Biden condemns Trump’s ‘web of lies’ a year on from deadly Capitol assault

President blames predecessor for role in violence of 6 January
‘The lies that drove the anger and madness have not abated’
Biden denounces Trump in anniversary speech – follow live

Joe Biden on Thursday forcefully denounced Donald Trump for spreading a “web of lies” about the legitimacy of the 2020 election in a desperate attempt to cling to power.

The US president condemned his predecessor’s efforts as a “failed” pursuit, but one that continues to threaten the foundations of American democracy one year after the insurrection at the US Capitol when extremist Trump supporters tried, on 6 January last year, to overturn the official certification of Biden’s presidential election victory.

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