Biden criticizes Trump ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary

President Joe Biden said on Friday that Trump had described himself perfectly with words he claimed were posted on his social media app Truth Social: “Revenge,” “power,” and “dictatorship.” In his speech in Blue Bell, Pa., Biden called Trump and his supporters a determined minority out to topple American democracy. Biden also asserted that Trump would not respect the results of the 2024 presidential election if he lost. During a CNN town hall in May, Trump said he would only accept the 2024 presidential election results if he felt they were “honest.”

What does Trump have to say? Trump maintains that he did nothing wrong in questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election. He has also called Biden and his administration the real threat to American democracy and has criticized his handling of the migrant surge at the southern border. According to Real Clear Politics poll averages, more than 60 percent of Republican voters currently support Trump, just weeks ahead of the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary.

Dig deeper: Read Denny Burk’s column in WORLD Opinions about the tribalism characterizing the “post-Christian right.”