
In the book "Promise Me, America", the former president accuses Donald Trump of leading the rebellion at the Capitol.
Former President Joe Biden publishes memoir "Promise Me, America." In excerpts, he sharply criticizes Donald Trump for the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and accuses him of trying to maintain power after the 2020 election loss.
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Joe Biden publishes the memoir "Promise Me, America" on November 17. The book deals with his time as president and his view of Donald Trump's actions during the storming of the Capitol.
Former President and Democrat Joe Biden writes in his memoirs that current President Donald Trump has damaged the country and the world with an administration determined to "tear down institutions and fuel hatred."
The first excerpt from the 83-year-old's memoir "Promise Me, America" was published in The Atlantic on Monday. In the excerpt, Biden writes that Trump's years of lies and the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 should "follow him to the grave."
The full memoir will be published on November 17, according to the AP. In a lengthy post on social media on Sunday, Biden described his memoirs as the best way to explain his presidency, the challenges he faced and why he made the decisions he made, the news agency writes.
The 46th president harshly criticizes Donald Trump in the book, accusing him of leading the rebellion at the Capitol in order to retain power after losing the 2020 election. He also writes that those who participated were not peaceful protesters but violent insurgents, AP writes. At the same time, he criticizes that Trump later pardoned 1,500 of the convicted.
"Donald Trump led an insurgency" and "his goal was to retain power after the American people had voted him out," the memoir states.
The Democrat also accuses the sitting president and his supporters of not standing behind the judiciary.
"Here's my opinion: You can't turn a blind eye to police officers who are beaten, spiked, sprayed and brutalized and call themselves a friend of law enforcement. What Trump did on January 6, 2021 should never be forgotten. It should follow him to the grave."
The memoirs are published after the Democrats made a strong midterm election. But when Donald Trump regained power two years earlier, many voters showed distance from Biden's time in the White House. The skepticism towards both Biden is still there, AP writes.

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