including an evening vigil and testimonials. the day began in statuary hall. president biden laced with direct and scathing attack on donald trump. former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he s not just the former president, he s a defeated former president. defeated by a margin of over 7 million of your votes. and a full and free and fair election. those who storm this capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to
melber. president biden speaking to an exhausted country, as covid cases explode, and americans worry about omicron. today, with omicron now the dominant strain and spreading fast, biden saying this is not like past surges. because now we have vaccines. i want to start by acknowledging how tired, worried, and frustrated you are. i know how you re feeling. for many, this will be the first or second christmas where you look across the table and there will be an empty chair there. this is not march 2020. 200 million people are vaccinated. we re prepared, we just need to stay focused. about 200 million are fully vaccinated, but about 40% of americans are not fully vaccinated. in his speech, biden laced into