President Biden on Thursday denounced Donald Trump for spreading lies about the 2020 election. "I’ll allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy," Biden said. https://t.co/wu3Cvm3xmL pic.twitter.com/51qicotJp3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 6, 2022
Opinion by Paul Waldman: On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Joe Biden gave what may wind up being the most important speech of his career. https://t.co/JGXer0Dg8j
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 6, 2022
"It's no more true or real than when we think about the events of Jan. 6. We are in a battle for the soul of America," President Biden says.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 6, 2022
"I will stand in this breach. I will defend this nation. And I'll allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy." pic.twitter.com/zajSaOTpxg
Joe Biden: TFG & his supporters “have never been able to explain how they accept as accurate the other election results that took place on November 3..They challenged none of that. Somehow, those results are accurate..But the presidential race was flawed?” https://t.co/lhFkYtmRTv
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 6, 2022
I mean, did the Senate Watergate Committee ever do a tweetstorm? Huh? https://t.co/cgFtd8xbKk
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) January 6, 2022
In Trump's daily delusional diatribe, he accused Biden of "using his name in his speech to further divide America." Interestingly, Biden didn't use his name even once. He referred to him, quite clearly and succinctly, as the "defeated former president."
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) January 6, 2022
Whining about President Biden criticizing Donald Trump today is like complaining about FDR criticizing the Japanese government after Pearl Harbor.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 6, 2022
White House press sec. Jen Psaki reacts to former Pres. Trump’s statement on Pres. Biden’s Jan. 6 anniversary speech: "Maybe he learned something about what it looks like to meet the moment in the country." https://t.co/rKy7g9QVPs pic.twitter.com/NZSeKBuPqG
— ABC News (@ABC) January 6, 2022
There are two major parties in the US. And one doesn't believe in democracy. Those that think that doesn't matter are taking quite the leap of faith. https://t.co/gKFGRVfTDl
— David Henig 🇺🇦 (@DavidHenigUK) January 6, 2022
Trump did not want to tweet "stay peaceful" during January 6 insurrection, a key former aide has told the 1/6 committee: https://t.co/8sYIvDgyNP
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 6, 2022
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tells CNN that during the attack on the Capitol, Trump was "gleefully" watching the riot from the White House dining room.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 6, 2022
She said he kept hitting rewind and saying, "Look at all those people fighting for me."
As Trump has signaled to some of his current and former staff that he won't cover legal bills related to Jan. 6, some are considering taking legal action to force him to, according to one former senior Trump adviser.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2022
Trump didn’t just lose the election.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) January 6, 2022
He lost 60-plus legal challenges.
He lost in his efforts to get Republican state legislatures to undo the results
He lost the votes in Congress challenging the results
He lost his effort to get his VP to overturn the results
He lost…
"It is I think incumbent upon the Department [of Justice] to look at this holistically and make sure that anyone who violated the laws, and particularly anyone who tried to overturn an election is held liable" – @danielsgoldman w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/hKG2x1MHzE
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 7, 2022
Reflecting on January 6, people are justifiably concerned about election subversion. But given the state of Biden’s presidency, the more likely scenario is a popularly elected, and therefore empowered, second Trump administration. https://t.co/ElodhslLPK
— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 6, 2022
Democracy is in danger and we have about a year to save it. What do we do? “I propose an active effort here for people of all political persuasions … to seek each other out and form a coalition,” @RadioFreeTom writes in Peacefield. https://t.co/1XvISAukvV
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 6, 2022
NPR finds 15 Republicans who've denied or cast doubts on the 2020 election results running to be the chief election officer in 12 states—including six of the seven states with Biden's slimmest victory margin. https://t.co/iSdcqqRxTo pic.twitter.com/XZhC4q1CAm
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) January 5, 2022
Maybe this is too obvious to even be worth pointing out, but the *minimal* response of a sane country to Jan. 6 would be to bar Donald Trump from ever again holding elected office.
— David Roberts (@drvolts) January 6, 2022
Breaking Politico: Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was inside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pipe bomb was discovered outside the building, according to four people familiar with her movements that day. https://t.co/u5rRYi5tTy
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 6, 2022
'That is still a big question, who is that person': A full year after Jan. 6, the FBI still has not identified or caught the person who placed pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters. https://t.co/8hUUOsKMZd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 6, 2022
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No, no surprise at all…
This will probably come as no surprise to anyone. How did we get here?https://t.co/cHCxmrgprs
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 6, 2022
‘Dilyn ate my phone…’ More ‘lost’ messages from Boris Johnson’s refurbishment saga https://t.co/UiOfLZSxUo
— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) January 6, 2022
But on they go, taking at face value today’s lies about phones and messages and wallpaper without reference to his many lies of the past. Foundations of democracy undermined and all being done openly and with vast media support 2/2
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 6, 2022
On the day @BorisJohnson moaned about his "tip" of a flat, 1,389 people went into hospital and 215 diedhttps://t.co/dREcJ3VDMZ
— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) January 6, 2022
Boris Johnson gets funds for flat in exchange for looking at donor’s “great exhibition” idea.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 6, 2022
Lord Geidt turns blind eye to Johnson’s wrong-doing.
Tory peer secretly involved in firm given £200m for PPE.
And that’s just today.
It’s not “sleaze” or “cronyism”. It’s corruption.
This is what every front page should read….. https://t.co/GdITPrsUyN
— Shown (@northernlad18) January 6, 2022
Dear Mr Rosindell
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) January 6, 2022
If you have what's known as "a wireless" and are capable of tuning it to the excellent BBC Radio 4, you may find that the National Anthem is played at the end of every day. God save the Queen (and the country) from posturing parliamentarians. https://t.co/zM5HPVGPZC
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