Joe Biden

Joe Biden 🇺🇸

President of the United StatesUSA

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2020 - 2024

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Jul 21, 2024

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"I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term."

💡President Biden official letter announcing his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, posted on his social media accounts.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Jun 27, 2024

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"The idea that veterans are not being taken care of, I told you before – and, by the way, when I said "suckers and losers," he said – he acknowledged after it that he fired that general."

💡CNN Presidential Debate (Atlanta) 6/27/2024; exchange between Biden and Trump. (Topic: general / values)

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Jun 27, 2024

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"The only terrorist who has done anything crossing the border is one who came along and killed three under his administration, killed – an al-Qaida person in his administration, killed three American soldiers – killed three American soldiers."

💡CNN Presidential Debate (Atlanta) 6/27/2024; exchange between Biden and Trump. (Topic: immigration / border)

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"I’ve made sure that the most advanced American technologies can’t be used in China’s weapons."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"But Israel also has a fundamental responsibility to protect innocent civilians in Gaza."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"January 6th and the lies about the 2020 election, and the plots to steal the election, posed the gravest threat to our democracy since the Civil War."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the section on democracy/elections.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"And we’re in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st Century against China or anyone else for that matter."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"For years, all I’ve heard from my Republican friends and so many others is China’s on the rise and America is falling behind."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"My lifetime has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy, a future based on core values that have defined America — honesty, decency, dignity, and equality — ; to respect everyone; to give everyone a fair shot; to give hate no safe harbor."

💡State of the Union 2024 (U.S. Capitol); foreign policy, democracy, economy and social issues.

#24
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Directing my Cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana and expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession, because no one should be jailed for simply using or have it on their record."

💡State of the Union 2024 (U.S. Capitol); foreign policy, democracy, economy and social issues.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Joining us tonight is Latorya Beasley, a social worker from Birmingham, Alabama. 14 months ago tonight, she and her husband welcomed a baby girl thanks to the miracle of IVF."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the section on reproductive rights.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"America is a founding member of NATO the military alliance of democratic nations created after World War II to prevent war and keep the peace."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#28
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"There are state laws banning the right to choose, criminalizing doctors, and forcing survivors of rape and incest to leave their states as well to get the care they need."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the section on reproductive rights.

#29
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Here in the chamber tonight are American families whose loved ones are still being held by Hamas."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#30
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"I pledge to all the families that we will not rest until we bring their loved ones home."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); a quote from the general message section of the speech.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th — — when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy."

💡State of the Union 2024 (U.S. Capitol); foreign policy, democracy, economy and social issues.

#33
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"In November, my team began serious negotiations with a bipartisan group of Senators."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#34
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Soon after it happened, Jill and I went to Uvalde and spent hours with the families."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); a quote from the general message section of the speech.

#35
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Israel has an added burden because Hamas hides and operates among the civilian population."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#36
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Because Texas law banned abortion, Kate and her husband had to leave the state to get the care she needed."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the section on reproductive rights.

#37
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Let’s continue increasing Pell Grants for working- and middle-class families and increase our record investments in HBCUs and Hispanic and Minority-serving Institutions"

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); a quote from the general message section of the speech.

#39
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Frankly for all his tough talk on China, it never occurred to my predecessor to do that."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"I enacted tax credits that save $800 per person per year reducing health care premiums for millions of working families."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the economics/taxes section.

#44
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"This year Medicare is negotiating lower prices for some of the costliest drugs on the market that treat everything from heart disease to arthritis."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the security/crime section.

#47
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Hamas could end this conflict today by releasing the hostages, laying down arms, and surrendering those responsible for October 7th."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#48
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"A former American President actually said that, bowing down to a Russian leader."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"And keep our one truly sacred obligation, to train and equip those we send into harm’s way and care for them and their families when they come home, and when they don’t."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); a quote from the general message section of the speech.

