Joe Biden has accused President Donald Trump of turning the United States into a 'battlefield riven by old resentments and fresh fears' and pledged to try to heal racial divisions if elected to the White House in November.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of turning the United States into a"battlefield riven by old resentments and fresh fears" and pledged to try to heal racial divisions if elected to the White House in November.
"The moment has come for our nation to deal with systemic racism," Mr Biden said in Philadelphia in his first major speech outside his home state of Delaware since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country in March.The President held up a bible at St. John’s church yesterday. If he opened it instead of brandishing it, he could have learned something:That’s hard work. But it’s the work of America.
"When peaceful protesters are dispersed by the order of the president from the doorstep of the people's house, the White House, using tear gas and flash grenades, in order to stage a photo op, a photo op, at one of the most historic churches in the country... we can be forgiven for believing that the president is more interested in power than in principle," Mr Biden said."I just wish he opened it once in a while instead of brandishing it.
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