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Biden honors McCain, denounces ‘MAGA extremists’ during Tempe event

Reagan Priest Cronkite News Service//September 29, 2023//

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Biden honors McCain, denounces ‘MAGA extremists’ during Tempe event

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President Joe Biden speaks at Tempe Center for the Arts on Sept. 28, 2023, when he honored the late Sen. John McCain and advocated for the defense of American democracy by bashing former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

Biden honors McCain, denounces ‘MAGA extremists’ during Tempe event

Reagan Priest Cronkite News Service//September 29, 2023//

President Joe Biden invoked the spirit of the late Sen. John McCain while denouncing “MAGA extremists” as a threat to democracy, during a speech Thursday at the Tempe Arts Center....

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