President Biden has issued a dire warning of the peril facing American democracy on the first anniversary of the January 6 uprising by former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theory-believing supporters.
Speaking at the Capitol exactly a year after the deadly riot, President Biden warned Americans that the country's democratic freedoms and its core institutions remain under threat and cannot be taken for granted.
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The President condemned the rioters, and also former President Donald Trump and other top officials who encouraged the uprising.
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And President Biden was unsparing in his criticism of his predecessor's conduct one year ago.
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Former President Donald Trump scrapped plans to hold a press conference today.
The Republican leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell issued a statement calling last year's riot "a disgraceful scene antithetical to the rule of law".
But he also said it was "stunning" to see Democrats trying to exploit the one year anniversary.