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RandySF

(71,838 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 04:07 AM Mar 2020

Biden to Trump on coronavirus: 'Stop saying false things that will make you sound like a hero' [View all]

(CNN)Joe Biden on Friday lambasted President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, telling Trump to "stop swerving between over-promising, buck-passing, and start delivering protection to our people."

"He's all over the map. In a crisis we need leadership that's straightforward, clear and reliable," the former vice president, who has been home in Wilmington, Delaware, said during a call with reporters. Biden has built a near-insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic 2020 nomination.

Biden said Trump is "behind the curve" and "promising results he has not delivered and announcing actions that he has not even ordered," pointing to Trump's comments that don't match reality on the availability of coronavirus tests and a vaccine.
He also criticized Trump for claiming to have invoked the Defense Production Act, allowing for a government-mandated increase in production of supplies like masks and ventilators -- which Biden had urged him to do -- while not using its authority to order American companies to scale up production.
"When these things don't come through, you exacerbate their concern," Biden said. "Stop saying false things that will make you sound like a hero."




https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/joe-biden-trump-coronavirus-response/index.html

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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