508

In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote

Joe Biden has warned that his presidential successor, Donald Trump, will attempt to “steal” the midterm elections, in a rare public address.

Speaking in South Carolina, where he was being honored for his lifetime achievement in politics, Biden also asserted that the US is experiencing “dark days”, in a speech made hours before the Trump administration launched attacks on Iran.

Reprising a line from the 2020 campaign that saw him defeat Trump and end Trump’s first presidency, Biden told the crowd at the Columbia Museum of Art on Friday that the “battle for the soul of this nation is one that’s never really over”. He simultaneously criticized Trump’s plan to introduce potentially prohibitive voting requirements ahead of the midterms.

MBFC
Archive

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 54 points 3 months ago

Fuck you for not stopping it Joe.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

I remember reading for four years that Merrick Garland was just making sure his T's were crossed and his I's dotted before putting Trump away. Whoopsie.

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] maplesaga@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Well he did defeat medicare.

[-] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 51 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Idk if voting harder is the best strategy when the opponent wants to steal an election.

Edit: Since most discussion still focuses on voting, here are some ideas you could do instead / additionally:

  • (general) strike / walk outs
  • riots
  • do what the yellow vests in France did and shut down the economy by blockading important logistical routes
  • get inspired by indigenious resistance and shut down the US like they did with Canada by shutting down key freight train routes
  • squat public spaces like was down in occupy wall street
  • do property destruction of republican infrastructure
  • take university campus like it was done during free palestine protests
  • show solidarity with those imprisoned now and those that will be in the future
[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Vote hard enough that they legitimately lose, so that the correct course of action is more justified

It already is, of course, but a large majority needs to agree

[-] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago

How can we be sure this isn’t setting up for another 2000 Bush v Gore? Except, you know… on purpose?

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] fizzle@quokk.au 15 points 3 months ago

Its the only strategy really.

The bigger the tilt against republicans the harder it is to steal.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago

It's not the only strategy.

load more comments (6 replies)
[-] bearboiblake@pawb.social 15 points 3 months ago

This is barely even a strategy. It's the "take no action" approach. It's easy, but definitely won't accomplish very much.

A far better approach would be to organize a leftist January 6 or similar. Get as many people organized and armed as possible.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[-] Vieric@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago

Golly, if only someone could have prevented this...

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago
load more comments (1 replies)
[-] bearboiblake@pawb.social 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Let's never forget that Trump never would have been President if it wasn't for Genocide Joe riding Israel's coat-tails directly into hell. I hope beyond hope that he'll be still alive to stand trial for this when things turn right again.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 33 points 3 months ago

Personally I blame the Democrats losing their nerve after Biden's debate performance. And the lack of a serious primary if Biden's age was going to be an issue.

load more comments (3 replies)
[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

It's more if it wasn't for so many moronic 'leftist' Americans not realizing how much worse trump would be, and not doing their part to stop him. But they won't learn. And we'll get trump 3 because whomever the dems run won't be perfect enough.

load more comments (6 replies)
[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 13 points 3 months ago

Don’t forget letting the Epstein files go unbothered for years, or not going after Trump for trying to do a coup.

But the blame rests with the whole system, top to bottom for allowing it to get to this stage. It didn’t happen overnight or by anyone person.

load more comments (14 replies)
[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

Then why didn’t you put him in prison you useless cancer-hiding fuckhead?

load more comments (5 replies)
[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 14 points 3 months ago

Go back to bed old Genocide Joe.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 25 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, because Bidens position on Israel is so much worse than the shit going on now. Get fucked.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Biden's position on Gaza wasn't much better than what's going on now. He outright refused to turn off the tap of dollars and weapons. Genocide Joe worked hard to wipe out the rest of his legacy to be a good Zionist lapdog.

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[-] rogsson@piefed.social 10 points 3 months ago

What they need is to remove the cancer that is Trump by carving him out. That will save democracy with free elections. Voting won’t help if the voting is cancelled and or rigged

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 3 months ago

Trump is a symptom. Removing him won't save anything.

We need to gut the entire ruling class.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago

And a good portion of the non-ruling class rubes who keep approving of this shit.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago

What they need is to remove the cancer that is ~~Trump~~ billionaires by carving ~~him~~ them out.

Don't let "good" billionaires convince you the problem is just Trump.

[-] Nach@feddit.online 10 points 3 months ago

In a world where targeted strikes against political leaders has been normalized by the president... Heads of multinational corps become valid targets to organizations with sufficient motivation.

The US is creating a more petty, and dangerous world.

load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2026
508 points (100.0% liked)

politics

29962 readers
1932 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS