“He has no clue about what makes America great”, Biden said.
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“No nominee in history of this nation has known less or been less prepared to deal with national security … who has no plan whatsoever to make us safe”, Biden railed.
Biden, 73, ran for president twice and spent months past year debating whether to challenge Hillary Clinton for the 2016 nomination before he opted out in October. “Actually, he has no clue period”, Biden, his voice trembling with emotion, said to cheers. “Until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis or send young people to war”, Obama will say, according to speech excerpts released by the White House.
“I’m going to be living in Pennsylvania and OH and Michigan” leading up to the election, he said on MSNBC Wednesday – all states where his blue collar appeal would resonate.
“His cynicism and undoubtedly his lack of empathy and compassion can be summed up in that phrase he is most proud of making famous: ‘You’re fired!'”
“How there be pleasure in saying, “You’re fired”?” “We can not elect a man who exploits our fears”.
“He’s always come across as just one of us”, she added. Biden’s speech came just hours after Trump made headlines for encouraging Russian Federation to hack into Clinton’s email server to obtain unreleased emails.
The other speakers included former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an Independent who endorsed Hillary Clinton and condemned Trump (“a risky, reckless, radical choice”) and Tim Kaine, Clinton’s wide-eyed running mate, who sounded like Howdy Doody and seemed taken from “Father Knows Best”.
Contending that the “knows Hillary Clinton”, the vice president said the former secretary of state understands the issues facing middle class America, like college affordability and health care.
He further claimed that even Republicans know this, “and we simply can not let [him be elected], period”.
Recalling his own nickname of “Middle Class Joe”, he slammed Trump’s inability to fight for the middle class.
At the end of his powerful 45-minute speech, Clinton joined him on stage, prompting deafening cheers from the thousands of convention delegates and guests packed into a Philadelphia sports arena to hear the president’s address. “Tonight I’m announcing a new national effort to get it done”, the president said.
“Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious – and I’m not trying to be a wise guy here, I really mean it – that’s not Donald Trump’s story”, Biden said.
“The’s the embodiment of honor, resolve and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had”, Biden said.
“We simply can not let that happen as Americans”, he said.
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He went on to discuss Americans’ strength and how they are always moving forward.
