'Democracy is fragile', says Joe Biden on Senate acquittal of Donald Trump

"This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile," Biden said in a statement.

Published on: Feb 14, 2021, 09:29:39 IST

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US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Senate's acquittal of former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection was a reminder that democracy was fragile, and every American had a duty to defend the truth.

US President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One to depart for Hagerstown, Maryland. (Reuters File Photo )

"This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile," Biden said in a statement hours after the Senate failed to muster the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump.

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