and our democracy that day. let us all here join in a moment of silence in memory of those who lost their lives and sacrificed so much for our democracy that day. president biden also addressing the nation today, discussing the threat of political violence, going quite hard at the person who was the beneficiary and, according to so much evidence, the inciter of the insurrection, the former president who joe biden lawfully defeated. this was an unusually blunt speech at this time, for public officials to stick to a gen. well. with that in mind here, we have an extended portion of the president s remarks. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he s done so, because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interests more important, and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he can t accept he lost. he built his lie over months. it wasn t b
liberty, your liberty. it is about speech, your speech, your freedom of association. it is about your school districts. it is about your kids in the classroom. it is about your neighborhoods and communities, all of which are under assault by the biden administration specifically the attorney general of the united states merrick garland and his department of justice. let s begin at the beginning. the 1st amendment to the constitution, which you would think they would understand over there at the department of justice, congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or bridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. to petition the government for a redress of grievances. we re focused on free speech, freedom of association, and the petition the government for a redress of grievances. the 1st amendment of the cons