Biden warns US democracy imperiled by Trump extremists | First Thing

In a primetime address, the president said the Republican party was dominated, driven and intimidated' by Trump. Plus, the scientists rushing to find plants resilient to the climate crisis

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Joe Biden has warned that American democracy is in grave peril from Republican forces loyal to Donald Trump who fan the flames" of political violence in pursuit of power at any cost.

What else did Biden say? He said Trump Republicans promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence", adding that they believed there were only two possible outcomes to an election: either they won or they were cheated. You can't love your country when only you win," Biden said to thundering applause.

Why was the speech significant? It forms part of a newly aggressive line of attack Biden has unleashed on Republicans in the run-up to the midterm elections and comes as Trump, who is facing various legal problems, lays the the groundwork for a potential 2024 presidential run.

More details about what the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago are expected to be revealed after the judge unsealed a more detailed inventory of what was collected by the justice department, as well as a status report from the team conducting the investigation after Trump's lawyers agreed to make it public.