he s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power. donald trump is favourite to be the republican presidential nominee and he s firing joe biden s accusation back at him. now we have a president who s a great danger to democracy. he really is. he is a danger to democracy at a level like few people have seen. trump s not provided convincing evidence to support this claim, but his own actions raise questions about his impact on us democracy, not least his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, a claim we heard the day after voting finished. this is a case where they re trying to steal an election, they re trying to rig an election, and we can t let that happen. the election wasn t rigged. 9but again and again, donald trump falsely claimed but again and again, donald trump falsely claimed us democracy had failed to function. shouting. weeks later, onjanuary 6th, just as lawmakers prepared to certinyoe biden s victory, trump held a rally in washing
the day after voting finished. this is a case where they re trying to steal an election, they re trying to rig an election, and we can t let that happen. the election wasn t rigged. but again and again, donald trump falsely claimed us democracy had failed to function. shouting weeks later, onjanuary 6th, just as lawmakers prepared to certinyoe biden s victory, trump held a rally in washington dc and again said the election was rigged. shouting less than two hours later, his supporters stormed congress. three years on, donald trump faces criminal charges that allege a wide ranging conspiracy to overturn the results of the election. but despite this, despite his election claims being rejected byjudges and election officials, still trump continues his attack on the credibility of america s democratic institutions. but if you go to his campaign website, you ll find this pitch to voters. here s my plan to dismantle the deep state and reclaim our democracy from washington
now we have a president who s a great danger to democracy. he really is. he is a danger to democracy at a level like few people have seen. trump s not provided convincing evidence to support this claim, but his own actions raise questions about his impact on us democracy, not least his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, a claim we heard the day after voting finished. this is a case where they re trying to steal an election, they re trying to rig an election, and we can t let that happen. the election wasn t rigged. but again and again, donald trump falsely claimed us democracy had failed to function. shouting weeks later, onjanuary 6th, just as lawmakers prepared to certinyoe biden s victory, trump held a rally in washington, dc and again said the election was rigged. shouting less than two hours later, his supporters stormed congress. three years on, donald trump faces criminal charges that allege
see the process beginning, whether it is the criminal prosecutions of donald trump and his supporters and states have not taken up the debate as to whether or not donald trump is qualified to be on the electoral ballot and i think those are all well and good in the fight to preserve democracy in this country needs to be an all hands on deck effort. every american needs to take this seriously. but we need stronger leadership from the president, the president sets the tone in this country and the president is responsible for explaining to americans the threat that is supposed by the former president and
to certinyoe biden s 2020 election victory, but members were forced to evacuate after the mob breached the complex. after claiming for weeks, without evidence that the election was rigged, mr trump rallied thousands of his supporters just blocks away outside the white house, before encouraging them to march to the capitol. we will never give up, we will never concede. it doesn t happen. you do not concede with this theft. 0ur not concede with this theft. our country has had enough, we will not take it any more. millions around the world watched as trump supporters stalked the halls of congress, while lawmakers fled to safe rooms in fear. more than 2000 rioters entered the building assaulting officers, ransacking the capitol, and looking for democrats. three years on, president biden spoke about the violence in his first 2024 campaign speech, saying the preservation of democracy was at the core of his re election campaign.