perhaps you know me as, the kung fu panda. ah, you re adorable. huh. oh, whah! welcome back to msnbc state of the union special coverage. president biden gave a forceful speech and made clear that democracy is under threat. not just abroad but right here in the u.s. in front of both chambers of congress, he reminded of the january 6th capitol attack in the very room, three years ago. history is watching. just like history watched three years ago on january 6. insurrection stormed the capitol , the threat of american democracy. many of you were here on the darkest of days. we also, they were not patriots. they stopped to overcome the peaceful transfer of power. january 6th lies about the 2020 election and the plots to steal the election posed a threat to the u.s. democracy since the civil war. they failed. america stood. america stood strong. democracy prevailed. the executive director of the georgetown institute of politics and public service. and brendan buck is he