#51
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"This temporary pier would enable a massive increase in the amount of humanitarian assistance getting into Gaza every day."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#52
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Israel must allow more aid into Gaza and ensure that humanitarian workers aren’t caught in the cross fire."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#54
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"During the pandemic, a shortage of semiconductors, chips that drove up the price of everything from cell phones to automobiles — and, by the way, we invented those chips right here in America."

💡State of the Union 2024 (U.S. Capitol); foreign policy, democracy, economy and social issues.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"In fact the Child Tax Credit I passed during the pandemic cut taxes for millions of working families and cut child poverty in HALF."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the economics/taxes section.

#57
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"Creating stability in the Middle East also means containing the threat posed by Iran."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"I’m saving American families $20 billion a year with all of the junk fees I’m eliminating."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the economics/taxes section.

#62
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"The United States has been leading international efforts to get more humanitarian assistance into Gaza."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#64
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"I say this as a lifelong supporter of Israel and the only American president to visit Israel in wartime."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#65
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Now — now my predecessor, a former Republican president, tells Putin, quote, "Do whatever the hell you want." A former president actually said that — bowing down to a Russian leader."

💡State of the Union 2024 (U.S. Capitol); foreign policy, democracy, economy and social issues.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you, he will not."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#67
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"To my friends across the aisle, don’t keep families waiting any longer."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); a quote from the general message section of the speech.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"But now assistance for Ukraine is being blocked by those who want us to walk away from our leadership in the world."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#72
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"There is no other path that guarantees peace between Israel and all of its Arab neighbors, including Saudi Arabia."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#73
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"Many of you in this Chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the section on reproductive rights.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"This war has taken a greater toll on innocent civilians than all previous wars in Gaza combined."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#77
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"And our trade deficit with China is down to the lowest point in over a decade."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#78
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"Now, my predecessor, a former Republican President, tells Putin, “Do whatever the hell you want.”"

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#79
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

Exact date

"But Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the foreign policy/security section.

#80
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 7, 2024

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"Imagine a future with affordable child care so millions of families can get the care they need and still go to work and help grow the economy."

💡State of the Union Address (prepared text), speech in the Capitol before a joint session of Congress (date: 2024-03-07); quote from the economics/taxes section.

#84
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

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"We don’t — we don’t need to agree on everything to keep moving forward on issues like arms control — a cornerstone of international security."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#102
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"And we’re working with our partners to address Iran’s destabilizing activities that threaten regional and global security and remain steadfast in our commitment that Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: nuclear weapons.

#106
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

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"Secretary-General, and my fellow leaders, about a week ago I stood on the other side of the world in Vietnam on soil once bloody with war."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: energy.

#107
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

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"Last year, I signed into law in the United States the largest investment ever, anywhere in the history of the world to combat the climate crisis and help move the global economy toward a clean energy future."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: climate crisis.

#110
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"A culmination of 50 years of hard work on both sides to address the painful legacies of war and to choose — to choose to work together toward peace and a better future."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#112
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"Yet, for the second year in a row, this gathering dedicated to peaceful resolution of conflicts is darkened by the shadow of war — an illegal war of conquest, brought without provocation by Russia against its neighbor, Ukraine."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#113
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"And we strongly support Ukraine in its efforts to bring about a diplomatic resolution that delivers just and lasting peace."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#115
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"That’s why the United States, together with our allies and partners around the world, will continue to stand with the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity and their freedom."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#116
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"After more than 50 years of progress under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia is shredding longstanding arms control agreements, including announcing the suspension of New START and withdrawing from the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#117
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

Exact date

"And it is Russia alone that stands in the way of peace, because the — Russia’s price for peace is Ukraine’s capitulation, Ukraine’s territory, and Ukraine’s children."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#118
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

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"The institutions we built together at the end of the second world war are an enduring bedrock of our progress, and the United States is committed to sustaining them."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: international institutions.

#120
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 19, 2023

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"And as the nature of the terrorist threats evolve and the geography expands to new places, we’re working with our partners to bring capabilities to bear to disrupt plotting, degrade networks, and protect all of our people."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 78th session; New York, NY. Topic: terrorism and security.

