US President Joe Biden took fierce intention on Thursday at Donald Trump and his "extremist" supporters, reports AFP.
He labeled them enemies of American democracy in a prime-time address that sought to agitate the voters ahead of key midterm elections.
Speaking in Philadelphia, the place marked as the cradle of US democracy, the president launched a fierce speech on those Republicans who embrace Trump's "Make America Great Again (mAGA)" ideology.
"Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic," thundered Biden, speaking near the spot where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were adopted more than two centuries ago.
"They embrace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies."
"There is no place for political violence in America. Period. None. Ever," warned the 79-year-old Democrat, in a reference to last year's assault on the US Capitol by hardline Trump supporters refusing to accept his defeat.
Citing the nationwide assault on abortion rights by hardline conservatives, and fears for other freedoms from contraception to same-sex marriage, he US leader charged that "MAGA forces" were "determined to take this country backwards."
And he made it clearer than ever that Democrats intended to make the midterms a referendum on Trump, saying the Republican Party was wholly "dominated, driven and intimidated" by the former president and his MAGA agenda.
"And that is a threat to this country," he said, insisting American democracy had to be defended.
"Protect it. Stand up for it," Biden urged.
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