He recalled the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Guard's response as the reason he decided to become a public defender after law school.
Biden also mentioned that the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia rally made him want to return to public life. He referred to the quote, "there are very fine people on both sides," and said it was when he knew he had to stay engaged to get back into public life.
Biden emphasized that the battle against racism "is never really over," and that "on our best days, enough of us have the guts and heart to stand up for the best in us, to choose love over hate, unity over disunity, progress over retreat, to stand up against the poison of white supremacist."
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He added that he referred to white supremacy as "the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland" in his inaugural address.
The President's statement comes after an ABC/Washington Post poll showed that 58 percent of Democrat voters hope the party nominates someone other than President Biden to run for President in 2024.
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