I'm Victor Blackwell and this is CNN tonight.

It is unprecedented to hear a president of the United States call his predecessor a threat

to this country.

That's exactly what we heard tonight from President Joe Biden about Donald Trump and

Trumpism in his renewed battle for the soul of America campaign this time ahead of the midterms.

What is happening in America today?

He says is not normal.

Donald Trump and the Magi Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations

of our republic.

They promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence that

are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law,

to the very soul of this country.

They look at the mob to storm the United States capitol on January 6th, brutally attacking

law enforcement, not as insurrectionist who placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy,

but they look at us patriots and they see their mega failure to stop a peaceful transfer

of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections.

On the same day Biden delivered this fiery prime time speech, Trump heaped more praise on

those involved in the violent attempt to subvert the 2020 presidential election on January

6th.

The contrast between the two could not be more stark.

Trump says that he's actually giving money to some of the capitol riot defendants and

would pardon them if he could.

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