'I'll allow no-one to place a dagger at the throat of this democracy': Biden marks year since Capitol attack

President Joe Biden speaks from Statuary Hall at the US Capitol to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 riot at the US Capitol by supporters loyal to then-president Donald Trump, in Washington (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP)

President Joe Biden has forcefully condemned Donald Trump’s election “big lie” that sparked the deadly breach of the US Capitol by his supporters and continues to motivate deep national division.

He marked the anniversary of the insurrection by declaring he will stand and fight for “the soul of America”.