Joe Biden is still trying to get back into the presidential race. After a speech Friday on the risks he believes for American democracy in the event of Donald Trump’s victory, the president was in South Carolina this Monday, to try to mobilize the African-American community.
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With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume Naudin
When in doubt, it is reassuring to turn to your friends. In 2020, after two initial defeats in the Democratic primaries, Joe Biden was put back in the saddle by South Carolina. And in particular by its African-American community. In Charleston, in a church where a white supremacist killed nine people in 2015, the president expressed his gratitude and defended his action.
“ It is because of this congregation, and the black community of South Carolina, that I stand before you today as your president. Thanks to all of you. I owe it to you. And I have done my best to honor your trust. »
And Joe Biden resumes his new angle of attack against Donald Trump, who does not recognize his defeat in 2020. The former president highlights the 74 million votes he collected without ever mentioning the 81 million who carried on Joe Biden.
“ In America, we all matter. In America, we are here to serve all who participate. And losers learn to concede defeat when they lose. And he’s a loser. »
The speech hits the mark. And when activists interrupt him to demand a ceasefire in Gaza… the majority of the audience comes to his aid to demand four more years in the White House.