Joe Biden decried “dark days” for the US. under Donald Trump’s hard line presidency as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to “check out” from the way White House politics under his successor is affecting the nation, The Guardian reports.

Said Biden: “Since its founding, America served as a beacon for the most powerful idea ever in government in the history of the world. The idea is stronger than any army. We’re more powerful than any dictator.”

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