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President Joe Biden Speaks on Anniversary of Capitol Insurrection

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  • Joe Biden has delivered a speech at the Capitol which is likely to act as a blueprint for Democratic campaign strategy ahead of the November midterms.
  • Biden stressed the importance of maintaining democratic principles and targeted the GOP for allowing supporters of Donald Trump to attempt to subvert the 2020 election result.
  • Biden said that there is no evidence to support the ‘big lie’ - that the 2020 election was manipulated by Democrats. Biden further stated that the Republican party no longer resembles that of Lincoln, Reagan, Eisenhower, and the Bushes.
  • The combative speech represents a departure from the previous reticence of Biden to politicize the issue of January 6, preferring to allow the January 6 committee to work behind the scenes. It also sends a signal that the Democratic midterm campaign will focus on the principles of American Democracy.
  • Biden spoke of the dangerous potential for unelected officials to affect electoral outcomes and ‘overturn the will of the people’. This suggest that the Democratic push to bypass the filibuster in the Senate and legislate voters rights will intensify this month.

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