Biden warns that Republicans could lead the United States “into chaos” after the elections

MADRID, 3 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has warned this Wednesday that the candidates of the Republican Party who refuse to accept the results of the mid-term elections could put the country on a "path towards chaos".

During his speech at an event of the Democratic National Committee at Union Station, near the Capitol, the US president stated that the country faces a crossroads in next week's elections that could disrupt democracy, according to 'The Washington Post' .

This assessment of Biden comes shortly after the FBI and other agencies have predicted that threats of violence from extremists will most likely increase after the November 8 election.

For this reason, in an event held a few steps from the United States Capitol - where Trump supporters carried out an assault to prevent the certification of the 2020 electoral results - Biden has warned of a continuous attack on American democracy. after learning that Republican candidates could follow in the footsteps of the tycoon and refuse to give in if they lose.

"It's unprecedented. It's illegal and it's un-American (...) As I said before, you can't love your country only when you win," the US president told a Democratic crowd, the newspaper reported.

For Biden, this threat to democracy stems from former President Trump's refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.

"He refuses to accept the will of the people, he refuses to accept the fact that he lost. He has abused his power and put loyalty to himself before loyalty to the Constitution. And he has made an article of faith out of a big lie." of the Republican Party," he stressed.

For this reason, he has called for not resolving the differences between Americans with "a riot, or a mob, a bullet or a hammer," Biden said, referring to the recent attack on Paul Pelosi at his home by an aggressor , has been able to collect 'The Hill'.

"We resolve them peacefully at the polls," urged the president of the United States during his speech, quoting a phrase from the writer Jon Meacham: "The destiny of the soul of America is where it always is: in the people."