“The American experiment in democracy is in danger like it hasn’t been in my lifetime,” Biden said. “It’s in danger this hour. Hate and fear being given too much oxygen by those who pretend to love America but who don’t understand America.”

He pledged, “In America, evil will not win, I promise you. Hate will not prevail, white supremacy will not have the last word.”

Back at the White House Tuesday evening, Biden laid the blame for the Buffalo incident and others not just on “wackos” who commit hate crimes, but also those who “fill their brains with false ideas.”

As long as he is president, he said, “I’m going to fight like hell and we’re going to expose everybody.”

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