Biden vows to be 'strongest labor president you've ever had'
By Zack Budryk - 09/07/20 05:07 PM EDT
Democratic nominee Joe Biden vowed to be the “strongest labor president you’ve ever had†in a virtual event Monday with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
"You can be sure you will be hearing that word ‘union’ plenty of times if I’m in the White House," Biden said Monday. "If I have the honor of becoming your president, I'm going to be the strongest labor president you have ever had.â€
Union workers, Biden said, “live by a code, an American code, it sounds corny but it’s real. Honor, duty, country, something bigger than yourself.â€
The former vice president also took another shot at President Trump over reports he called Americans killed in World War I “losers,†calling the reported comment “downright un-American.â€
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