There's been a lot of talk at this week's Republican National Convention about the dystopian hellhole of "Joe Biden's America." On Thursday evening, Joe Biden said he wasn't sure President Trump is aware he's been in charge of America for the past three and a half years. "If you think about it, Donald Trump saying, 'You're not going to be safe in Joe Biden's America,'" he told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "All the video being played is in Donald Trump's America." (Or, to be fair, Spain.) Biden formalized that idea in a statement.
Inbox: "Is Donald Trump even aware he's president?" pic.twitter.com/tFLtRNXFW5 — Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) August 27, 2020
"Is Donald Trump even aware he's president?" Biden asked. "These are not images from some imagined 'Joe Biden's America' in the future. These are images from Donald Trump's America today. The violence we're witnessing is happening under Donald Trump. Not me. It's getting worse, and we know why." Trump "refuses to even acknowledge there is a racial justice problem in America," he added. "Instead of looking to calm the waters, he adds fuel to every fire. Violence isn't a problem in his eyes — it's a political strategy. And the more of it, the better for him."
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway had actually made a similar point on Thursday morning, telling Fox & Friends that "the more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who's best on public safety and law and order."
Biden said he has "made it clear" there's "no place for violence, looting, or burning. None. Zero." He predicted that Trump would attack him again in his RNC acceptance speech. But, he added, "when Donald Trump says tonight you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America, look around and ask yourself: How safe do you feel in Donald Trump's America?" Peter Weber
shaner38 on August 28th, 2020 at 06:34 UTC »
It's an odd thing Donald Trump is saying about "Joe Biden's America" logically. He's saying that Democrats at the local level are responsible for the current unrest and state of the economy, while he's powerless to stop it because of them. Yet somehow, Biden as President at the federal level will have complete control over the same unrest.
Bmorgan1983 on August 28th, 2020 at 06:19 UTC »
Trump spent the first 3 years blaming Obama for America’s problems, as if Obama were still president. Now he’s shifted to blaming Biden in his last year as president, as if Biden is already president. No ability to man up and lead.
Twoweekswithpay on August 28th, 2020 at 04:18 UTC »
It remains astounding that Trump’s attempt at gaslighting voters over the last 4 years could work, but sadly it will. Hoping Joe makes this point time and time again at the debates and any time he speaks about Trump:
We’ve had 4 years of pain & suffering under Trump. No more!!!