In the last few weeks, President Biden has given two high profile speeches warning of the threat to democracy and freedom posed by the extreme right wing of the Republican Party or the MAGA Republicans.
On August 25, Biden accurately labeled MAGA Republicans as “semi-fascists.” “The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security. They’re a threat to our very democracy. They refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace — embrace — political violence. They don’t believe in democracy,” Biden said.
In his August 25 speech, Biden called on “mainstream Republicans” to join in rejecting that philosophy. He added: “The data shows that a significant portion of Republican Party agrees with us. They agree with the fact that the MAGA crowd has gone much too far — much too far in their view of what the role of…
