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Biden to deliver prime-time address on democracy Thursday

By : Quick Insurance Guru

Monday, 29 August 2022

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President Biden will deliver a prime-time address Thursday on the fight for democracy in America and “the continued battle for the soul of the nation,”

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White House official said Monday, an address that is likely to confirm his growing rhetorical emphasis on the anti-democratic forces he sees as capturing much of the Republican Party.

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“He will talk about the progress we have made as a nation to protect our democracy, but how our rights and freedoms are still under attack,” the official said. “

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He will make clear who is fighting for those rights, fighting for those freedoms, and fighting for our democracy.” The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the content.

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Biden in recent days has adopted a message for the midterm elections that includes fiery denunciations of what he calls the authoritarian strains in the Republican Party

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notably during a speech last Thursday saying many in the GOP had turned toward “semi-fascism.” He added that the “MAGA Republicans,” as he called them, “embrace political violence.

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Thursday’s speech is not billed as a political event, and given its character as a prime-time presidential address, Biden may avoid some of his sharper denunciations.

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The need to restore America’s basic values, including democracy and the rule of law, has been a theme of Biden’s presidency from the beginning.

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Biden at times has suggested a central way to combat anti-democratic forces is to show that democracy and governing can work.

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Biden has delivered few prime-time addresses during his presidency, often preferring to make less formal remarks at less prominent times.

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Philadelphia has been a favorite location for Biden, not far from his childhood home in Scranton or his current home in Delaware.