Good morning. It is Saturday, January the 6th. I'm Ali Velshi. It's been three years since a mob

attacked the United States Capitol as part of Donald Trump's desperate attempt to cling to power

after losing the 2020 presidential election. That attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of that

violent insurrection continues to loom large over American democracy, especially now as the

2024 race heats up. But both the twice impeached, multiply indicted former president,

and the current duly elected president understand this.

That's why January 6th is a central component of each of their presidential campaigns,

albeit in vastly different ways.

President Biden gave the first major speech of his reelection bid yesterday,

and he used it as an opportunity to reflect on how the insurrection exposed Trump's complete disregard for America's constitutional and

democratic values and emphasize that the former president remains a danger to democracy.

It's the first national election since January 6th, insurrection placed a dagger at the throat

of American democracy since that moment. We all know who Donald Trump is.

The question we have to answer is, who are we? That's what's at stake. Who are we?

In the year ahead, as you talk to your family and friends, cast your ballots, the power is in your hands.

After all we've been through in our history, from independence to civil war to two world wars,

to a pandemic, to insurrection, I refuse to believe that in 2024 we Americans will choose to walk away

from what's made us the greatest nation in history

of the world. In contrast, Donald Trump has gone to great lengths to try to rewrite the history

of the insurrection. He said that January 6th was, quote, a beautiful day. He calls the people who've been

charged or convicted for storming the Capitol martyrs and hostages.

Trump enters the 2024 race, both as the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican nomination

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