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Biden to speak ‘truth’ on Jan 6 anniversary; Trump cancels event

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters Posted on
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President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s followers with a speech on Thursday warning of the threats to democracy, while Trump abandoned plans for a news conference that day as he reprised his attacks on Democrats and the media.

The White House said Biden would push back against Trump’s false claims, adopted by many of his followers, that his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud, as well as attempts to downplay the violence of the worst assault on the Capitol since the War of 1812.

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Biden to speak ‘truth’ on Jan 6 anniversary; Trump cancels event

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