Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: 'There is a sense of urgency'

President can secure civil liberties, accelerate spending on climate and healthcare, and spare death row prisoners The skies above the White House were cold and grey. Joe Biden greeted the championship winning Boston Celtics basketball team, quipping about his Irish ancestry and tossing a basketball into the crowd. But the US president could not resist drawing a wider lesson. "When we get knocked down, we get back up," he said. "As my dad would say, 'Just get up, Joe. Get up.' Character to keep ...