US Democracy in Danger if ‘Extremist’ Donald Trump Returns to Power
US Democracy in Danger if ‘Extremist’ Donald Trump Returns to Power
United States President Joe Biden on Thursday (Sep 28) launched a personal attack on “extremist” Donald Trump, stating that the latter, who is likely to be the 2024 challenger, is likely to the country’s constitution if he comes back to power next year.
While speaking in the battleground state of Arizona, the Democrat said that Trump was driven by “vengeance and vindictiveness”, and he appealed to Americans to take a stand for the country’s democracy before it is too late.
Biden delivered the speech as impeachment inquiry hearings were launched by House Republicans into the 80-year-old president on the basis of unproven allegations that he lied about the business dealings of his son Hunter Biden.
“We should all remember: democracies don’t have to die at the end of a rifle. They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up, or condemn threats to democracy,” Biden stated.
Biden has tried to avoid commenting on the cases which stemmed from efforts of Trump to overturn his 2020 election loss and led to an attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters on January 6, 2021.
However, in Arizona, an unusual step was taken by Biden of addressing Trump by name, as he accused the former president and his followers of attacking the rule of law and the free press and planning to gut the country’s institutions if he gets a second term.
(With Inputs From Agencies)