Claiming “no one will be safe in Biden’s America,” President Trump targeted rival Joe Biden and painted a clear contrast between himself and the Democratic presidential candidate as he arguably delivered the keynote address of his 2020 election campaign.
When he delivered his GOP acceptance speech live from the White House’s South Lawn on Thursday night when he signed this week’s Republican National Convention, the president insisted that ‘Joe Biden is not the savior of the soul of America. – he’s the destroyer of America’s jobs. , and if given the chance, he will be the destroyer of American greatness. “
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And to steer the case four more years, arguing that he kept his promises and delivered them to supporters, Trump promised that “in a new term as president, we will rebuild the largest economy in history – fast back to full employment, rising incomes and record prosperity. ”
President Donald Trump speaks at the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, August 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)
But Trump also used his speech and all four days of confab to shake up a match that has seen him consistently follow the former vice president in national public opinion polls and, more importantly, in polls in months. the major general election campaign states, The president is striving for a reset in a race where his job is to fight the worst pandemic to strike the nation and the world in a century – and an economy seriously deflated by the coronavirus – are on top of voters’ heads.
The president used his address to re-paint Biden as a candidate who will serve on the extreme left of the Democratic Party and warn of a chaotic future for Americans if Biden wins the November general election.
Trump stressed that “this is the most important election in the history of our country.”
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And he asserted that “voters never stood for a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies, than two agendas. This election will decide if we save the American dream, if we allow a socialist agenda to destroy our cherished destiny. . “
The president claimed that “this election will decide whether we will defend the American way of life, if we allow a radical movement to completely dismantle and destroy it.”
And he accused that “Biden is weak. He takes his marching orders of liberal hypocrites who drive their cities to the ground while fleeing far from the site of the wreck.”
He added that Biden “is a Trojan horse for socialism.”
Hours before the president’s address, Biden targeted the official. Amid government-led national unrest over racial inequality after police fired last weekend from a Black in Wisconsin, Biden accused in interviews on two of the three major national cable news networks that Trump “roots for more violence, not less” and that the president “goes just keep on refueling. “
The former vice president also accused Trump of viewing the protests as “a political advantage for him.”
The president referred back to last week’s Democratic convention, claiming that ‘Biden and his party are repeatedly attacking America as a country of radical, economic and social injustice. That night, I ask you a very simple question: How can the Democratic Party ask to lead our country when it spends so much time dismantling our country. ”
“Our country was not built by canceling culture,” he said.
Trump swore that “as long as I am president, I will defend the absolute right of every American citizen to live in security, dignity and peace.” He insinuated that the Democrats stand with “anarchists, rioters, looters and flag-burners,” and promised that “the Republican Party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep America safe.”
The president also accused that “if you give power to Joe Biden, the radical left will destroy police departments throughout the United States. They will pass federal legislation to reduce national enforcement … No one will be safe in Biden’s America.”
While Biden on Thursday insisted that “people have the right to be angry, people have the right to protest,” he also insisted that “I condemn violence in any form, whether it is looting or whatever.” And he repeatedly stated that he does not support the defolding of police departments.
Immediately after Trump’s speech, Biden took to Twitter to emphasize that the unrest occurred during the presidency.
“Remember: every instance of violence that Donald Trump denies has happened on his watch. Under his leadership. During his presidency,” Biden tweeted.
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The emphasis by the president and his campaign on law and order this summer comes as Trump aims to win back suburban voters who supported him in 2016, but the GOP fled in the 2018 midterm elections.
According to a national poll by Fox News earlier this month, Biden leads the presidency among registered voters in the suburbs by 16 percentage points. And the poll indicates that registered voters nationwide with a margin of 48% -42% rely on Biden over Trump to do a better job of dealing with police and criminal justice.
Trump said the death toll from coronavirus in the US has plagued 180,000 people, with the number of COVID-19 cases closing at 6 million people. Tens of millions remain unemployed after much of the economy was shut down last spring to prevent the spread of the virus. The US has recorded more cases and deaths than any other people.
For months, critics have criticized Trump’s response to the pandemic – arguing that the president initially downplayed the seriousness of the crisis and rejected the federal government’s response. The president has backtracked, repeatedly pointing to his early ban on flights from China, where the virus originated.
Hours before the president’s address, Biden’s running mate – Senator Kamala Harris of California – accused Trump of “tragically failing” in sending the federal response to the coronavirus. And they claimed that “Donald Trump froze – he was scared” when the pandemic swept the nation earlier this year.
“Donald Trump has failed in the most basic and important task of a president of the United States – he failed to protect the American people. Simple and straightforward, ‘said the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate.
The president, in retrospect, said that ‘we launched the largest national mobilization since World War II. Pursuant to the Defense Production Act, we produced the largest range of fans in the world. Not one American who needs a ventilator has been denied a ventilator. We have shipped hundreds of millions of masks, gloves and gowns to our health care workers. To protect seniors of our nation, we rush supplies, test kits, and staff to long-term nursing homes and facilities. The Army Corps of Engineers built field hospitals, and the Navy deployed our large hospital ships. “
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In another claim, Democrats would argue, Trump emphasized that “we, from scratch, have developed the largest and most advanced testing system in the world.”
And the president predicted that “we will have a safe and effective vaccine this year, and together we will crush the virus.”
The Biden campaign targeted Trump at his address, describing his speech as “delusional.”
“Instead of a strategy to overcome the pandemic, or what caused the unbearable suffering in our country now as a result of its persistent failures, what we heard was a delusion completely separated from the devastating reality facing normal Americans,” Biden accused campaign manager Kate Bedingfield.
And she claimed that “the American people know who Donald Trump is. They know the truth about Trump’s crisis-plagued presidency because they live it every day: closing businesses in the neighborhood, keeping children home from school, and a steady stream of vitriol was intended to tear us apart, from the person who would unite our people. “
The president used part of more than an hour-long address to spell out his agenda if he wins a second term. Trump promised, “We will create 10 million jobs in the next 10 months. We will hire more police, increase penalties for attacks on law enforcement, and crack down on federal prosecutors in high-crime communities. We will ban deadly sanctuaries, and ensure that federal health care is protected for American citizens, not illegal aliens. “
The president spoke for nearly 2,000 supporters invited to the White House. Audience members sat close together and many wore no masks. Coronavirus tests were not required for those who attended the President’s speech.
Before his speech, sounds of drumming and shouting from a distance could be heard faintly at the South Lake. The voice came from anti-Trump protesters holding peaceful demonstrations a few blocks away.
After his speech, the president and his guests were treated to a massive fireworks show – which included exhibits of “Trump” and “2020” – and an opera performance.
