U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2023.
REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday rebuked what he called "extreme Republicans", saying the party's lawmakers needed to take immediate steps to prevent a government shutdown ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
"Now a small group of extreme Republicans don't want to live up to the deal," he said.
Biden also cast his 2024 campaign against likely Republican challenger former President Donald Trump as a battle against political extremism.
"I wish I could say our threat to democracy ended with our victory in 2020 but it didn't," Biden said.
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