President Joe Biden and his reelection campaign are spending the day after a Republican presidential debate touting democracy and bipartisanship — amid the threat of a government shutdown.
Biden plans to deliver remarks in Arizona on Thursday to announce federal funding for a new McCain Library that will be built with the McCain Institute and Arizona State University, giving him another opportunity to highlight the importance of democratic institutions and honor the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.
“I have come to honor the McCain Institute and Library because they are home to a proud Republican who put country first. Our commitment should be no less because democracy should unite all Americans – regardless of political affiliation,” Biden plans to say, according to advance excerpts released by the White House. “But there is something dangerous happening in America. There is an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA Movement.”
