President Biden marks the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol with a speech taking sharp aim at former President Trump's involvement in the riot.
on the U.S. Capitol last year with a “web of lies” about the 2020 election because he could not accept his legitimate defeat.
"Even before the first ballot was cast, the former president was pre-emptively sowing doubt about the election results," Biden said."He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president." There had been some disagreement among Democrats ahead of the Jan. 6 anniversary on whether to use the moment to put a renewed focus on passing voting rights legislation.
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