In his first interview with a Hispanic media outlet since he became the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is concerned about comments by President Donald Trump that if he loses the November election there would be a violent revolt against the authorities.
"What's worrying is the way he talks about 'insurrection' and people taking up arms.
Have you ever heard a democratic president of the United States speak like this?"
Biden told him in an interview with Noticias Telemundo presenter José Díaz Balart.
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Biden spoke about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Latino community, about immigration, the economy, the Latino vote ahead of the November presidential elections and what could happen if he wins the election, but Trump decides not to accept. the results.
"People are going to go out and vote, they will not be able to stop it ... I have full confidence in the ability of the people to choose the best president," Biden told Díaz Balart.
"But what if he doesn't accept it and you win?" The journalist asked him.
"I don't think - if you see the high-level military of this Administration, how they have dissociated themselves from it, I don't think we're going to have problems, there won't be many people supporting it,"
Biden replied.
For Biden, these worrying statements by the president are due to his insecurity due to the low approval ratings he has in the polls, just 49 days before the vote.
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"If he was so sure that he was going to win, why would he talk like that?"
For months, national polls have given Biden the lead over the president, some by as much as 10 points, particularly as voters have said they do not approve of Trump's work on the coronavirus pandemic.
But a recent poll in the crucial state of Florida has seen Trump catch up with Biden and tie him.
That's why in the last week there has been panic among Democrats: Trump has more Hispanic support in this state than he did in 2016, even though Biden is the candidate with the most support overall at the state level.
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The surge in support for Trump is due to his popularity among Cuban-Americans and Venezuelan-Americans, according to experts.
"I don't take anything for granted," Biden said,
"I'm going to work really hard for every vote."
Asked how he would do that, the candidate replied that "we have reached out to the community, to important figures in the community, we have very important people in our campaign who are Latino and my government will be the same. There are 50 days left so I am going to work as crazy to reach Latinos. "