‘An urgent matter’: Biden warns democracy is under threat at summit
by Julian Borger in Washington, Sam Levine in New Yor from US news | The Guardian on (#5SW3T)
President opens two-day summit with 80 world leaders as experts warn democratic rights are under assault in the US
Joe Biden has launched his virtual Summit for Democracy with a warning that democratic rights and norms are under threat around the world, including in the US.
Facing video links with 80 world leaders arrayed on two oversize electronic panels, the US president said: This is an urgent matter on all our parts, in my view, because the data we're seeing is largely pointing in the wrong direction."
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