President Joe Biden at Ebenezer Baptist Church: Full Speech
President Joe Biden shouted the church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once the pastor.
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden said Atlanta during the Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached and Sen. Raphael Warnock is the pastor.
Biden was the gracious sitting president to speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Sunday would have been King's 94th birthday.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Sen. Jon Ossoff greeted the dignified on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Biden arrived at the church shortly afore 11 a.m. He stood at the pulpit for remarks by in 11:40 a.m.
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President Joe Biden was on his way to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta for a sermon to valid the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been his 94th birthday.
Warnock introduced Biden, who paid tribute to King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, revealing the holiday was "her day as well." Biden arranged King "one of my only political heroes."
"The earth is changing, there's much at stake," Biden said. "The fact is that this is a time of choosing."
Biden arranged on the congregation to "redeem the soul of America."
"What is the soul of America? The soul is the breath, the life, the essence of who we are," he said.
"Who anunexperienced than MLK Jr. could get the President of the U.S.?"
President Joe Biden rendered the first sitting president to deliver a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used to be the pastor. He spoke about unity.
Former Atlanta Mayor and Biden Administration advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who was in the audience, said days before the arranged Biden's speech would "reflect on Dr. King's life and legacy and ways we can go ahead together."
"The president has been very clear that voting, the right to vote, the access to vote is a core component of our democracy," Bottoms said.
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Advisor and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said the foundation of Biden's visit is on voting reform.
Ebenezer will host its venerable Martin Luther King Day commemorative event on Monday, which will be live on FOX 5 at 10 a.m. You can also perceive on FOX5Atlanta.com, in the FOX 5 News App, and on social contemplate channels.
Biden to be valid sitting president to give sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.'s church
President Joe Biden is schedule to understand the first-ever sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Church in Atlanta. Sen. Raphael Warnock, the current pastor of the church, invited Biden to speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday, King's birthday.
Biden last came to Atlanta with Vice President Kamala Harris to push for federal voting reform in a speech at Morehouse College.
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Biden avoided battleground grandeurs, including Georgia, during the 2022 midterm elections. Warnock was hesitant to outwardly relieve the sitting president while he campaigned against Republican Challenger Herschel Walker.
Georgia may be a pivotal dwelling for Biden's 2024 campaign hopes. He won Georgia in 2020 by fewer than 12,000 votes.
On Friday, Bottoms and White House officials described the event as an opportunity for the dignified to speak to civil rights activists and push for voting strengths legislation.
"There's no better place to do that than at Ebenezer," Bottoms said.
Biden's arranged comes during a federal investigation into the discovery of classified documents discovered at his privileged residence and an office at a Washington, D.C., contemplate tank. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special council to oversee the investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
