It is impossible not to recognize the threat to democracy that Donald Trump poses, says Ali Velshi. From trying to overturn the 2020 election to promising to exact revenge on his enemies using the Department of Justice if reelected to the 900-plus-page playbook that lays out a plan for seizing and consolidating power known as Project 2025, the 45th president has clearly indicated that a second term in office could spell the end of the American experiment.
And yet Americans have become distracted by President Biden‘s disappointing June 27 debate performance. The prospect of a chief executive well into his 80s is weighing on voters’ minds. But what should be on voters’ minds is the threat to democracy.
There are two candidates poised to win the 2024 presidential election. One does not stand for democracy and has plans to dismantle our government and seize unprecedented power. The other is three years his senior and has already proved his ability to serve at the highest levels of the U.S. government, tired or not.
“Today, our Great American Experiment is at risk of collapse,” Velshi warns. “Rid yourself of the notion that this is simply a race between two parties. This is a fight to preserve our hard-fought freedoms.”
LISTEN: ALI VELSHI ON THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
WATCH: VELSHI IMPLORES AMERICANS TO CHOOSE DEMOCRACY OVER FASCISM
MORE FROM MSNBC’S ALI VELSHI