President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris address the nation over Jan. 6 Capitol riots

President Joe Biden wipes his eyes as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from Statuary Corridor on the U.S. Capitol to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol by supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington.

Drew Angerer, Related Press

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation Thursday on the anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riots, the place various Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.

• Biden and Harris addressed the nation from the Statuary Corridor on Capitol Hill.

Biden’s speech took goal at former President Donald Trump, who would possibly find yourself being a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

• Biden additionally spoke concerning the significance of democracy and the way the Capitol riots challenged American beliefs.

In the meantime, Harris targeted on how the Capitol riots impacted members of Congress, saying that the response to the protests is a check for the American folks.

What President Joe Biden stated:

• “One 12 months in the past at this time, on this sacred place, democracy attacked. Merely attacked. The desire of the folks was beneath assault. The Structure, our Structure confronted the gravest of threats,”
• “For the primary time in our historical past, the president had not simply misplaced the election, however he tried to stop the peaceable switch of energy as a violent mob breached the Capitol. However they failed. They failed.”
• “The way in which ahead is to acknowledge the reality and to reside by it.”
• “Those that stormed this Capitol, and those that instigated and incited, and those that referred to as on them to take action, held a dagger on the throat of America and American democracy.”

What Vice President Kamala Harris stated:

• “The power of democracy is that it empowers the folks. And the fragility of democracy is that this: That if we're not vigilant, if we don't defend it, democracy merely is not going to stand.”
• “We can't let our future be determined by these bent on silencing our voices, overturning our votes and peddling lies and misinformation.”
• “The American spirit is being examined. The reply as to if we are going to meet that check resides the place it has all the time resided within the nation, with you the folks.”