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Arriving at 11:24 a.m. for his scheduled 11 a.m. remarks, “President” Joe Biden addressed reporters, staffers, and a jubilant nation from the White House Rose Garden. He was chipper and bright — more so than he has seemed in months, maybe even years. (For what it’s worth, I watched the broadcast on the Fox News YouTube channel, and the live comments feed to the right of the screen was rife with sarcasm, MAGA, and hilarity. You can re-watch the brief speech on their channel here.)
Aftertakingamomenttosay“Goodmorning”afewtimesandgiveashout-outtohisgranddaughter,whowassittingintheaudience(Finn,notNavy),Bidenlaunchedintohisremarks,speakingforabouteightminutes.
“Forover200years,Americahascarriedonthegreatestexperimentinself-governmentinthehistoryoftheworld.That’snothyperbole,that’safact.We’rethepeople.Thepeoplevoteandchoosetheirownleaders,andtheydoitpeacefully,andwe’reinademocracy.Thewillofthepeoplealwaysprevails.”Yeah,right—tellthattotheSwamp,whichdideverythingitcouldtodemolishPresidentTrump’
