The president recalled that “more than 300” republican candidates present themselves by refusing to undertake to recognize the result. “This is the way to chaos in America. It is unprecedented. It is illegal,” he denounced.
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“You can’t love your country only when you win.” In a solemn and dramatic speech, pronounced on Wednesday November 2, six days before mid-term elections, Joe Biden sought to impose on defiant, hesitant or Las a feeling of existential emergency for America. “Democracy is at stake” during the ballot, he repeated, by questioning once again – without naming it – Donald Trump and the Maga movement (Make America Great Again), which is affiliated to him. The latter represents according to the president a “minority of the republican party” but “noisy”, seeking to “subvert the electoral system itself”.
“American democracy is attacked because the former president who defeats the United States refuses to accept the result of the 2020 elections, noted Joe Biden. He refuses to accept the popular will. He refuses to accept The fact that he lost. He abused his power and placed loyalty to his person above that to the Constitution. “By propagating lies on imaginary fraud, Donald Trump and his movement” fueled a rise Dangerous of political violence and voter intimidation for two years, “he added.
The president recalled that “more than 300” republican candidates presented themselves to various elections on November 8, refusing to commit to recognizing the result. “It is the way to chaos in America. It is unprecedented. It is illegal. And it is not American.” Joe Biden denounces now the republican inclinations of altering the smooth running of the vote. “Instead of waiting until the conclusion of the election, they start well before, he said about the Trumpist movement. They start now. They are involved in the violence and intimidation of voters and officials responsible for the ballot. “
Joe Biden also prepared the public for probable confusion, in the days that will follow the ballot, due to the differences between states in the counting of anticipated votes. Already 26 million bulletins have been deposited physically or sent by post. However, some states only plan their opening after the closure of the polling stations on November 8. It will be necessary to wait several days before the official results.
“Silence is complicity”
Joe Biden had opened the midterms campaign, the 1 er September, by a solemn speech in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) already aimed at presenting the ballot as an extraordinary moment. “Donald Trump and the Republicans Maga constitute an extremism which is a threat to the foundations of our democracy,” he explained. A week earlier, in Maryland, the president had even used the term “half-equipme” to qualify the Maga database. The Democratic Hope was that this regrowth would allow them to change the very nature of the ballot, which is traditionally an assessment of the administration in office.
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