Biden goes after Trump in Minnesota address
By Tal Axelrod - 09/18/20 06:18 PM EDT
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden went after President Trump in a speech in Minnesota on Friday as he looks to blunt the president’s chances in the swing state.
Speaking at a union training center in Hermantown, Biden tore into the White House’s response to the coronavirus, casting the administration’s efforts as insufficient in lowering the death toll from the pandemic.
“Again, in his own words, recorded by Bob Woodward, the president knew back in February that this was an extremely dangerous communicable disease. Think about it, how many people across the Iron Range, how many empty chairs around those dinner tables because of his negligence and selfishness. How many lies said, and lives lost?†the former vice president said, referencing audio released by veteran journalist Bob Woodward in which Trump admitted to downplaying the pandemic.
Biden also tore into Trump over the economic fallout from the pandemic. Unemployment has skyrocketed since the first outbreaks earlier this year, and while it has ticked down in recent months, millions more remain out of work than before the virus struck.
Trump has maintained that the economy is on the rebound, noting strong signals from the stock market, an indicator Biden declared says nothing about the position of working class Americans.
“Here in Minnesota and all across the country, there are plenty of folks who are hurting, they’re worried about making their next mortgage payment or keeping their rent payments in check. They see the people at the top of the heap doing very well,†he said. “They’re left to wonder as a consequence, ordinary folks, who’s looking out for me? That’s been the entire story of Donald Trump’s presidency."
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