Biden: ‘Intimidating’ to speak at MLK’s church

President Joe Biden on Sunday paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and called for "community over chaos," as he became the first sitting president to speak at Ebenezer

Baptist Church's Sunday service. "I've spoken before Parliament, kings and queens, leaders all over the world. I been doing this for a long time. This is intimidating,"

Biden said, speaking at the Atlanta church where King was a pastor ahead of the holiday honoring the civil rights leader. The speech reiterated Biden's stated focus on

redeeming "the soul of America," a theme he's returned to in his first two years in office as a shorthand for both policy priorities and a rejection of far-right election

denialism. Specifically, work remains on economic rights, voting rights and protecting American democracy, Biden said Sunday, on what would have been King's 94th

birthday. "This is a time of choosing. ... We have to choose community over chaos," he said. King is one of Biden's two heroes, along with late Democratic Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy, Biden said. Both were assassinated in the spring of 1968. “We come to contemplate his moral vision and commit ourselves to his path,” the president said

of King. Biden's presence in Georgia was a contrast from the midterm elections, during which he distanced himself from the politically crucial state as his approval

ratings lagged, the Associated Press noted Saturday. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) spoke at the service before Biden. On ABC's "This Week," Warnock said Sunday he was

"honored" Biden would speak in King's "spiritual home."