The rally in Erie was another attempt to consolidate support in the state, which was crucial to the president’s success in 2001 but where he fought the election against Mr Biden.
Mr. Trump slammed his anti-Democratic energy policy, repeating the false claim that Mr. Biden supports a complete ban on fracking, one of the state’s main industries.
One of what Mr. Trump said was his first for a campaign rally, he played a montage of several clips on large video screens in which Mr. Biden and his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, talked about facing fossil fuels to combat climate change.
“If Biden is elected, he will wipe out your energy industry,” the president said.
Mr Trump also offered false claims about Mr Biden’s coronavirus status, saying his opponent would “delay treatment, postpone vaccinations, prolong the epidemic.” He stressed that the United States is “taking a turn for the worse”, despite the fact that the virus is on the rise across the country, including Pennsylvania, where new cases have risen by an average of 9 percent in the past week compared to two weeks ago. In the New York Times database – a level the state has not seen since April.
Mr. Trump had another warning to voters there: that Mr. Biden, whom they call “sleepy,” will fail to entertain them. “If you want frustration, destiny and despair, vote for Sleepy,” he said. “And boredom.”
His election seems to accept deficient, the president said his election prospects for the days before the coronavirus looked a little brighter. Before the plague came, he said, “I didn’t go to Erie. I mean I have to be honest, there’s no way to come. I didn’t have to. “We won this thing,” he added.
Mr. Trump was expected to join First Lady Melania Trump for her first public appearance since contracting the coronavirus.
