The former president responds that his predecessor is not qualified for the position

Biden condemns Trump's "extremist" attack on democracy

Biden delivers a speech on "The Ongoing Battle for the Soul of the Nation" from Independence Park in Philadelphia.

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US President Joe Biden, last night, violently criticized the work of Donald Trump and his supporters, whom he described as "extremists", considering them the enemies of American democracy, in a prime-time speech in an effort to excite voters before the midterm elections.

Biden delivered his speech in Philadelphia, the cradle of American democracy, focusing his extraordinary attack on Republicans who espouse the Trump "Make America Great Again" doctrine - "Maga", the first four letters of the "Make America Great Again" slogan.

He urged his supporters to respond.

Trump responded to Biden on his website, "Truth Social", Thursday night, Friday, stressing that Biden is not qualified for the presidency.

"If he doesn't want to make America great again, and he doesn't do it, neither in words, nor in deeds, nor in thought," he wrote, "then he must certainly not represent the United States."

"Donald Trump and the Maga Republicans represent extremism that threatens the foundations of our republic," Biden said, speaking near the place where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution was adopted more than two centuries ago.

"They rely on anger, thrive in chaos, and live not in the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies," he added.

The US President stressed that "there is no place for political violence in America," in an apparent reference to last year's attack on the Capitol, the US Capitol, by hard-line Trump supporters, who refused to accept his defeat in the elections.

After citing the national campaign against abortion rights by hardline conservatives - and threatening other liberties from contraception to same-sex marriage, the 79-year-old president saw Maga powers as determined to "turn this country back".

"Equality and democracy are under attack," he added.

With the issue of control of Congress approaching in November, Biden called on Republicans to join forces with Democrats and abandon the Trump policy that still controls a large part of his party.

Biden said clearly that Democrats intend to make the midterm elections a referendum on Trump in the midterm elections, saying that the Republican Party is "dominated, run, and intimidated" by the former president, and his own agenda is "maga."

He believed that "this is a threat to this country," stressing the need to defend American democracy, which he called "to protect and defend."

"For a long time, we have assured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed, but it is not. We have to defend it, protect it, defend it," he said, calling on "our nation to unite behind one goal, which is to defend our democracy - regardless of any ideology." .

Biden delivered his speech under the slogan "The Battle for the Soul of the Nation," which recalled an article he published in "The Atlantic" in 2017, after a white nationalist demonstration in which he was killed in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he said prompted him to run for president.

"We are in a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden wrote at the time.

After his election in 2020, the veteran politician initially planned for more dialogue with moderate Republican parliamentarians, and through economic and social policies targeting the middle class.

But talk of reconciliation has faded, as it appears from opinion polls that the Democratic president receives a greater response when he is offensive.

Last week, he accused Trump supporters of espousing a "quasi-fascism."

The statement sparked outrage among conservatives, with Senate Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accusing the president of "smearing the image" of millions of hard-working, law-abiding citizens.

In response to Biden's speech, longtime Trump loyalist Senator Lindsey Graham said, "With all due respect, Mr. President, there is no problem with the soul of America," stressing that "the American people are in pain because of your policies."

A new opinion poll published by the Wall Street Journal yesterday revealed that if the midterm elections were held today, 47 percent of voters would vote for Democrats, and 44 percent for Republicans.

The Republicans were ahead of the Democrats by five points last March.

Democrats hope for a surprise in the November elections, which will include all seats in the House of Representatives, and a third of the seats in the Senate.

Traditionally, the ruling party does not win midterm elections.

Biden's situation looks better with slowing inflation, a series of historic reforms, finally passed in Congress, and a series of criminal investigations into Trump.

Opinion polls also indicate broad support for abortion rights, which could put many Republicans in a vulnerable position.

That would be enough to give hope to Democrats who seek to maintain control of the House of Representatives and maintain, or even strengthen, a majority in the Senate.

Pennsylvania will be critical to all of this.

This state, which has historically been a battleground in American politics, will prove vital to both parties in the elections, and Biden will visit it three times this week alone.

Trump plans to visit the state today, to support its candidate for the Senate, TV star Mehmet Oz.

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