US President Joe Biden arrives with first lady Jill Biden to speak outside Independence Hall, Sept. “Those folks over there, they’re entitled to be outrageous,” he said. Going momentarily off-script, he responded. His policies have severely wounded America’s soul, diminished America’s spirit and betrayed America’s trust.”īiden’s condemnation earned him hecklers, who shouted obscenities in his direction as he spoke. "He has launched an assault on our democracy. “In 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," he said. In a refutation delivered ahead of the speech, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy accused Biden of divisiveness and blamed Democrats for rising inflation, crime and government spending. “History tells us that blind loyalty to a single leader and a willingness to engage in political violence is fatal to democracy,” he said “For a long time, we've told ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. He used the word as a cudgel against Trump-aligned Republicans who echo Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen who work to suppress voter turnout in key states and who participated in the violent insurrection attempt at the U.S. He spoke for 25 minutes, and in that time, said one word no fewer than 25 times: democracy. “And that is a threat to this country.”īiden drew a dark picture of his opponents’ vision for America as he spoke in front of the hall where the nation’s founders wrote and debated both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. “There's no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” Biden said, referring to Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, Make America Great Again. National security adviser Jake Sullivan, traveling with the president, said to expect "vintage Joe Biden" in the speech.The United States is at a dangerous junction in its battle to maintain democracy, President Joe Biden believes - and in a rousing speech from Philadelphia on Thursday night, he laid the blame at the feet of one man. The choice between chaos and stability, between building and destroying between hope and fear, between democracy lifting up the human spirit - and the brutal hand of the dictator who crushes it," he said. "And while decisions are ours to make now, the principles and the stakes are eternal. For that's what it's - that's what's at stake here: Freedom."Īfter about 20 minutes, Biden closed by saying the world was at "an inflection point" and that "the decisions we make over the next five years or so will determine and shape our lives for decades to come."
Democracies in the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever.
And the Ukrainian people's love for their country will prevail. "President Putin's craven lust for land and power will fail. NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire," he added. But there should be no doubt our support for Ukraine will not waver," he said. He doubts whether NATO can remain unified. He doubts our continued support for Ukraine. Biden said Putin "no longer doubts the strength of our coalition" but "still doubts our conviction."
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