Biden targets Trump and says ‘anyone who fails to condemn violence is a threat to democracy’ – as it happened

Biden speaks at White House and takes swipe at former president, but says not all Trump supporters are threat to America

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At the White House press briefing just now, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke on Joe Biden's speech last night where he warned that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans" are a threat to democracy.

The president was trying to give the American people a choice: how do we move forward in this inflection point?" Jean-Pierre said. When it comes to the soul of the nation, that is something the president has talked about for years... He has been concerned about where our democracy is going."