US EditionBiden warns ‘these are dark days’ under Trump administration
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUL 31 – Biden received the National Bar Association's highest honor and criticized the Trump administration's policies as an existential threat to minority communities, organizers said.
- Former President Joe Biden attended and spoke at the National Bar Association's 100th annual convention and evening gala on July 31, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.
- Biden's recent appearance came two months after he revealed his diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer and followed his April trip to Chicago, where he spoke at the annual conference of a national disability rights organization focused on Social Security issues.
- The convention celebrated the significant role of law in safeguarding democracy, featuring prominent speakers including a U.S. Supreme Court justice and the CEO of the Chicago Bears, Kevin Warren.
- Wiley Adams, president of the National Bar Association, praised President Biden for his dedication to upholding the rule of law and advancing justice, emphasizing Biden’s continued work to protect voting rights and aid historically marginalized groups.
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Biden Calls Trump Admin 'Existential' Threat to Nation
Former President Joe Biden condemned the Trump administration while addressing the National Bar Association’s 100th annual gala. “Not since those tumultuous days in 1960s has this fight been so existential to who we are as a nation, with marginalized groups so dramatically under attack,” Biden said, referring to civil rights. “My friends, we need to face the hard truth of this administration, and that it has been to ease all the gains we’ve made…
Public appearances by former U.S. President Joe Biden have become rare. Before a meeting mainly African-American lawyers he warned against dark times – and pointed out sharp words against Trump.
Biden: 'You Can't Sugarcoat It. These Are Dark Days'
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on Thursday, while about 800 miles away, a tuxedoed Joe Biden took to the stage that same evening to speak at a National Bar Association event in Chicago. And Biden, 82, didn't hold back from airing...
Biden slams Trump as ‘existential’ threat to black Americans in speech at Chicago lawyers gala
Former President Joe Biden took a number of potshots at President Donald Trump addressing the National Bar Association's100th annual gala at the Hyatt in Chicago on Thursday evening, saying his successor's administration is engaged in an "existential" fight with minority communities.
Since the departure from the White House, ex-President Joe Biden has made only a few public appearances. In a speech in Chicago, he was now concerned about the United States. He sees his country at the abyss.
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