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Biden warns Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections

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Joe Biden has warned that his successor, Donald Trump, will attempt to “steal” the upcoming US midterm elections, delivering the remarks in a rare public address on Friday.

Speaking in South Carolina, where he was being honoured for his lifetime achievements in politics, Biden said the United States was experiencing “dark days” and urged Americans to vote in order to defend democratic institutions.

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The speech, delivered at the Columbia Museum of Art, came hours before the Trump administration launched strikes on Iran, adding to a turbulent political backdrop.

‘Battle for the soul of the nation’

Reprising a theme from his successful 2020 presidential campaign, Biden told the audience that the “battle for the soul of this nation is one that’s never really over”.

He criticised Trump’s reported plans to introduce stricter voting requirements ahead of the midterms, describing them as efforts to suppress turnout.

“Here’s the good news,” Biden said. “In America, the power still belongs to the people for now. And the way to show the power is vote, show up and vote. And folks, when we do that, that’s bad news for Donald Trump, and he knows it.

“That’s why he’s trying to pull out more and more barriers – put them up. He’s trying to steal the election, because he knows he can’t win your vote, so he’s going to do everything he can to prevent you from wanting to vote.”

Rare appearance after health treatment

Biden, 83, has largely remained out of the public eye since leaving office and undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He did not address his health during Friday’s speech.

Instead, he turned his focus to Trump’s recent State of the Union address and broader policy decisions, including an immigration crackdown that he said had resulted in the deaths of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January.

“He doesn’t mention Renee Good, Alex Pretti … [or] offer even a word of solace to their families,” Biden said.

He also criticised Trump for failing to acknowledge victims connected to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal custody in 2019. Trump was among the many high-profile figures who had previously associated with Epstein.

Approval ratings and political backdrop

Biden’s remarks come as opinion polls suggest Trump is facing significant public dissatisfaction. An early February survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 61% of Americans disapproved of Trump’s performance in office. A separate NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reported that a majority of US adults believe the country is moving in the wrong direction.

Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race after a widely criticised debate performance in June of that year. He endorsed his vice-president, Kamala Harris, as his successor, but Trump ultimately defeated her in the general election to return to the White House.

In his address on Friday, Biden framed the upcoming midterms as a crucial test of democratic resilience, urging supporters to remain engaged despite what he described as a challenging political climate.

“The power still belongs to the people,” he said. “But only if they use it.”

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  • BritManToo
    BritManToo

    I'm surprised Biden can even remember who Trump is! Or who Biden is for that matter.

  • blaze master
    blaze master

    Biden has been gone for years. Nothing to do with his prostate cancer.

  • Purdey
    Purdey

    Well, Biden gave a clear, cohesive speech without going off at tangents. No jabbering, no word salad, no insulting others or meandering on about things he never did.

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9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm surprised Biden can even remember who Trump is!

Or who Biden is for that matter.

He could barely remember in his first week in office.

17 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds said:

_________is a latex mask wearing deep phaker.

You better quit hittin that snooze bar folks.

A. Biden B. Trump 🙃

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40 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm surprised Biden can even remember who Trump is!

Or who Biden is for that matter.

And yet he did. Let's see how well you hold up when undergoing chemotherapy for an aggressive painful cancer.

8 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

And yet he did. Let's see how well you hold up when undergoing chemotherapy for an aggressive painful cancer.

Biden has been gone for years. Nothing to do with his prostate cancer.

8 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

And yet he did. Let's see how well you hold up when undergoing chemotherapy for an aggressive painful cancer.

I don't believe in cancer treatment.

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Well, Biden gave a clear, cohesive speech without going off at tangents. No jabbering, no word salad, no insulting others or meandering on about things he never did.

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Of course, Trump will try to steal the election, as he did in 2020! 😀

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It’s easy to get caught up in headlines about who might try to manipulate the system, but the bigger issue in the U.S. right now is voter apathy.

The 2024 election showed that millions of eligible Americans simply didn’t turn out, even though the rules for registration and voting are clear and accessible in most states.

Regardless of what Trump or any politician proposes to tighten registration requirements, the responsibility ultimately rests with the individual. If you’re eligible, it’s on you to make sure you’re registered correctly, meet the deadlines, and actually show up to vote.

Democracy only works if people participate, and sitting out because of frustration or indifference just hands more power to those who do turn up.

The real “stealing” of elections isn’t just about legal battles or procedural changes, it’s when citizens give away their voice by not bothering to use it.

No matter which party you support, civic responsibility means making the effort, even when the process feels imperfect.

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1 hour ago, Jim Waldron said:

No matter which party you support, civic responsibility means making the effort, even when the process feels imperfect.

And if your ballot sheet is full of bozos, then at least go out and write ''None of the above'' on it. Show you count and aren't happy and aren't complacent either.

Just imagine if ''None of the above'' got the most votes ....

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22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I don't believe in cancer treatment.

I don't believe in Chemo Cancer treatments as the Chemo is something the cancer patient has to tolerate with absolutely no success when it comes to Lung, Pancreatic or Brain cancer etc. I know from watching my wife die from Cancer.

It worked in Thailand, so Trump will be taking notes and try a similar art of the steal in the USA.