#122
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Feb 7, 2023

Exact date

"I spoke from this chamber one year ago, just days after Vladimir Putin unleashed his brutal attack against Ukraine, a murderous assault, evoking images of death and destruction Europe suffered in World War Two."

💡State of the Union 2023 (U.S. Capitol); appeal for bipartisan cooperation and domestic priorities.

#135
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

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"This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#153
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"And now I’ve signed a historic piece of legislation here in the United States that includes the biggest, most important climate commitment we have ever made in the history of our country: $369 billion toward climate change."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: climate crisis.

#154
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Secretary-General — establishing a mechanism to export grain from Black Sea ports in Ukraine that Russia had blocked for months, and we need to make sure it’s extended."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#155
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations Charter — no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#156
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Russia shunned the Non-Proliferati- — -Proliferation ideals embraced by every other nation at the 10th NPT Review Conference."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#157
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"So I look forward to welcoming a historic round of pledges at the conference resulting in one of the largest global health fundraisers ever held in all of history."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#158
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Let me also urge every nation to recommit to strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime through diplomacy."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: nuclear weapons.

#159
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"And while the United States is prepared for a mutual return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action if Iran steps up to its obligations, the United States is clear: We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: nuclear weapons.

#160
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"The United States will not waver in our unrelenting determination to counter and thwart the continuing terrorist threats to our world."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#162
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"And the Kremlin is organizing a sham referenda to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#163
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"And we helped get two thirds of the world GDP on track to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#164
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"We’ll continue to back the U.N.-mediated truce in Yemen, which has delivered precious months of peace to people that have suffered years of war."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#165
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"The United States is also working closely with our allies and partners to impose costs on Russia, to deter attacks against NATO territory, to hold Russia accountable for the atrocities and war crimes."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#167
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Russia, in the meantime, is pumping out lies, trying to pin the blame for the crisis — the food crisis — onto sanctions imposed by many in the world for the aggression against Ukraine."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#171
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

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"Charter, that we still believe by working together we can bend the arc of history toward a freer and more just world for all our children, although none of us have fully achieved it."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#172
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Again, just today, President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#173
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

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"And today, more than 40 countries represented in here have contributed billions of their own money and equipment to help Ukraine defend itself."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#174
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"So let me be perfectly clear about something: Our sanctions explicitly allow — explicitly allow Russia the ability to export food and fertilizer."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#175
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"We cannot let the world now slide backwards, nor can we turn a blind eye to the erosion of human rights."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#176
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"The United States has marshaled massive levels of security assistance and humanitarian aid and direct economic support for Ukraine — more than $25 billion to date."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#177
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"In the past, even more horrifying evidence of Russia’s atrocity and war crimes: mass graves uncovered in Izyum; bodies, according to those that excavated those bodies, showing signs of torture."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#179
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Dozens of projects are already underway: industrial-scale vaccine manufacturing in Senegal, transformative solar projects in Angola, first-of-its-kind small modular nuclear power plant in Romania."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: nuclear weapons.

#182
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"That common ground was so straightforward, so basic that, today, 193 of you — 193 member states — have willingly embraced its principles."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#188
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"That’s why 141 nations in the General Assembly came together to unequivocally condemn Russia’s war against Ukraine."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: Russia/Ukraine.

#190
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2022

Exact date

"Like you, the United States wants this war to end on just terms, on terms we all signed up for: that you cannot seize a nation’s territory by force."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 77th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#192
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 1, 2022

Exact date

"I will not stand by and watch — I will not — the will of the American people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories and baseless, evidence-free claims of fraud."

💡Prime-time speech from Independence Hall (Philadelphia) on the state of democracy and 'MAGA Republicans'.

#193
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 1, 2022

Exact date

"They look at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th — brutally attacking law enforcement — not as insurrectionists who placed a dagger to the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots."

💡Prime-time speech from Independence Hall (Philadelphia) on the state of democracy and 'MAGA Republicans'.

