Without Mentioning Trump By Name, Biden Warns Nation In Farewell Address
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For the second time in a week, the outgoing president sounded the alarm on “abuse of power” and the ongoing assault on democracy.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden never mentioned his successor by name in his goodbye speech to the nation Wednesday, but nevertheless made it clear he believes that American democracy is at risk.
“I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern,” Biden said in a 16-minute address from the Oval Office. He then ticked off allusions to Trump and his wealthy advisers as threats to Americans’ freedom.
The outgoing president referred to Republican President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address in 1961, when he spoke of a “military-industrial complex” that was consolidating power in Washington. Biden said the new threat was a “tech-industrial” complex.
“Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit,” he said. “We must hold the social platforms accountable to protect our children, our families and our very democracy.”
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