On Friday President Biden delivered a commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduating class of 2022. In this speech he detailed a conversation he had with Chinese President Xi Jinping on election night. The Chinese president called to congratulate Biden on his victory over former president Donald Trump and shared his opinion on the unsustainable demise of democracy in the 21st century.

"We're living through a global struggle between autocracies and democracies,"

"I've met more with Xi Jinping than any other world leader has. When he called me to congratulate me on Election Night, he said to me what he said many times before," the president said on Friday. "He said democracies cannot be sustained in the 21st century, autocracies will run the world. Why? Things are changing so rapidly. Democracies require consensus, and it takes time, and you don't have the time."

President Biden in his commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy's graduating class.

Biden went on to say that he believes Xi is wrong democracy will prevail. He reference the war in Ukraine, saying that while Putin wanted to "'Finlandize' all of Europe" it actually backfired and he has actually "NATOized" the continent.

"Xi [is] wrong. Each of you, as you go out into the world, will not only be a proud member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, you'll be representatives and defenders of our democracy," Biden said to the 2022 graduates gathered in Annapolis, Maryland.

"Sounds corny, but literally our democracy," he continued. "That's why you swear an oath, not to me as your commander-in-chief or any political leader, but to the Constitution. Our nation is placing in you great trust and great faith."

"America leads not only by the example of its power but the power of its example. Think of why most nations agreed to support us," Biden said.

"The most powerful tool that you'll wield is our unmatched network of global alliances and the strength of our partnership," he said to the crowd.

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