#198
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"In 50 years—for 50 years, Pell grants have been a key way for the Federal Government to help lower income families, particularly those earning less than $60,000 a year, to send their kids to college."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: education / student loans)

#204
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"By resuming student loan payments at the same time as we provide targeted relief, we're taking an economically responsible course."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: education / student loans)

#205
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"It focuses the benefit on middle class and working families, it helps both current and future borrowers, and it will fix a badly broken system."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: general / values)

#207
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"Both of these targeted actions are for families who need it the most: working and middle class people hit especially hard during the pandemic making under $125,000 a year."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: healthcare / COVID)

#211
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"And combined with our emergency actions, the Public Service Forgiveness program, and other acts we've taken, we've been able to cancel more than $32 billion in student debt for 1.6 million borrowers, including those defrauded by these bad-acting schools."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: elections / election integrity)

#212
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"And my predecessors looked the other way for some reason—with good reason—to do some—anything about this fraud."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: elections / election integrity)

#213
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"Independent experts agree that these actions, taken together, will provide real benefits for families without meaningful effect on inflation."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: economy / taxes / inflation)

#214
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"Well, last week, the Department of Education fired a college accreditor that allowed colleges like ITT and Corinthian to defraud borrowers."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: elections / election integrity)

#215
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"In addition, students who come from low-income families which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell grant will have their debt reduced $20,000."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: economy / taxes / inflation)

#217
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 24, 2022

Exact date

"But we responded aggressively to the pandemic to minimize the economic impact of the harm that COVID imposed on individuals, families, and businesses."

💡White House (Roosevelt Room); speech on student loan forgiveness and subsequent questions from journalists. (Topic: healthcare / COVID)

#223
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 1, 2022

Exact date

"I signed 80 bipartisan bills into law last year, from preventing government shutdowns, to protecting Asian Americans from still-too-common hate crimes, to reforming military justice."

💡State of the Union 2022 (U.S. Capitol); response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and domestic programs.

#237
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Mar 1, 2022

Exact date

"For that purpose, we have mobilized American ground forces, air squadrons, ship deployments to protect NATO countries, including Poland, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia."

💡State of the Union 2022 (U.S. Capitol); response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and domestic programs.

#242
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We’re working with our Allies toward a new strategic concept that will help our Alliance better take on evolving threats of today and tomorrow."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#249
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Now we must again come together to affirm the inherent humanity that unites us is much greater than any outward divisions or disagreements."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#250
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"As we steer our — steer our nations toward this inflection point and work to meet today’s fast-moving, cross-cutting challenges, let me be clear: I am not agnostic about the future we want for the world."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#251
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We must also remain vigilant to the threat of terr- — that terrorism poses to all our nations, whether emanating from distant regions of the world or in our own backyards."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#252
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"And my administration is working closely with our Congress to make the critical investments in green infrastructure and electric vehicles that will help us lock in progress at home toward our climate goals."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: climate crisis.

#253
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Last month, we lost 13 American heroes and almost 200 innocent Afghan civilians in the heinous terrorist attack at the Kabul airport."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#254
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We know how to build effective partnerships to dismantle terrorist networks by targeting their financing and support systems, countering their propaganda, preventing their travel, as well as disrupting imminent attacks."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#255
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We’re hardening our critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, disrupting ransomware networks, and working to establish clear rules of the road for all nations as it relates to cyberspace."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#256
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"But we’re not seeking — I’ll say it again — we are not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#257
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"And I’m here today to share with you how the United States intends to work with partners and allies to answer these questions and the commitment of my new administration to help lead the world toward a more peaceful, prosperous future for all people."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#258
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Make no mistake: The United States will continue to defend ourselves, our Allies, and our interests against attack, including terrorist threats, as we prepare to use force if any is necessary, but — to defend our vital U.S."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#259
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"To ensure that our own future, we must work together with other partners — our partners — toward a shared future."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#260
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We’ll meet terrorist threats that arise today and in the future with a full range of tools available to us, including working in cooperation with local partners so that we need not be so reliant on large-scale military deployments."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#261
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Similarly, we seek serious and sustained diplomacy to pursue the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: nuclear weapons.

