Joe Biden hits out at ‘extreme ideology’ of Donald Trump in fiery speech ahead of US midterm elections | US News
President Joe Biden has taken a stand against the “radical ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters as the midterm elections loom.
The US leader has summoned Americans of all shades to help fight what he describes as a dark force within the Republican Party trying to overthrow democracy.
“Too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal,” he said in a speech Thursday to an audience of hundreds, defending Trump’s supporters.
“There is no doubt that the Republican Party today is dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republican,” using the acronym for Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.
Wading into risky political terrain, President Biden tried to balance his criticism with calls for more traditional Republicans to have their voices heard.
The speech at a pivotal moment in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy, marked a major turning point for President Biden as he approached the midterm congressional elections.
His remarks on Thursday condemning political violence and urging bipartisan compromise came after speeches in recent days where he denounced the MAGA philosophy as “semi-fascism” and attacked Republican threats against the FBI after a search of Trump’s Florida home as “sick”.
Some experts have warned that losing control of Congress would not only make President Biden a lame president, but would also shift control of certifying the results of the next presidential election to those in need. agree with Trump, some have never accepted his 2020 victory and who have pledged to overhaul voting systems.
President Biden alluded to concerns, saying: “I will not stand by and watch the elections in this country be stolen by people who simply refuse to accept that they have lost.”
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Meanwhile, Republican leaders were quick to accuse him of only fueling political divisions.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said that President Biden is ignoring crime and inflation to criticize his fellow citizens.
Instead of trying to bring our country together to address these challenges, President Biden has chosen to divide, belittle, and disparage his American counterparts, he said.
“Why? Simply because they disagree with his policies.”