Defeated and Deficated

Biden says Trump can only be defeated at the ballot box after guilty verdict

From CNN's Kevin Liptak

President Joe Biden said the only way to defeat his GOP rival Donald Trump is at the ballot box, moments after Trump was found guilty on 34 criminal counts.

"There’s only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box," Biden wrote on X, linking to a fundraising page. 

Biden's campaign said in a statement that the verdict showed "no one is above the law."

"Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president," Michael Tyler, Biden 2024 campaign communications director, wrote in a statement.

“The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater," Tyler wrote. "A second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans’ freedoms and fomenting political violence — and the American people will reject it this November."

Ian Sams, a spokesperson from the White House Counsel’s office, said: "We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment.”

This post has been updated with comments from Ian Sams.