Former vice president Joe Biden
Joe Biden Can Republicans Handle the Aftermath of Donald Trump? Biden seeks to impersonate Trump in Georgia Trump’s Mount Rushmore stunt will backfire MORE He made race a central theme of his July 4 message as the country grapples with widespread discontent over systemic racism and police brutality.
Speaking to the camera interspersed with videos of past civil rights struggles, Biden said the country has not lived up to its creed, pointing to centuries of racism, the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. and the murder of George Floyd in May, but that the United States is ready for a change.
“Our country was founded on an idea: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ We have never lived up to it. Jefferson himself did not: he had slaves, women were excluded. But once it was proposed, it was an idea that could not be contained, ”he said. In spite of everything, these words have eaten away at our conscience and brought us to justice.
“We have the opportunity to uproot the roots of systemic racism in this country,” added Biden, the supposed 2020 Democratic candidate. “We have the opportunity to live up to the words that founded this nation.”
Our nation was founded on a simple idea: we are all created equal. We have never lived up to it, but we have never stopped trying. This Independence Day, not only do we celebrate those words, we pledge to finally keep them. Happy # Fourth of July! pic.twitter.com/1WrATlx8Xl
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 4, 2020
The video does not mention President Trump
Donald John Trump Trump responds to calls to tear down monuments with creation of Trump Statues’ National Garden ‘: Children are taught at school to’ hate their own country ‘Trump accuses those who knock down statues of wanting to’ overthrow the American Revolution ‘ by name, but the video still shows a stark contrast to his general election opponent.
The president used his July 4 speech on Friday night on Mount Rushmore to rip apart liberal protesters who have called for the Confederate statues and other iconography to be removed, accusing them of trying to “erase” the country’s past.
“There is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute loyalty. If he doesn’t speak his language, perform his rituals, recite his mantras, and follow his commandments, then he will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished. It won’t happen to us, ”he told a crowded crowd.
Make no mistake, this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution. In doing so, they would destroy the same civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence and hunger and that brought humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery and progress, “he continued.” To make this possible, they are determined to tear down every statue, symbol and keepsake of our national heritage. “
Later Saturday, Biden will appear at the Essence Festival of Culture to listen to black women, and Trump will host a “Salute to America” event in Washington.
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