President Biden hosted a small group of historians and scholars for lunch on Wednesday to discuss "ongoing threats to democracy and democratic institutions" in the US and worldwide. The meeting came ahead of Biden's speech on Frida, marking the 3rd anniversary of the January 6th Capitol attack. Historians urged Biden to "call out the moment for what it is" and warned of the slow crawl of authoritarianism globally. The January 6th speech will take place at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, another historically symbolic site like Biden's prior remarks.