Biden’s farewell speech sparks predictable split along party lines

16/01/2025 22:43 The Guardian

Responses from lawmakers underlined the very democratic fragility the president looked to highlightJoe Biden’s farewell address warning that “an oligarchy is taking shape” which threatens American democracy sparked polarized reactions from lawmakers that seemed to validate the very democratic fragility the president looked to highlight.Speaking from the Oval Office for the final time before president-elect Donald Trump’s return to power, on Wednesday Biden sounded an alarm about America’s future. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America,” he said, that posed a challenge to “our basic rights and freedoms”. Continue reading...

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