On Monday evening, President Joe Biden addressed the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity , speaking to the public for a total of four minutes and promptly leaving without taking any questions. The brief speech arrives days after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump left many Democratic lawmakers and Biden allies on Capitol Hill scrambling for ways to dump their presidential candidate . “Today’s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what the president can do,” said Biden, speaking from the White House.
“It’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court of the United States. The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone.” “Now, the American people will have to do what the court should have been willing to do but will not: The American people have to render a judgment about Donald Trump’s behavior,” Biden added.
“The American people must decide whether Donald Trump’s assault on our democracy on Jan. 6 makes him unfit for public office, the highest office in the land.” “The American people must decide if Trump’s embrace of violence to preserve his power is acceptable,” he continued.
“Perhaps most importantly, the American people must decide they want to entrust the presidency to Donald Trump, once again, now knowing he’ll be more emboldened to do whatever he pleases, whenever he wants to do it.” Bide.
