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Biden warns Trump and his closest followers are trying to undermine American democracy in combative speech

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By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden delivered his sharpest rebuke yet of Republicans and their fealty to his predecessor in an evening speech in Philadelphia on Thursday, alleging they “thrive on chaos” and warning their attempts to undermine democracy could …

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Biden’s prime-time speech: Trumpism threatens democracy (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Biden, who had largely avoided even referring to “the former guy” by name during his first year in office, has grown increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally.

  2. Washington Times

    Biden in prime-time Philly speech to warn of ‘MAGA forces’ intent on taking America backward (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden will warn that “MAGA forces are determined to take this country backward” during a prime-time speech Thursday in Philadelphia, launching the Democrats’ fall campaigns by smearing Republicans as anti-democratic extremists.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Biden set to step up attack on 'extremist' threats to democracy (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden is set to step up his attack on what he calls "extremist" threats to democracy by former President Trump and his most zealous supporters. A federal judge heard arguments on whether an outside expert should review government documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks on the state of democracy in Philadelphia (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as "extremist" threats from the restive forces of Trumpism to the nation's democracy.

  5. KAAL Rochester

    Biden to address 'extremist threat to democracy' in prime-time speech (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    President Joe Biden on Thursday will speak in prime time about the "soul of the nation" as he ramps ups his political messaging ahead of the midterm elections this November.

  6. Fox News

    Biden expected to deliver dark remarks Thursday portraying his political opposition as a threat to democracy (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden is expected to attack Republicans during a prime-time speech in Philadelphia Thursday evening, accusing the party of undermining democracy.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Joe Biden is the real threat to democracy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden is scheduled to give a speech tonight in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where he will call his political opponents a threat to democracy and urge everyone to vote for Democrats instead.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    In prime-time speech, Biden to say Trumpism threatens democracy (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    President Joe Biden will sound an alarm Thursday night about what he views as "extremist" threats to American democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism, aiming to reframe the November elections as part of an unceasing battle for the "soul of the nation."

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Biden warns Trump and his closest followers are trying to undermine American democracy in combative speech (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden delivered his sharpest rebuke yet of Republicans and their fealty to his predecessor in an evening speech in Philadelphia on Thursday, alleging they “thrive on chaos” and warning their attempts to undermine democracy could …

  10. Talking Points Memo

    No You’re The Fascist: Right-Wingers Claim To Be Appalled At Biden’s Speech Warning Of Political Violence (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Biden delivered a landmark speech Thursday, warning of the perils of political violence and squarely identifying the threat “MAGA Republicans” pose to the Republic.

  11. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Biden at Independence Hall: Trump, allies threaten democracy (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    Biden used his prime-time speech to argue that Trump and “Make America Great Again” allies are a threat to democracy and the American way of life.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden Warns Trump's Extreme MAGA Republicans Are ‘Clear and Present Danger' to U.S. Democracy (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    “Trump and MAGA Republicans pose a clear and present danger to our democracy,” Biden said speaking in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

  13. Cincinnati CityBeat

    President Joe Biden Says ‘MAGA Republicans’ Pose Threat to Democracy (opens Cincinnati CityBeat)

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    “MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards,” Biden said during an address to the nation on Sept. 1.

  14. NPR

    The GOP reacts to President Biden's speech condemning "MAGA republican" extremism (opens NPR)

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    NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Rep Barbara Comstock, R-Va., about the Republican Party's reaction to President Biden's address, where he called "MAGA Republicans" a threat to American Democracy.

  15. Fox News

    Biden says Trump supporters not a threat to country after speech blasting 'MAGA Republicans' (opens Fox News)

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    Biden says he does not consider Donald Trump supporters to be a threat to the U.S. one day after he said "MAGA Republicans" were a threat to democracy.

  16. Wyoming Public Media

    Biden attacks Trump, saying his wing of the Republican party is a threat to democracy (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Biden says a faction of the Republican party tied to former President Donald Trump is "determined to take this country backwards." Republicans say he's being divisive.

  17. The Federalist

    In Speech Walkback, Biden Admits He’s The Threat To Democracy (opens The Federalist)

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    Two months before the November midterms, Biden went on a 30-minute tirade branding his political opposition as threats to the republic.

  18. Breitbart News

    Conservatives Slam Joe Biden for Condemning 'MAGA Republicans' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Conservatives are slamming President Joe Biden for labeling tens of millions of MAGA Republicans threats to America in his speech Thursday.

  19. Florida Politics

    Joe Biden sounds newly strong alarm: Trumpism menaces democracy (opens Florida Politics)

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    The explicit effort to marginalize Donald Trump and his followers marks a sharp recent turn for Biden.

  20. Insider

    Biden denounces Trump and MAGA Republicans as extremists (opens Insider)

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    At a prime-time speech in Philadelphia on Thursday, President Joe Biden said Trump and MAGA supporters are a threat to American democracy.

  21. Fox News

    Biden says 'MAGA Republicans' threaten democracy as he and Dems crank up anti-Trump rhetoric ahead of midterms (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden Thursday delivered a speech slamming 'MAGA Republicans' as threats to democracy in a campaign-style event two months before the midterms.

  22. Daily Journal

    Biden sounds newly strong alarm: Trumpism menaces democracy (opens Daily Journal)

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    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden charged in a prime-time address that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his adherents “threatens the very foundation of our republic,” as he summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he sketched as dark forces within the Republican Party t…

  23. Washington Examiner

    Top three takeaways from Biden’s speech warning about threats to democracy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden addressed the nation from Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, warning voters that the future of democracy was at risk during the midterm elections in November.

  24. Duluth News Tribune

    Biden targets 'extremist' Trump allies as democratic threat in fraught political moment (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Biden accused lawmakers and others devoted to the Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda led by former President Trump as willing to overturn democratic elections, ignore the Constitution and "determined to take this country backwards" to a time without rights to abortion, privacy, contraception or…

  25. New York Times

    Biden Calls on Americans to Resist Threats to Democracy (opens New York Times)

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    The president condemned Trump-led extremism and cast the midterm elections as a “battle for the soul of the nation.”

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