#262
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Those who commit acts of terrorism against us will continue to find a determined enemy in the United States."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#263
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"It lives in the brave women of Sudan who withstood violence and oppression to push a genocidal dictator from power and who keep working every day to defend their democratic progress."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#264
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"We seek concrete progress toward an available plan with tangible commitments that would increase stability on the Peninsula and in the region, as well as improve the lives of the people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#265
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"The United States will do our part, but we will be more successful and more impactful if all of our nations are working toward the full mission to which we are called."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#266
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Today, we’re better equipped to detect and prevent terrorist threats, and we are more resilient in our ability to repel them and to respond."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: terrorism and security.

#267
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 21, 2021

Exact date

"Already, the United States has put more than $15 billion toward global COVID respon- — the global COVID response."

💡Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 76th session; United Nations Headquarters (New York). Topic: general agenda / foreign policy.

#268
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 29, 2020

Exact date

"Will you shut up, man?"

💡1st presidential debate with Trump

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#307
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Sep 29, 2020

Exact date

"He went in and we were insisting that the people we had in the ground in China should be able to go to Wuhan and determine for themselves how dangerous this was."

💡2020 First Presidential Debate (Cleveland); COVID-19, the economy, the Supreme Court, racial tensions and the election.

#314
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"But while I will be a Democratic candidate, I will be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn't support me as I will for those who did."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#327
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"One of the most powerful voices we hear in the country today is from our young people. They're speaking to the inequity and injustice that has grown up in America. Economic injustice. Racial injustice. Environmental injustice."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; passage on climate/environment.

#328
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"She's an educator. A mom. A military Mom. And an unstoppable force. If she puts her mind to it, just get out of the way. Because she's going to get it done. She was a great Second Lady and she will make a great First Lady for this nation, she loves this country so much."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#329
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"We'll make the medical supplies and protective equipment our country needs. And we'll make them here in America. So we will never again be at the mercy of China and other foreign countries in order to protect our own people."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#330
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"That's why my economic plan is all about jobs, dignity, respect, and community. Together, we can, and we will, rebuild our economy. And when we do, we'll not only build it back, we'll build it back better."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#332
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"No man deserves one great love in his life. But I've known two. After losing my first wife in a car accident, Jill came into my life and put our family back together."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#333
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"For make no mistake. United we can, and will, overcome this season of darkness in America. We will choose hope over fear, facts over fiction, fairness over privilege."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#334
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"For our seniors, Social Security is a sacred obligation, a sacred promise made. The current president is threatening to break that promise. He's proposing to eliminate the tax that pays for almost half of Social Security without any way of making up for that lost revenue."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#335
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"Winning it for the generous among us, not the selfish. Winning it for the workers who keep this country going, not just the privileged few at the top. Winning it for those communities who have known the injustice of the "knee on the neck". For all the young people who have known only an America of rising inequity and shrinking opportunity."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#336
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"It's a moment that calls for hope and light and love. Hope for our futures, light to see our way forward, and love for one another."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#339
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"With an education system that trains our people for the best jobs of the 21st century, where cost doesn't prevent young people from going to college, and student debt doesn't crush them when they get out."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#341
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And we have a great purpose as a nation: To open the doors of opportunity to all Americans. To save our democracy. To be a light to the world once again."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; passage on democracy/civil rights.

#342
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"Here and now, I give you my word: If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us not the worst. I will be an ally of the light not of the darkness."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#344
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"I hear their voices and if you listen, you can hear them too. And whether it's the existential threat posed by climate change, the daily fear of being gunned down in school, or the inability to get started in their first job — it will be the work of the next president to restore the promise of America to everyone."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; passage on climate/environment.

#345
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"We'll put the politics aside and take the muzzle off our experts so the public gets the information they need and deserve. The honest, unvarnished truth. They can deal with that."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#346
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"Working families will struggle to get by, and yet, the wealthiest one percent will get tens of billions of dollars in new tax breaks."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#347
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And then he would say: "Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community. It's about looking your kids in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay.""

