President Joe Biden was interrupted by a protester as he encouraged the country to put politics aside to protect democracy and its public institutions.
Biden told the climate protester to “shush up” before promising to meet with him after his highly anticipated address.
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“Democracy is never easy, as we just demonstrated,” Biden said Thursday in Tempe, Arizona.
Biden mentioned former President Donald Trump by name and repeatedly referred to the so-called MAGA Republican extremist movement “banning books and burying history.” In particular, Biden cited Trump’s criticism of retiring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and NBC, though he simultaneously scrutinized Fox News.
“Extremists in Congress are more determined to shut down the government, to burn the place down, than do the people’s business,” Biden said.
“We should all remember: Democracies don’t have to die at the end of a rifle,” he added. “They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up or condemn threats to democracy. … The soul of America depends on the soul of all Americans.”
Biden also announced the creation of a library honoring the late Ariz …
Biden names Trump in protester-interrupted speech on democracy
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