Biden: Too Much Happening in Our Country Is Not Normal, Majority of Republicans Not ‘MAGA Republicans’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT But first ░░░░░░░░ must be honest with ░░░░░░░░ other and with ourselves ░░░░░░░░ much of what s ░░░░░░░░ in our country today ░░░░░░░░ not normal Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA Republicans represent ░░░░░░░░ extremism that threatens the ░░░░░░░░ foundations of our republic ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ clear very clear up ░░░░░░░░ Not every Republican not ░░░░░░░░ the majority of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ MAGA Republicans Not every ░░░░░░░░ embraces their extreme ideology ░░░░░░░░ know because I ve ░░░░░░░░ able to work with ░░░░░░░░ mainstream Republicans But there ░░░░░░░░ no question that the ░░░░░░░░ Party today is dominated ░░░░░░░░ and intimidated by Donald ░░░░░░░░ and the MAGA Republicans ░░░░░░░░ that is a threat ░░░░░░░░ this country These are ░░░░░░░░ things but I m ░░░░░░░░ American president not a ░░░░░░░░ of red America or ░░░░░░░░ America but of all ░░░░░░░░ And I believe it ░░░░░░░░ my duty my duty ░░░░░░░░ level with you to ░░░░░░░░ the truth no matter ░░░░░░░░ difficult no matter how ░░░░░░░░ And here in my ░░░░░░░░ is what is true ░░░░░░░░ Republicans do not respect ░░░░░░░░ Constitution They do not ░░░░░░░░ in the rule of ░░░░░░░░ They do not recognize ░░░░░░░░ will of the people ░░░░░░░░ refuse to accept the ░░░░░░░░ of a free election ░░░░░░░░ they re working right ░░░░░░░░ as I speak in ░░░░░░░░ after state to give ░░░░░░░░ to decide elections in ░░░░░░░░ to partisans and cronies ░░░░░░░░ election deniers to undermine ░░░░░░░░ itself MAGA forces are ░░░░░░░░ to take this country ░░░░░░░░ Backwards to an America ░░░░░░░░ there is no right ░░░░░░░░ choose no right to ░░░░░░░░ no right to contraception ░░░░░░░░ right to marry who ░░░░░░░░ love They promote authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ and they fan the ░░░░░░░░ of political violence that ░░░░░░░░ a threat to our ░░░░░░░░ rights RUSH TRANSCRIPT But ░░░░░░░░ we must be honest ░░░░░░░░ each other and with ░░░░░░░░ Too much of what ░░░░░░░░ happening in our country ░░░░░░░░ is not normal Donald ░░░░░░░░ and the MAGA Republicans ░░░░░░░░ an extremism that threatens ░░░░░░░░ very foundations of our ░░░░░░░░ Now I want to ░░░░░░░░ very clear very clear ░░░░░░░░ front Not every Republican ░░░░░░░░ even the majority of ░░░░░░░░ are MAGA Republicans Not ░░░░░░░░ Republican embraces their extreme ░░░░░░░░ I know because I ░░░░░░░░ been able to work ░░░░░░░░ these mainstream Republicans But ░░░░░░░░ s no question that ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party today is ░░░░░░░░ driven and intimidated by ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the MAGA ░░░░░░░░ And that is a ░░░░░░░░ to this country These ░░░░░░░░ hard things but I ░░░░░░░░ an American president not ░░░░░░░░ president of red America ░░░░░░░░ blue America but of ░░░░░░░░ America And I believe ░░░░░░░░ s my duty my ░░░░░░░░ to level with you ░░░░░░░░ tell the truth no ░░░░░░░░ how difficult no matter ░░░░░░░░ painful And here in ░░░░░░░░ view is what is ░░░░░░░░ MAGA Republicans do not ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution They do ░░░░░░░░ believe in the rule ░░░░░░░░ law They do not ░░░░░░░░ the will of the ░░░░░░░░ They refuse to accept ░░░░░░░░ results of a free ░░░░░░░░ And they re working ░░░░░░░░ now as I speak ░░░░░░░░ state after state to ░░░░░░░░ power to decide elections ░░░░░░░░ America to partisans and ░░░░░░░░ empowering election deniers to ░░░░░░░░ democracy itself MAGA forces ░░░░░░░░ determined to take this ░░░░░░░░ backwards Backwards to an ░░░░░░░░ where there is no ░░░░░░░░ to choose no right ░░░░░░░░ privacy no right to ░░░░░░░░ no right to marry ░░░░░░░░ you love They promote ░░░░░░░░ leaders and they fan ░░░░░░░░ flames of political violence ░░░░░░░░ are a threat to ░░░░░░░░ personal rights RUSH