Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night with an “enormously effective” speech that “blew a hole” in the characterization of former Trump Vice President, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace said.
“Remember, Donald Trump has been talking about Joe Biden for months [being] mental shots, an exile from the left, “Wallace told Fox News special coverage of the Democratic National Convention. And yes, Biden read from the teleprompter and a prepared speech, but I thought he blew a hole, a big hole, in that characterization. “
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“It seems to me that after tonight, Donald Trump will have to turn against a candidate, not against a caricature,” Wallace added.
After Biden completed his remarks, in which he promised to restore the “soul of America” and deliver the nation from “darkness”, Fox News focal anchor praised Bret Baier as “the best he has ever been” “during the topsy-turvy campaign.
“He is not known for his public speaking, but this – after speaking to him many, many times on the sidewalk – was the best he has been until his delivery,” Baier said.
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“He apparently started out very punctually against President Trump, something that people did not know whether he should do or not, and said that character is on the ballot; compassion is on the ballot; decency, science, democracy, they are all on the mood … “
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In his remarks, Biden cited four major crises facing America: the coronavirus pandemic, the accompanying economic downturn, climate change, and the demands for racial justice of communities that, as he put it, “the injustice of a knee-jerk reaction” on the neck. “
“This is what he needed to do with this crowd and the crowd ran around the country,” Baier said, “but the question [is], was it enough to influence this race and give him a bounce? “
Fox News’ Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.
