President Biden Addresses Public On Anniversary Of The Capitol Riot

President Joe Biden addressed the public on the one-year anniversary of the Capitol Riot attacks.

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“One year ago, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked,” Biden began.

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He called out former President Donald Trump for doing “nothing” to stop the attack.

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“He has done what no President in American history has ever, ever done,” he said.

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“He refused to accept the results of an election and the will of the American people.”

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He praised the Republican men and women who are standing against Trump.

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He added that the people who stormed the Capitol and defecated on the wall were not “patriots.”

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“They did not come here in service of America,” he continued. “They came here at the service of one man.”

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“I did not seek this fight,” Biden said. “But I will not shrink from it either. I will defend this nation.”

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