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President Biden Urges Americans: Defend Democracy’s Truth

1/6/2025

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President Biden passionately reminded Americans of the January 6, 2021, attack on democracy, urging them to safeguard its truth for future generations. In a powerful op-ed, he condemned attempts to distort history, declaring that democracy must be fiercely defended. He characterized that day as a crucial test of democracy, one that ultimately triumphed.

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President Biden passionately reminded Americans of the January 6, 2021, attack on democracy, urging them to safeguard its truth for future generations. In a powerful op-ed, he condemned attempts to distort history, declaring that democracy must be fiercely defended. He characterized that day as a crucial test of democracy, one that ultimately triumphed.