Biden Slams Supreme Court Decision on Trump, in an Attempt to Rebound After Debate Debacle
President Biden criticized the Supreme Court's decision granting former President Trump immunity from prosecution for actions related to the January 6th insurrection and the 2020 election. Biden asserted that presidents are not kings and should be constrained by the Constitution. Biden called on Americans to render judgment on Trump's behavior and whether his embrace of violence to retain power is acceptable. He invoked founding father George Washington's peaceful power transfer in contrast to Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results. Biden's speech was an attempt to rebound after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his age and fitness for office.
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00:03President Biden criticized the Supreme Court's decision granting former President Trump immunity
00:07for prosecution for actions related to the January 6th insurrection and the 2020 election.
00:13Biden asserted that presidents are not kings and should be constrained by the Constitution.
00:18Biden called on Americans to render judgment on Trump's behavior and whether his embrace
00:22of violence to retain power is acceptable.
00:24He invoked founding father George Washington's peaceful transfer of power in contrast to
00:29Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results.
00:32Biden's speech was an attempt to rebound after a disastrous debate performance raised questions
00:37about his age and fitness for office.
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