President Joe Biden pitched his own reelection as a defense of democracy Friday, visiting a historic Revolutionary War site to accuse Republican Donald Trump and his supporters of having “abandoned the truth” about what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The president, speaking at a campaign event in Blue Bell, Pa., after touring General George Washington’s headquarters in nearby Valley Forge, focused on the former president and current GOP frontrunner’s proposal to overturn his 2020 election loss by using the Insurrection Act, which could allow deploying military forces on the streets of America.
Told at a rally featuring Trump that they needed to stop Congress from certifying an election he falsely said was stolen, Trump’s supporters overran Capitol barricades, attacked police and roamed the halls, looking for lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence. Biden directly referenced a gallows erected outside the Capitol and the chants to hang the then-vice president.
