Faced by stagnant approval ratings and worries about his advanced age, the US president attempted to stir his dormant supporters and animate the undecided by spelling out the dangers he insisted a second Trump presidency would pose to the US’s status as the world’s leading beacon of democratic government.
Isn't letting people vote for whoever they want the very essense of democracy?
“There is something dangerous happening in America,” he told an audience in Phoenix, Arizona. “There is an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy: the MAGA movement … History has brought us to a new time of testing. “All of us are being asked right now: What will we do to maintain our democracy?”
Well, hopefully not re-elect someone with one foot in his mouth and the other in a care home...
He was forced to pause early in his speech when a heckler interrupted to demand why he had not declared a climate emergency, according to reporters in the auditorium. “If you shush up, I will meet with you immediately after this, OK?” the president responded. He then added pointedly: “Democracy never is easy – as you just demonstrated.”
Isn't being able to fire questions at your leader (even if they are stupid ones) in a public forum a sign of democracy then, Jow?
Democracy, he said, “means rule of the people, not rule of the monarchy, not rule of money, not rule of the mighty.
“Regardless of party, that means free and fair elections, respecting the outcome, win or lose. It means you cannot love your country only when you win.”
And what would a Democrat know about loving their country?
The threat of violence continued unabated, he said, most recently aimed at general Mark Milley, the chair of the US armed forces joint chiefs of staff, whom Trump recently said in a social media post was guilty of “treason”. “Frankly, these MAGA extremists have no idea what the hell they’re talking about,” Biden said.
Now, that's chutzpah!
