President Biden delivered several warnings in his farewell address to the nation. The president mostly used his Oval Office speech to warn Americans about the accumulation of power and wealth among a small few — an “oligarchy.” He sounded the alarm about misinformation, saying “social media’s giving up on fact checking.” Mr. Biden also called for a […]
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Biden warns of American “oligarchy” and presidential immunity
President Biden delivered several warnings in his farewell address to the nation. The president mostly used his Oval Office speech to warn Americans about the accumulation of power and wealth among a small few — an “oligarchy.” He sounded the alarm about misinformation, saying “social media’s giving up on fact checking.” Mr. Biden also called for a constitutional amendment to end immunity for sitting presidents. He urged the American people to be “keepers of the flame” and uphold democracy.