17 hours ago, Jim Waldron said:

Democracy only works if people participate, and sitting out because of frustration or indifference just hands more power to those who do turn up.

Democracy only works if suitable candidates are offered on the ballot forms.

I haven't voted for 25 years because nobody they offer is suitable.

Biden is senile and totally irrelevant to US politics. Dude needs to be rolled out to the beach in a Radio Flyer wagon and forgotten.

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Biden, as usual, is 100% correct. ☹️

Biden is senile and Trump is a crook. I am glad I am not American and have to choose between them.

Another news blurb taken out of context.

Biden was being helped by a speech therapist and her assistant, who taught him to speak those words, and it was edited out.

Please only report the truth.

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It’s NOT about election security because US elections are already secure and there’s no evidence at all of outcome-determinate voter fraud and what little there is has been committed by Republican voters.

It’s a poll tax on the poor and low income people the GOP is afraid won’t vote for them.

Republican policies aren’t popular so they have to suppress votes in order to win elections.

Thai’s are issued government ID for a few hundred baht. They don’t have to spend thousands of baht to get a passport they don’t need and won’t use in order to vote.

In the Netherlands, and most other democracies , government issued ID, sufficient to vote with are provided at low or no cost. In the Netherlands, people are automatically registered to vote. All of them! Not just the voters one party prefers. Ch.

3 hours ago, connda said:

Biden is senile and totally irrelevant to US politics. Dude needs to be rolled out to the beach in a Radio Flyer wagon and forgotten.

Old Joe brings back those good ol' days when one could simply walk casually over the US border and disappear into the bowels of the country, no questions asked.

Now that's my kind of democratic country....

55 minutes ago, Leopold Bloom said:

Old Joe brings back those good ol' days when one could simply walk casually over the US border and disappear into the bowels of the country, no questions asked.

Now that's my kind of democratic country....

Deflect, deflect, deflect! 😃

Of course he's going to try to steal the election. One only needs to look at the illegal actions he took after he lost in 2020. He's planning more of the same--or likely worse--for the mid-terms.

For Trump it’s a desperate situation. He will do anything and everything to continue his autocracy.

On 3/1/2026 at 3:29 AM, Jim Waldron said:

It’s easy to get caught up in headlines about who might try to manipulate the system, but the bigger issue in the U.S. right now is voter apathy.

The 2024 election showed that millions of eligible Americans simply didn’t turn out, even though the rules for registration and voting are clear and accessible in most states.

Regardless of what Trump or any politician proposes to tighten registration requirements, the responsibility ultimately rests with the individual. If you’re eligible, it’s on you to make sure you’re registered correctly, meet the deadlines, and actually show up to vote.

Democracy only works if people participate, and sitting out because of frustration or indifference just hands more power to those who do turn up.

The real “stealing” of elections isn’t just about legal battles or procedural changes, it’s when citizens give away their voice by not bothering to use it.

No matter which party you support, civic responsibility means making the effort, even when the process feels imperfect.

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You are posting misinformation via the graphic. In the 2024 elections, the voter participation rate was 64%.

On 3/2/2026 at 6:38 PM, Effective altruism said:

You are posting misinformation via the graphic. In the 2024 elections, the voter participation rate was 64%.

Lets face it the choice is clear the vote can be stopped if the radical left continue to chaotically protest, it don't matter how big of a perimeter authorities put around polling stations. My Country has communist/anarchist front groups at its gates. Anything can happen mail in ballot contested,sleeper terrorist groups could wreck havoc because of the lefts defiance against this administration policy on Iran, who the left have prompt up to be a hero.

On 3/2/2026 at 6:30 PM, JBChiangRai said:

For Trump it’s a desperate situation. He will do anything and everything to continue his autocracy.

Thats what the international & domestic far left would have everybody believe, in reality ...the Constitution's checks & Balances are saving the day for the anti America First supporters ,for now.Let us know when your boogeiman starts killing or imprisoning "10 of hundreds of Its Citizens". So far the arbiters of the constitution the SCOTUS has given Trump a 87% win in decisions.

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Autocratic leaders commonly prioritize eliminating or neutralizing political opposition to consolidate power, often by dissolving opposition parties, imprisoning dissenters, and censoring media. This strategy serves to silence dissent, target specific actors, and send a strong message of authority.

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Counterarguments: Some scholars and supporters argue that his actions are within the bounds of presidential power and that the American system of checks and balances, including the courts, continues to function.

On 3/1/2026 at 1:45 PM, candide said:

Of course, Trump will try to steal the election, as he did in 2020! 😀

Well, if so, he was completely outrobbed.

On 3/2/2026 at 4:12 PM, newnative said:

Of course he's going to try to steal the election. One only needs to look at the illegal actions he took after he lost in 2020. He's planning more of the same--or likely worse--for the mid-terms.

Trump won't adopt Democrat tactics. What illegal actions?

13 hours ago, nauseus said:

Trump won't adopt Democrat tactics. What illegal actions?

What illegal actions? Are you serious? Trump's actions on Jan. 6th, to start. Then, there's that phone call to Georgia--recorded--where he demands, for more than an hour, that Georgia's Secretary of State find more votes for him. He should be sitting in prison for this highly illegal act alone.

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