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Omaha Steve

(107,797 posts) Fri Nov 7, 2025, 11:43 PM Nov 7

Former President Joe Biden in Omaha says Trump taking 'wrecking ball' to America

Source: Omaha World Herald

Josh Reyes Nov 7, 2025 Updated 22 mins ago

Former President Joe Biden enjoyed a hero's welcome in Omaha as a crowd of Nebraska Democrats chanted, "Thank you, Joe," after Biden delivered a message of resilience.

Biden was the keynote speaker at the annual Ben Nelson Gala at the Omaha Hilton and said the country is in a crisis, but America always emerges stronger.

He quoted the 19th-century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville, saying, "The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." He added, "That's what we have to do, repair our faults."

Biden laid out myriad concerns with President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from sending $40 billion to Argentina to taking a literal "wrecking ball" to the White House. Biden, who recently battled skin and prostate cancers, downplayed his own health challenges while criticizing Trump for limiting access to health care.

Former President Joe Biden walks into the Ben Nelson Gala in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

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Former President Joe Biden in Omaha says Trump taking 'wrecking ball' to America (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 7 OP

Now there's a great President MustLoveBeagles Nov 8 #1

This guy is a workhorse BaronChocula Nov 8 #2

Sure miss you, Joe. calimary Nov 8 #3

I'll never forget the look on NJCher Nov 8 #4

Other outlets reported on his speech SouthBayDem Nov 8 #5

I love this man. byronius Nov 8 #6

I Miss Joe! BidenRocks Nov 8 #7

You can watch his speech here videohead5 Nov 8 #8

MustLoveBeagles

(13,827 posts)

1. Now there's a great President

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 12:36 AM

Nov 8

BaronChocula

(3,760 posts)

2. This guy is a workhorse

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 12:37 AM

Nov 8

He's touring the country while sleepy dunghole can't stay awake for a brief photo op.

calimary

(88,519 posts)

3. Sure miss you, Joe.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 12:39 AM

Nov 8

Great choice of quote from the 19th-century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville: "The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults."

Biden is right. That IS INDEED what we have to do: "repair our faults." And as soon as humanly possible!

NJCher

(41,995 posts)

4. I'll never forget the look on

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 01:01 AM

Nov 8

Joe's face at trump's inauguration. It was like he'd given him something and wanted to take it back, but couldn't.

SouthBayDem

(33,004 posts)

5. Other outlets reported on his speech

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 01:14 AM

Nov 8

AP, Biden urges on Nebraska Democrats as underdogs in his return to the political stage in Omaha:

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joe Biden slowly but steadily walked onto the stage in Omaha on Friday. As he did, 800 people in the downtown Hilton ballroom rose to their feet cheering.

“Did you see the results Tuesday?” he asked, igniting another round of cheers as he listed Democratic victories from governorships in New Jersey and Virginia to the mayoral seat in New York to a redistricting decision in California.

It was a joyful return to the political stage for the former president, whose party’s effort to remain in the White House was rejected just over a year ago. Biden called for a political comeback, though not for himself, but to an audience hungry for a fight.

“You know what it feels like to be outnumbered,” he told Democrats in Nebraska, where Republicans have carried the state in every presidential election since 1968. “But every election, you put up the yard signs and you make your voices heard. The country needs you badly.”

Nebraska Public Media, Biden tells Omaha Democrats: 'Tuesday night was a good start':

Former President Joe Biden told a crowd of Omaha Democrats Friday evening that, "Tuesday was a good start."

Biden, who spoke as part of the Nebraska Democratic Party’s annual Ben Nelson Gala, was referring to nationwide elections Tuesday that saw Democrats win a number of key races, including the New York City mayor's race and governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.

"The Democratic Party's back. That's not hyperbole," said the former president, who spent most of the roughly 30-minute speech criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies.

But he reserved a few minutes to talk about elections, both the one that happened Tuesday and the one that will occur in November 2026.