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>> reporter: anderson, president biden seemed to take great delight here tonight in trying to tie republican glenn youngkin to donald trump. again and again he upbraided mr. youngkin, whos a businessman whos running for his first time in public office. but hes tried to distance himself from donald trump. president biden wasnt having that tonight, trying to tie them directly together. >> terry is running against an acolyte of donald trump. terrys opponent doesnt like to talk about how very much n...

Mcauliffe, biden who has rarely mentioned former president trump by name since taking office repeatedly criticized his predecessor. he argued that glenn youngkin will only further trumps agenda. >> look, how well do you know terrys opponent? just remember this, i ran against donald trump. and terry is running against an acolyte of donald trump. he started his campaign by saying the number one issue in the race was he called -- he called election integrity. this guy calls election integrity. now,...

Has become something of a bellwether for democrats and republicans looking ahead at the midterms in 2022. admittedly, largely because the news media has decided its a bellwether. tonight, the president was back in virginia to campaign for terry mcauliffe. hes in a tight race with his republican opponent glenn youngkin, who had which has raised alarms among democrats as you might imagine. during the rally, biden made a point of putting the focus on former president trump. >> we terrys running aga...

Acolyte of donald trump. extremism can come in many forms, can come in the rage of a mob driven to assault the capitol. it can come in a smile and a fleece vest. >> reporter: and president biden was taking great delight in talking about donald trump and talking about republican glenn youngkin, essentially saying theyre the same person. of course, virginia voters are in some respects rejected that argument because this race is a dead heat with less than a week to go. of course, president biden ca...

Youngkin, whos a businessman whos running for his first time in public office. but hes tried to distance himself from donald trump. president biden wasnt having that tonight, trying to tie them directly together. >> terry is running against an acolyte of donald trump. terrys opponent doesnt like to talk about how very much now, but to win the republican nomination he embraced donald trump. he started his campaign by saying that the number one issue in the race was his call -- he called for elect...

To help protect them from illness and injury and to tell them the truth about their health and how to promote their health. and what the doctor is doing is actually lying to the public about the safety of vaccines. so let me just say it straight out. these vaccines have been incredibly vetted. they -- theyve been given to hundreds of millions of americans and billions of people around the world. he needs to tell the truth to his -- to his citizens. he reminds me of scott atlas who -- governor de...

You dont give more money, its just outrageous, it really is. >> you have been critical of the party and the former president. in a piece for "the new york times" with miles taylor, what you write in part. you said, the best hope for the rational remnants of the republican party is for us to form an alliance with democrats to defend american institutions, defeat far right candidates and elect honorable representatives next year including a strong contingent of moderate democrats. you just conveye...

V a very, very tough situation. but its also kind of bittersweet because on the other hand, as this settlement makes clear, this should never have happened. and to, you know, acknowledge the fact that we have gone through all of this for nothing is a little bit tough. but im trying to put that behind me and just focus on the positive. >> well, the thing is, what people dont realize is that the -- you know, they tried to destroy you, right? and this not only affects you. it affects your family, i...

>> well, the thing is, is that what people dont realize is that, you know, they tried to destroy you, right? and this not only affects you. it affects your family, your wife, your kids, those who are close to you, your parents, and on and on and on for something that -- the sleepless nights, im sure and all the other issues you had to deal with, the financial aspect, for something that did not have to happen because people were out to destroy you. this is a trump tactic. this is a trump supporte...

Honorable representatives next year, including a strong contingent of moderate democrats. you just conveyed similar sentiment in the statement -- in your answer before, but youre not talking about just supporting democrats. you lay out a goal to prevent the gop from taking the house in 2022. >> yes, we do, because we dont think that kevin mccarthy, if the republicans get the house back, that kevin mccarthy is going to stand up to trump. hes already shown that hes an acolyte. and im afraid with t...