'He loves his rallies. But the next time he holds one, look closely. Trump keeps his distance. He’s willing to let everyone in that crowd risk their life. But not him.'
During a speech Monday in Wisconsin, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden implored Americans to resist the urge to become numb to COVID-19’s escalating death toll, and once again blamed President Trump’s “lies and incompetence” for the devastation caused by the disease.
“Due to Donald Trump’s lies and incompetence over the last six months we have seen one of the greatest losses in American history,” Biden said. He said Trump “panicked” and “froze” as the pandemic spiraled out of control, and that “the virus was just too big for him.” In keeping with his other recent speeches, Biden cast the upcoming election as a fight between Scranton, his middle-class Pennsylvania hometown, and Park Avenue, an upper-class stretch of Manhattan. The phrasing is part of Biden’s attempt to reframe the election along populist lines, with Democrats fighting for everyday people against wealthy Republican interests.
Biden also portrayed Trump as a wealthy elitist who is out of touch with the concerns of working Americans.
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