Biden accuses Trump of trying to erase truth and history from the South Carolina speech
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Former President Joe Biden on Friday accused President Donald Trump of trying to “erase the truth” and undermine the role of the United States as a world leader.
“IIt’s not just my record that Trump is trying to erase,” Biden told South Carolina Democrats, while talking about the president’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
“He’s trying to erase fairness, equality, history, truth,” he continued, citing instances where information about slavery has been removed or altered from museums and national parks since Trump took office.
“Big nations don’t bury the truth, Biden denied. “They have to deal with it. This is a great nation.”
Former President Joe Biden on Friday accused President Donald Trump of trying to erase the truth and undermine the role of the United States as a world leader. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Last summer, Trump wrote that “Smithsonian CAN’T GOVERN, where all we talk about is how bad our country is, how bad slavery was, and how the oppressed could be accomplished – Nothing about Success, nothing about brilliance, nothing about the future.”
He also ordered a review of the Smithsonian to ensure that its exhibits are consistent with celebrating “American exceptionalism.”
Biden – the guest of honor at Friday’s “thank you” event organized by state Dems who helped revive his presidential campaign six years ago – said America is currently living in “dark days.”
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“Our future is literally on the beach,” he said. “We must be unapologetic about fighting for our country.”
Biden also issued a warning about the upcoming midterms, saying Trump is “trying to steal the election because he knows he’s not going to win your vote, so will do everything possible to prevent you from wanting to vote. … Mark my words. I hope I’m wrong.”
He said the more voters see of Trump, the “less they like him.”
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“They don’t like that you’re raising health care costs, fighting the Affordable Care Act, and they sure as hell don’t like what they’re seeing in Minnesota: Miss ICE agents pulling people out of their homes and literally killing two people on the street,” he swiped.
President Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
Biden, 83, added, “They don’t believe the president should be a king or a dictator.”
He said because of this, the Democrats won in places “you would never expect.”
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“Therefore, we have reason to hope, because many times throughout history, in times of great difficulty, the American people have called the better angels of our nature and brought our country back to the abyss. “
Biden also predicted that Democrats will take back the Senate and the House of Representatives in November.
Biden boasted that he knows more heads of state than any other president in history, adding that, “The American people knew they had a president who believed in, respected and followed the Constitution. “
Citing the Pew Research Poll which he said shows a “a big drop in our reputation around the world,” he said, “we’re not the same as before.”
He added that if the US does not lead the world, either Russia or China will.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump, Jan. 23, Davos, Switzerland. (Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Biden also criticized Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday for what he left out.
“This young man talks for almost two hours but he never mentions the memory of Putin invading Ukraine,” urged Biden. “Not once.
He also noted that the president did not mention Renee Good or Alex Pretti, Americans killed by ICE agents earlier this year in Minneapolis, “or even offer a word of condolence to their families.”
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“He doesn’t even give a word of support, or even acknowledge Epstein’s victims sitting in front of him the whole time,” Biden said, referring to Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors who were in the audience for the speech. “He never acknowledged them.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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