Biden assails Trump in speech marking anniversary of Capitol riot

President Joe Biden tore into former president Donald Trump in a speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol

President Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump Thursday on the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, calling him a selfish liar who could not accept defeat and vowing to defend America's democracy.

In a powerful speech at Congress's Statuary Hall, one of the very spots where a pro-Trump mob ran amok a year ago, Biden took off the gloves after a year of largely ignoring Trump.

"He's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country's interest," Biden said.

"I will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy," Biden said at the Capitol. "I will stand in this breach. I will defend this nation."  

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