""Since its founding, America served as a beacon for the most powerful idea ever in government in the history of the world," Biden said. "The idea is stronger than any army. We're more powerful than any dictator." Biden, 82, speaking publicly for the first time since completing a round of radiation therapy for an aggressive form of prostate cancer, addressed an audience in Boston on Sunday night after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute."
"He said America depends on a presidency with limited power, a functioning Congress and an autonomous judiciary. With the federal government facing its second-longest shutdown on record, Trump has used the funding laps as way to exercise new command over the government. "Friends, I can't sugar coat any of this. These are dark days" Biden said before predicting the country would "find our true compass again" and "emerge as we always have - stronger, wiser and more resilient, more just, so long as we keep the faith.""
Joe Biden characterized the current moment as "dark days" and urged Americans to remain optimistic and engaged rather than disengage. He emphasized the necessity of a presidency with limited power, a functioning Congress and an autonomous judiciary to protect democratic governance. He connected actions by President Donald Trump, including leveraging funding lapses during a prolonged federal shutdown to assert control, to tests of executive authority and threats to free speech. He praised federal employees who resign in protest, universities and comedians facing pressure, late-night hosts defending speech, and Republican officials who resist the administration. Biden recently completed radiation therapy and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Boston.
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