected president. —— Associated Press writer Zeke Miller reported from Washington. Chris Megerian in Washington and Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta contributed.

title: “Us Politics Joe Biden Calls Out Donald Trump Loyalists Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “Rosalind Chin”

US President Joe Biden charged in a speech on Thursday that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters “threatens the very foundations of our democracy” as he called on Americans of all stripes to help counter what he described as dark forces. within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy. In his speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden unleashed the trappings of the presidency in an unusually powerful and sweeping indictment of Trump, and what he said has become the dominant force in the opposition party. His broadside came just two months before Americans head to the polls in hotly contested midterm elections that Biden calls a crossroads for the nation. “A lot of what’s going on in our country today is not normal,” he told an audience of hundreds, raising his voice to Trump supporters outside the building where the nation’s founding was debated. He said he did not condemn the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, but added: “There is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” using Trump’s acronym for Make America Great . Again” campaign slogan. Biden’s explicit effort to marginalize Trump and his supporters marks a sharp recent shift for the president, who proclaimed his desire to bring about national unity in his inaugural address. Biden, who largely avoided even referring to the “former guy” by name during his first year in office, has become increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally. Now, emboldened by his party’s summer legislative victories and wary of Trump’s return to the headlines, he has sharpened his attacks, last week likening the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” Treading into dangerous political territory, Biden stood to balance his criticism with a call for more traditional Republicans to make their voices heard. Meanwhile, GOP leaders immediately accused him of merely promoting political divisions. In a preemptive rebuttal from Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Biden was born, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said the Democratic president, not Republicans, is trying to divide Americans. “Over the past two years, Joe Biden has launched an assault on the soul of America, on its people, on its laws, on its most sacred values,” McCarthy said. “He has launched an attack on our democracy. His policies have seriously wounded America’s soul, diminished America’s spirit, and betrayed America’s trust.” Asked about McCarthy’s criticism, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier Thursday that “we understand we hit a nerve” with the GOP leader and cited the Republican’s previous statements that Trump was responsible for the attack on the 6 January 2021. the US Capitol. Trump is planning a rally this weekend in the Scranton area. White House officials said the sharp tone of Biden’s remarks reflected his growing concern over the ideological propositions of Trump allies and relentless denial of the nation’s 2020 election results. “Equality and democracy are under attack” in the US, Biden charged, casting Trump and his GOP supporters as a threat to the nation’s system of government, its standing abroad and its citizens’ way of life. Trump and MAGA Republicans are “promoting authoritarian leaders and fanning the flames of political violence,” he said. “They are determined to bring this country back.” “Back to an America where there’s no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry the one you love,” he said, referring to the social issues Democrats have tried to bring to the fore. for voters this fall. Biden’s appearance was promoted as a taxpayer-funded official event, a sign of how the president views defeating Trump’s agenda as much a policy goal as a political one. Red and blue lights illuminated the brick of Independence Hall as the Marine Band played “Hail to the Chief” and a pair of Marine Guardsmen stood on parade rest in the background. However, the major television networks did not carry the address live. The president called on citizens to “vote, vote, vote” to protect their democracy. “For too long, we have assured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not.” Biden revisited the 2017 rally for white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he said led him out of political retirement to challenge Trump. Biden argued that the country faces a similar crossroads in the coming months and called defending the “soul of the nation” “the work of my presidency — a mission that I believe in with all my soul.” But Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufman said in a statement that Biden is using the tactics of an authoritarian regime, “trying to turn his political opponents into enemies of the state.” Larry Diamond, a democracy expert and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said Trump’s call for attacks on democracy “can be manipulated or labeled as partisan. And if you don’t call it out, you’re walking away from an important challenge to the defense of democracy.” The White House has sought to keep Biden out of the legal and political maelstrom surrounding the Justice Department’s discovery of classified documents at Trump’s Florida home. But Biden has pointed to some Republicans’ quick condemnation of federal law enforcement to argue that “you can’t be pro-insurgency and pro-American.” His trip to Philadelphia was just one of three in the state in a week, a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance in the midterms, with competitive Senate and governor races. However, neither Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate candidate, nor Attorney General Josh Shapiro, their pick for governor, attended Thursday night. The White House intended the speech to bring together familiar themes: the bipartisan gun and infrastructure legislative victory as proof that democracies “can succeed,” pushing GOP policies on guns and abortion that Biden says are out of step; with most people’s opinions. The challenges have only increased following the turmoil surrounding the 2020 election and the attack on Capitol Hill. The lies surrounding this presidential race have prompted harassment and death threats against state and local election officials and new restrictions on mail-in voting in Republican-dominated states. County election officials have faced pressure to ban the use of voting equipment, efforts fueled by conspiracy theories that voting machines were somehow manipulated to steal the election. Candidates challenging Trump’s loss have been inspired to run for state and local election seats, promising to restore integrity to a system undermined by false claims. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after the election, and Trump’s own attorney general has called the claims bogus. But an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that about two-thirds of Republicans say they don’t believe Biden was legitimately elected president. —— Associated Press writer Zeke Miller reported from Washington. Chris Megerian in Washington and Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta contributed.