Joe Biden's Washington Post editorial

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16. Whoosh!

Biden nails Trump, calls him out for the opportunist he's always been and clearly identifies the damage he's done to the country:

It all comes down to the abuse of power. That is the defining characteristic of the Trump presidency.

We now know he has abused the foreign policy of the United States in an attempt to extract political favors from multiple countries. He has directly asked three foreign governments to interfere in U.S. elections, including Russia, one of our greatest adversaries, and China, our closest competitor. He has corrupted the agencies of his administration — including the State Department, the National Security Council staff, the Justice Department and the office of the vice president — to do his personal political bidding. We also know that the people around him in the White House recognized just how profoundly wrong it was and worked overtime to cover up Trump’s abuses.

Joe takes him on directly while recommitting to the important issues facing us: climate change, gun legislation, healthcare, etc. But here is the money quote for me, something that ties directly into Biden's background and made-for-the-moment qualifications:

I’m going to fight to ensure that the United States is once again the leader of the free world; a champion of democracy; and the bulwark of a stable, peaceful international order.

The idea that Trump made a promise to China not to comment on the Hong-Kong protests because of his lousy trade deal and tariff fight should be abhorrent to Americans. We're standing with tyrants instead of people pushing for democratic reforms. That is the legacy of the Trump Administration. Shameful and unAmerican in too many ways to count.

Good one on Joe!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/joe-biden-trump-wont-destroy-me-and-he-wont-destroy-my-family/2019/10/05/9544b9a4-e7cc-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html