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#348
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"We can, and we will, deal with climate change. It's not only a crisis, it's an enormous opportunity. An opportunity for America to lead the world in clean energy and create millions of new good-paying jobs in the process."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; security/terrorism passage.

#349
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And I will have the strength that can only come from family. Hunter, Ashley and all our grandchildren, my brothers, my sister. They give me courage and lift me up."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage on family/social values.

#352
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"Because we don't need a tax code that rewards wealth more than it rewards work. I'm not looking to punish anyone. Far from it. But it's long past time the wealthiest people and the biggest corporations in this country paid their fair share."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#353
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"With a health care system that lowers premiums, deductibles, and drug prices by building on the Affordable Care Act he's trying to rip away."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about healthcare.

#355
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"I know how it feels to lose someone you love. I know that deep black hole that opens up in your chest. That you feel your whole being is sucked into it. I know how mean and cruel and unfair life can be sometimes."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#357
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"A president who takes no responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others, cozies up to dictators, and fans the flames of hate and division."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#358
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"That's the job of a president. To represent all of us, not just our base or our party. This is not a partisan moment. This must be an American moment."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#360
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"I won't have to do it alone. Because I will have a great Vice President at my side. Senator Kamala Harris. She is a powerful voice for this nation. Her story is the American story. She knows about all the obstacles thrown in the way of so many in our country. Women, Black women, Black Americans, South Asian Americans, immigrants, the left-out and left-behind."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about immigration.

#361
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And speaking of President Obama, a man I was honored to serve alongside for 8 years as Vice President. Let me take this moment to say something we don't say nearly enough."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#367
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And we can pay for these investments by ending loopholes and the president's $1.3 trillion tax giveaway to the wealthiest 1 percent and the biggest, most profitable corporations, some of which pay no tax at all."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#368
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"With child care and elder care that make it possible for parents to go to work and for the elderly to stay in their homes with dignity. With an immigration system that powers our economy and reflects our values. With newly empowered labor unions. With equal pay for women. With rising wages you can raise a family on. Yes, we're going to do more than praise our essential workers. We're finally going to pay them."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#371
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"With modern roads, bridges, highways, broadband, ports and airports as a new foundation for economic growth. With pipes that transport clean water to every community. With 5 million new manufacturing and technology jobs so the future is made in America."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#375
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"The President keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear. He keeps waiting for a miracle. Well, I have news for him, no miracle is coming."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about healthcare.

#378
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"I am a proud Democrat and I will be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election. So, it is with great honor and humility that I accept this nomination for President of the United States of America."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; passage on democracy/civil rights.

#384
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"Or we can choose a different path, and together, take this chance to heal, to be reborn, to unite. A path of hope and light."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#386
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"To finally live up to and make real the words written in the sacred documents that founded this nation that all men and women are created equal. Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. Among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; passage on democracy/civil rights.

#387
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"As president, I will make you this promise: I will protect America. I will defend us from every attack. Seen. And unseen. Always. Without exception. Every time."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#388
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"And the assault on the Affordable Care Act will continue until its destroyed, taking insurance away from more than 20 million people -- including more than 15 million people on Medicaid -- and getting rid of the protections that President Obama and I passed for people who suffer from a pre-existing condition."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about healthcare.

#391
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"We will never get our economy back on track, we will never get our kids safely back to school, we will never have our lives back, until we deal with this virus."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the economy and jobs.

#392
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger. Too much fear. Too much division."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#393
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

Exact date

"But she's overcome every obstacle she's ever faced. No one's been tougher on the big banks or the gun lobby. No one's been tougher in calling out this current administration for its extremism, its failure to follow the law, and its failure to simply tell the truth."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

#395
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Aug 20, 2020

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"No generation ever knows what history will ask of it. All we can ever know is whether we'll be ready when that moment arrives."

💡Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Wilmington, Delaware; a passage about the general political agenda.

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