President Biden Launches the 2024 Campaign With Fiery Speech Attacking Trump
Biden also reiterated his commitment to preserving and strengthening democracy and individual freedom
In his first major campaign speech on Friday, January 5, President Joe Biden starkly framed the 2024 election, attributing the responsibility for the deadly Capitol insurrection to “lies” propagated by former President Trump.
Earlier, the Biden-Harris campaign released its inaugural 2024 ad, in which Biden says that preserving American democracy has been the “central issue of his presidency”. The president notes that “there’s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy”. Biden expresses concern that Americans would abandon the principles that have made the nation great: freedom and liberty.
Senator Chris Coons, co-chair of the Biden campaign, appeared on MSNBC on Thursday, revealing that Biden’s initial motivation to run for office stemmed from Trump’s comments after the 2017 Charlottesville Rally by White Supremacists, where he stated, “There are fine people on both sides.” Coons highlighted Biden’s commitment to preserving the soul of America, as depicted in the campaign ad, focusing on the nation’s dedication to voting rights, and free and fair elections — core…
