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brooklynite

(94,585 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 02:20 PM Aug 2020

Joe Biden blames Trump for exacerbating unrest in cities [View all]

Source: Chicago Tribune

PITTSBURGH -- Joe Biden forcefully condemned the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that's sparking it. He dismissed his presidential opponent as incapable of tackling the violence himself.

"He doesn't want to shed light, he wants to generate heat, and he's stoking violence in our cities," Biden said during remarks in Pittsburgh Monday. "He can't stop the violence because for years he's fomented it."

Biden went on to denounce rioting, looting and arson at recent protests.

"It's lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted," he said.

Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-joe-biden-donald-trump-violence-20200831-q7xrcmh4jvca5m4vjovvdv4vde-story.html




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This is gold bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #1
Hope this speech gets played everywhere Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #2
Plus BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #3
It was a wonderful speech. qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #4
Good speech DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #5
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