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Joe Biden’s January 6 Speech Is a Turning Point For His Presidency
Biden’s forceful condemnation of Trump reminded the public that the choice is between democracy and authoritarian rule.
newrepublic.com
Probably one of the most ridiculous articles written to date.
But nothing had prepared Biden to speak on the anniversary of a failed insurrection to overturn a free election. How do you mourn? How do you commemorate? How do you send the message: never again in America?
The Biden speech was indeed brazen—brazen in directly confronting Trump’s authoritarian ambitions. It was telling that Thursday morning, before Biden spoke, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham told CNN that she saw Trump in the White House on January 6 watching the sacking of the Capitol as he gushed, “‘Look at all the people fighting for me.’”