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Calling Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention a “dark vision for the future”, President Joe Biden has vowed to get back on the campaign trail next week to “save democracy”, The Hill reported.
Notably, Biden has been isolating at his Rehoboth Beach home in Delaware, after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, while he was campaigning in Las Vegas.
In a statement, Biden said that Trump’s remarks at the RNC on Thursday night focused on his own grievances and had no plans to make life better for working people.
“Last night the American people saw the same Donald Trump they rejected four years ago. For over 90 minutes, he focused on his own grievances, with no plan to unite us and no plan to make life better for working people,” The US President said Friday, July 19.
Taking to X, Biden posted a series of tweets targeting Trump. “I’m stuck at home with COVID, so I had the distinct misfortune of watching Donald Trump’s speech to the RNC. What the hell was he talking about?” read one of his tweets.
“Donald claimed he’s “going to protect Social Security and Medicare.” This is a flat-out lie, folks. Trump proposed cutting Social Security and Medicare every year he was in office. And he’ll do it again.
“He bragged about giving “the biggest tax cuts ever” to his billionaire buddies. But the deal is that his Project 2025 agenda would raise taxes on the middle class.
“He said he’ll end inflation, but even the Wall Street Journal published an article agreeing: Trump’s Project 2025 would cause even more inflation. My economic plan is lowering costs and inflation,” Biden wrote.
“Let’s start with this. Donald said he “did a great job” with COVID. Folks, this is the same guy who told us to inject bleach while over a million Americans died.
Honestly, I thought the worst lie he told all night was when he said “in conclusion” and then kept going.
I’ve heard enough.
And if you’re with me, pitch in to our campaign:https://t.co/UbwPXTQd5G
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 20, 2024
“He said he’s “going to buy your vote.” Are we joking? He’s saying everything out loud.
“He bragged about getting along with dictators. That’s because Trump wants to be a dictator. He said so himself.
“He said he’ll end the “electric vehicle mandate” on day one. Donald, there is no electric car mandate. And American manufacturing is booming under my administration,” Biden wrote.
He insisted that he would again defeat Trump in November amid growing calls for the President to drop out of the race.
Meanwhile, calls from Democrat members became louder on Friday, when Senator Martin Heinrich became the third Democratic senator to urge Biden to move aside, and four House Democrats issued a joint statement urging him to end his re-election bid.
In a statement, Biden said, “Donald Trump’s dark vision for the future is not who we are as Americans. Together, as a party and as a country, we can and will defeat him at the ballot box,” The Hill reported.
He further said, “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while making the case for my own record and the vision that I have for America: one where we save our democracy, protect our rights and freedoms, and create opportunity for everyone.”
Biden also said that Trump “avoided mentioning his Project 2025 agenda, but still proudly flaunted the worst of MAGA extremism”, echoing the response from his campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, to the former President’s speech at the convention Thursday night.
O’Malley Dillon said Trump did not mention Project 2025 even once. The Biden campaign has tried to connect Trump to the controversial conservative policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation, while Trump and his team have aggressively attempted to distance themselves from it, The Hill reported.
Trump kicked off his Presidential campaign with a rousing speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday night local time. Trump attacked the Democrats for continuously targeting him and his family and said that it was time to focus on making America great again.
“Enough with the subpoenas, let’s focus on America. Don and others faced countless subpoenas from Democrats like Nancy Pelosi. They must stop this, as it’s harming our country. We need to focus on making America great again, not beating people. We won against impeachments and indictments, but the time wasted is damaging. If that effort went towards helping America, we’d be much stronger,” he said.
Speaking to the Republican cadre, Trump endorsed his running mate and Senator from Ohio, JD Vance. While accepting his nomination, Trump said that he would be the President for all of America.
“I am running to be President for all America, not half of America because there is no victory in winning for half of America. So, tonight with faith and devotion I proudly accept your nomination for President of the United States, In 4 months we will have an incredible victory. We will launch a new era of peace and prosperity, for all religions, people and creeds. I will be the president of all of America and not of half of America because there is no victory by half,” Trump said.
