You and 81 million Americans voted to save our democracy.

That's why Donald Trump isn't just a former president.

He is a defeated former president.

And it's not hyperbole. Now you need to vote to literally save democracy again.

That was a rare and direct attack on Donald Trump by President Biden last night,

calling the former president's MAGA movement, quote,

semi-fascism will have much more on this new campaign message ahead of the midterms.

Meanwhile, we're hours away from the release of the affidavit that led to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.

Will the redacted document tell us anything that we don't already know?

Plus, the latest on an escalating situation in Ukraine.

Europe's largest nuclear power plant goes offline after intensive fighting sparked

fires near the Russian-controlled site.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, August 26.

I'm Sam Stein in again for Jonathan Lemire.

President Biden stepped back onto the campaign trail yesterday with a fundraiser and a rally in the D.C. Suburbs of Maryland.

He railed against MAGA Republicans at both events. Told donors, quote, what we're seeing now is the beginning

or the death now of an extreme MAGA philosophy. It's not just Trump. It's the entire

philosophy. It's like semi-fascism. The RNC hit back with this statement,

quote, despicable. Biden forced Americans out of their jobs, transferred money from working

families to Harvard lawyers, and sent our country into a recession while families can't afford

gas and groceries. Democrats don't care about suffering Americans. They never did.

And here's what the president said later at a rally for Maryland Democrats in Rockville.

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