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Biden memoir condemns Trump over Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Joe Biden’s memoir accuses Donald Trump of damaging the United States and the wider world.
Biden says Trump’s false claims about losing the 2020 election helped lead to the Jan.
6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Biden calls the attack an insurrection aimed at stopping Congress from confirming the election result.
He also criticizes Trump for pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the attack and for reversing Biden-era policies, including on climate change.
The book comes as Biden’s presidency remains contested and Democrats have recently won majorities in Congress and several statehouses, according to the articles.
The full memoir, Promise Me, America, is due out Nov.
17.
Biden says his cancer treatment is going well, but his health will limit how many events he can do to promote the book.
Joe Biden’s memoir says Donald Trump has deeply damaged the United States and the world.
Biden writes that Trump led the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and says the attack should follow him “to his grave.”
The first excerpt from Promise Me, America was published Monday by The Atlantic.
The full memoir is scheduled for release on Nov. 17.
Biden says his cancer treatment will limit his activities promoting the book.
- Who
- Former U.S. President Joe Biden criticizes Donald Trump in his memoir.
- What
- Biden accuses Trump of damaging the country and the world, and condemns his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
- When
- The first excerpt was published Monday; the full memoir is scheduled for release on Nov. 17.
- Where
- The attack took place at the U.S. Capitol. The excerpt was published by The Atlantic.
- Why
- Biden says he wants to explain his presidency and criticizes Trump’s actions and reversal of his policies.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trump supporters attacked the Capitol as Congress met to certify the 2020 election.
Biden abandoned his re-election bid after a debate with Trump.
Kamala Harris lost to Trump.
Biden promoted his memoir in a social media post and discussed his health.
The Atlantic published the first excerpt from Promise Me, America.
Biden’s full memoir is scheduled for release.
- Memoir
- Promise Me, America
- Excerpt outlet
- The Atlantic
- Full memoir release
- Nov. 17
- Pardons
- Trump later issued more than 1,500 pardons of Jan. 6 offenders
- Biden’s age
- 83
- Trump’s age
- 80
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What people are saying
Donald Trump led an insurrection,
His goal was to remain in power after the American people had voted him out of office.
What Trump did on January 6, 2021, should never be forgotten. It should follow him to his grave.
the challenges we faced, the decisions I made and why I made them.