A portion of @JoeBiden’s prepared remarks commemorating January 6: 
Biden: Trump "has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. He's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country's interest... and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy."
Biden on Trump and 1/6: "He can't accept that he lost."
Biden says "some courageous" Republicans are trying to preserve the party's heritage but "too many others are transforming that party into something else — they seem no longer to want to be the party, the party of Lincoln."
Biden: "The big lie being told by the former president and many Republicans who fear his wrath is that the insurrection in this country actually took place on Election Day, Nov 3, 2020. Think about that. Is that what you thought? Is that what you thought when you voted that day?"
Biden isn't mentioning Trump by name but this Jan. 6 anniversary speech is a comprehensive indictment of him, the "big lie" and its impacts, as well as Republican officials who are standing with him.
Biden points to the irony of Republicans who bolster Trump's lie that the presidential election was stolen but don't doubt the legitimacy of their party's victories on the same ballots.
Biden on 1/6: "I did not seek this fight... but I'll not shrink from it either. I will stand in this breach. I will defend this nation and I'll allow no one to place a dagger at the threat of democracy. We will make sure the will of the people is heard, that the ballot prevails."
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