“Never!” said Biden, whipping himself into a frenzy.
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Trump not only “doesn’t have a clue” how to make America great, Biden said, “he has no clue period!”
Joe Biden spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival July 2, 2016.
Vice President Joe Biden offered powerful criticism of Donald Trump Wednesday, painting the Republican nominee as completely unqualified for the presidency. “And while this nation has been tested by war and recession and all manner of challenge — I stand before you again tonight, after nearly two terms as your President, to tell you I am even more optimistic about the future of America”, he said.
He said the 68-year-old former first lady and senator knew what it’s like to be in the room when tough epoch-making and presidency-breaking decisions were taken – like the move to strike Osama bin Laden. America isn’t about ‘yes he will.’ It’s about ‘yes we can.’ And we’re going to carry Hillary to victory this fall, because that’s what the moment demands. This is a complicated and uncertain world we live in. They’ll be closely watching to see what, if anything, he says about the deal, which he came out against the day after joining the Clinton ticket.
Asked about Donald Trump’s apparent appeal to many working class voters, Biden said: ‘I think he has been very successful in playing on their fears. I know, ‘ Bien says he tells them. On the heels of reports that Russian Federation may have hacked Democratic Party emails, Trump said, “Russia, if you’re listening”, it would be desirable to see Moscow find and publish the thousands of emails Clinton says she deleted during her years as secretary of state.
“God willing, Hillary Clinton will write the next chapter in that journey”, he said, calling the 21st century America’s century.
Biden will speak at the convention, along with President Obama, on Wednesday night. Biden explained before offering his own well-used tagline: “That’s a bunch of malarkey!” I think Putin doesn’t want a united North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Trump “embraces the tactics of our enemies”, Biden said, while he “belittles our closest allies while embracing dictators like Vladimir Putin”.
Taking aim at Trump’s campaign promise to “Make America Great Again”, Obama said: “America is already great”.
DENVER – AUGUST 27: Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (L), stands with his father U.S. Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Sen.
Kaine said his son would “protect and defend the very North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies that Donald Trump now says he wants to abandon”.
Local 3’s Nick Perreault talked with delegates who say they need to stay focused on the economy and jobs starting tonight. It argued that the presidency is the most hard and serious and crushingly lonely position in the world, and that it takes someone of exceptional moral character to occupy it.
Why don’t they send him to Detroit, and let him tell the folks there about how America never fails? “Strong women get things done”.
“This is a more fundamental choice”, he said.
Mr Trump, an worldwide property developer, has constantly talked up applying his business skills to run America’s economy. In fact it was Ted Cruz who said that line.
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Biden spoke about Hillary Clinton as a smart and passionate leader, noting he’s known her for more than 30 years and has worked with her in the Senate and over weekly breakfasts when she was Secretary of State.
