Trump had been forced to cancel a press conference scheduled for Thursday, but that did not mean he was relegated to the background.
Biden surprised on the anniversary of the attack on the United States Congress. He, who usually only mentions his predecessor around the edges or with nicknames like “the other guy” or “the guy from before,” spared no verbal blows against Trump, whose supporters invaded the temple of American democracy on the 6th. January 2021.
Trump “has created and spread a web of lies” and “tried to prevent the transfer of peaceful power,” said the Democrat. With his attacks, Biden also offered his rival a chance to return to the political arena.
Without waiting, the former president fought back with press releases. A first to describe Biden’s speech as “political theater”, destined, according to him, to make people forget his “failure”.
“Everything he touches turns into failure,” he repeats in a second text released shortly thereafter.
In a third, he insists: “Never forget that the 2020 presidential elections were a crime. Never give up!”
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In addition, the anniversary also served to know the date of the official launch of Trump’s social network: February 21.
The Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, the name of the social network, did not respond to a request for confirmation from the AFP agency.