In the upcoming elections "democracy is at stake" and "no one should try to steal them again": is the warning launched by Joe Biden at the rally, the first in months, to launch his campaign for the Midterm elections from Maryland.

In front of 3,600 people, the US President boasted his administration's "records" and warned that Americans will have to choose whether to go back to Trump's "hatred and divisions", " a defeated former president ", or look to the future. , progress, rights, the fight against climate change.

"We are going in the right direction, I think we can win and we will win," he said, launching a tough attack on Trump and the Republican extremists.

"It's not just about the Roe ruling on the right to abort but also about gay marriage," he added, warning about the consequences of a Republican victory. " We will see everywhere an effort at the national level to wipe out the right of choice of women , they will also try to revoke the Obamacare".

The problem, Biden added, "is not just Trump, it is the whole philosophy that supports this sort of semi-fascism . This is no longer the Republican party of your fathers, it is a different thing".

The commander in chief also promised that "if the Democrats maintain control of the House and Senate, assault weapons will be banned".

(Unioneonline / L)

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