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Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections
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<p>In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/election-newsletter-sign-up-stakes">Sign up for This week in Trumpland, a free newsletter on the latest from the Trump administration</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/joebiden">Joe Biden</a> has warned that hi
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under Pr...
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote Sign up for This week in Trumpland, a free newsletter on the latest from the Trump administration Joe Biden has warned that his presidential successor, Donald Trump , will attempt to “steal” the midterm elections , in what for him is a rare public address. Speaking in South Carolina, where he was being honored for his lifetime achievement in politics, Biden also asserted that the US is experiencing “dark days”, in a speech made hours before the Trump administration launched attacks on Iran . Reprising a line from the 2020 campaign that saw him defeat Trump and end his first presidency, Biden told the crowd at the Columbia Museum of Art on Friday that the “battle for the soul of this nation is one that’s never really over”. He simultaneously criticized Trump’s plan to introduce potentially prohibitive voting requirements ahead of the midterms. “Here’s the good news,” Biden continued. “In America, the power still belongs to the people for now. And the way to show the power is vote, show up and vote. And folks, when we do that, that’s bad news for Donald Trump , and he knows it. “That’s why he’s trying to pull out more and more barriers – put them up. He’s trying to steal the election, because he knows he can’t win your vote, so he’s going to do everything he can to prevent you from wanting to vote.” Biden, 83, has largely stayed out of the public eye since leaving office and undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He did not address his health on Friday, when he criticized Trump for his recent State of the Union address and the immigration crackdown during which federal agents killed US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January. “He doesn’t mention Renee Good, Alex Pretti … offer even a word of solace to their families,” Biden said. Biden also noted...
