The campaign-style speech came less than a month after Biden announced his bid for a second term as a potential debt default looms and his administration braces for an expected surge in migrant border crossings following the expiration of the Title 42 border policy.īlack voters remain a key part of the Democratic Party coalition. Jonathan Ernst/Reutersīiden facing political pressures from both parties over handling of migration challenge President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in the Oval Office at the House in Washington, U.S. “That’s why we know this truth as well: Silence is complicity. And when it’s given oxygen, it comes out from under that rock,” he said. That’s because hate never goes away,” the president said. “Fearless progress toward justice often means ferocious pushback of the oldest and the most sinister of forces. Biden recalled his decision to run for office again amid the horror following the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, riots, and Trump’s “famous quote” that there were “very fine people on both sides.” Though Biden did not name the former president, Trump’s legacy, rhetoric and policies hung over his remarks.
A future for all Americans, a future I see you leading,” Biden told the graduates at the Capital One Arena. “We can finally resolve those ongoing questions about who we are as a nation – that puts the strength of our diversity at the center. President Joe Biden previewed his 2024 election pitch to young Black voters Saturday in commencement remarks at a Howard University graduation ceremony in Washington, DC, articulating his vision of a “future for all Americans,”īiden’s speech to graduates of the historically Black university had deep political undertones, and he reiterated to graduates that the work to “redeem the soul of the nation” continues, a phrase he uses often to contrast himself with his predecessor, Donald Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House next year.
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