Biden harshly attacks Trump, 'He's a risk to democracy' - News.com.au. "He is subservient to Putin." And the tycoon replies, it is a divisive speech on the state of the Union (ANSA) "Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War has freedom and democracy been under attack here at home as they are today", Biden said.

"My message to Putin is clear: the United States will not back down, I will not Back down," he said.