TRANSCRIPT ░░░░░░░░ first we must be ░░░░░░░░ with each other and ░░░░░░░░ ourselves Too much of ░░░░░░░░ s happening in our ░░░░░░░░ today is not normal ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the MAGA ░░░░░░░░ represent an extremism that ░░░░░░░░ the very foundations of ░░░░░░░░ republic Now I want ░░░░░░░░ be very clear very ░░░░░░░░ up front Not every ░░░░░░░░ not even the majority ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are MAGA Republicans ░░░░░░░░ every Republican embraces their ░░░░░░░░ ideology I know because ░░░░░░░░ ve been able to ░░░░░░░░ with these mainstream Republicans ░░░░░░░░ there s no question ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party today ░░░░░░░░ dominated driven and intimidated ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ Republicans And that is ░░░░░░░░ threat to this country ░░░░░░░░ are hard things but ░░░░░░░░ m an American president ░░░░░░░░ a president of red ░░░░░░░░ or blue America but ░░░░░░░░ all America And I ░░░░░░░░ it s my duty ░░░░░░░░ duty to level with ░░░░░░░░ to tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ matter how difficult no ░░░░░░░░ how painful And here ░░░░░░░░ my view is what ░░░░░░░░ true MAGA Republicans do ░░░░░░░░ respect the Constitution They ░░░░░░░░ not believe in the ░░░░░░░░ of law They do ░░░░░░░░ recognize the will of ░░░░░░░░ people They refuse to ░░░░░░░░ the results of a ░░░░░░░░ election And they re ░░░░░░░░ right now as I ░░░░░░░░ in state after state ░░░░░░░░ give power to decide ░░░░░░░░ in America to partisans ░░░░░░░░ cronies empowering election deniers ░░░░░░░░ undermine democracy itself MAGA ░░░░░░░░ are determined to take ░░░░░░░░ country backwards Backwards to ░░░░░░░░ America where there is ░░░░░░░░ right to choose no ░░░░░░░░ to privacy no right ░░░░░░░░ contraception no right to ░░░░░░░░ who you love They ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian leaders and they ░░░░░░░░ the flames of political ░░░░░░░░ that are a threat ░░░░░░░░ our personal rights RUSH ░░░░░░░░ But first we must ░░░░░░░░ honest with each other ░░░░░░░░ with ourselves Too much ░░░░░░░░ what s happening in ░░░░░░░░ country today is not ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ Republicans represent an extremism ░░░░░░░░ threatens the very foundations ░░░░░░░░ our republic Now I ░░░░░░░░ to be very clear ░░░░░░░░ clear up front Not ░░░░░░░░ Republican not even the ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans are MAGA ░░░░░░░░ Not every Republican embraces ░░░░░░░░ extreme ideology I know ░░░░░░░░ I ve been able ░░░░░░░░ work with these mainstream ░░░░░░░░ But there s no ░░░░░░░░ that the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ is dominated driven and ░░░░░░░░ by Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ MAGA Republicans And that ░░░░░░░░ a threat to this ░░░░░░░░ These are hard things ░░░░░░░░ I m an American ░░░░░░░░ not a president of ░░░░░░░░ America or blue America ░░░░░░░░ of all America And ░░░░░░░░ believe it s my ░░░░░░░░ my duty to level ░░░░░░░░ you to tell the ░░░░░░░░ no matter how difficult ░░░░░░░░ matter how painful And ░░░░░░░░ in my view is ░░░░░░░░ is true MAGA Republicans ░░░░░░░░ not respect the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ do not believe in ░░░░░░░░ rule of law They ░░░░░░░░ not recognize the will ░░░░░░░░ the people They refuse ░░░░░░░░ accept the results of ░░░░░░░░ free election And they ░░░░░░░░ working right now as ░░░░░░░░ speak in state after ░░░░░░░░ to give power to ░░░░░░░░ elections in America to ░░░░░░░░ and cronies empowering election ░░░░░░░░ to undermine democracy itself ░░░░░░░░ forces are determined to ░░░░░░░░ this country backwards Backwards ░░░░░░░░ an America where there ░░░░░░░░ no right to choose ░░░░░░░░ right to privacy no ░░░░░░░░ to contraception no right ░░░░░░░░ marry who you love ░░░░░░░░ promote authoritarian leaders and ░░░░░░░░ fan the flames of ░░░░░░░░ violence that are a ░░░░░░░░ to our personal rights,