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National Constitution Center
2:46 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) I see an awful lot of good friends out there. Please have a seat if you have one.
I let me begin by saying I used to be important. (Laughter.) I used to be the chairman of the board of this place. And Jeffrey Rosen allowed me to do that for a while.
But thank you all for being here. I truly appreciate it. Governor, it’s above and beyond the call. Mr. Mayor, I’d compli- I thought you were a great mayor still think you are but your judgment in fiancées is even stronger. And but but all of you. And a good friend, Bobby Brady. I see so many friends out. Al Sharpton Al, how are you, pal? It’s great to see you. (Applause.)
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(PHILADELPHIA) President Joe Biden in a fiery speech on Tuesday decried Republican efforts to limit ballot access across the country as a “21st Century Jim Crow assault,” while warning Americans that the GOP push to restrict voting and “selfish” challenge of the 2020 election results were “the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.”
His use of the bully pulpit from Philadelphia to invoke the Constitution comes as his administration wades more aggressively into the fight over ballot access at the urging of civil rights groups and Democrats as Republican-led legislatures advance new voting restrictions in places like Texas and Congress remains deadlocked over proposed legislation.
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(PHILADELPHIA) President Joe Biden in a fiery speech on Tuesday decried Republican efforts to limit ballot access across the country as a “21st Century Jim Crow assault,” while warning Americans that the GOP push to restrict voting and “selfish” challenge of the 2020 election results were “the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.”
His use of the bully pulpit from Philadelphia to invoke the Constitution comes as his administration wades more aggressively into the fight over ballot access at the urging of civil rights groups and Democrats as Republican-led legislatures advance new voting restrictions in places like Texas and Congress remains deadlocked over proposed legislation.
Newt Gingrich says Biden s attacks on GOP state voting reforms are the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War as Greg Abbott accuses President of spreading misinformation
Newt Gingrich blasted President Biden s claims that GOP-led efforts to overhaul voting laws pose greatest threat to the United States since the Civil War I believe this is the greatest domestic threat US has faced to freedom since the Civil War, and the threat is entirely in the Democratic Party, ex-speaker said
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined the fray, accusing Biden of purposefully spreading misinformation and choosing to ignore the facts