U.S. President Joe Biden asked voters to consider the future of democracy when they vote in next week¡¯s midterm elections, urging them to reject former U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s ¡°big lie¡± denying his 2020 defeat that¡¯s fueled political extremism and violence.
¡°I appeal to all Americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance. We must vote, knowing what¡¯s at stake,¡± Biden said in a speech from Union Station in Washington, not far from the site of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
¡°The issue couldn¡¯t be clearer in my view: we the people must decide whether we will have fair and free elections,¡± Biden added.
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