A former Washington, D.C., police officer who was attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said Friday that President Biden needs to fight harder for democracy.
“I think it's an all-out effort to make sure Donald Trump doesn't become president in 2024.” Michael Fanone spoke on MSNBC. “We all know how it goes and he told us as much.”
“But I also have to point out, yeah, some of the disappointments I've felt over the last three years,” Fanone continued. “And where is the anger on behalf of the current administration? As you know, Joe Biden has given fiery speeches regarding MAGA and efforts to overturn a free and fair election. But , that's what this country needs to hear every day, especially young people, young voters.”
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Early last year, a California man named Daniel Rodriguez pleaded guilty to assaulting Fanone during the Jan. 6 riot. He taped the back of the former D.C. police officer's neck twice. Fanone suffered a mild heart attack and brain damage during the attack.
In his first campaign speech of the year on Friday, the president sought to solidify his case that Trump and other Republicans espoused the type of extremism seen in the world that day, citing the Jan. 6 attack. emphasized.
“Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot,” Biden said in a speech near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Biden also called the former president a “loser” during his speech.
“Donald Trump's campaign is fixated on the past, not the future. He's willing to sacrifice democracy to get him into power,” Biden said.
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