The Democratic candidate for the White House Joe Biden denounced Monday, August 31 the violent outbursts on the sidelines of the demonstrations against racism, while accusing his rival Donald Trump of stoking "
the embers
" of social unrest.
“To
loot is not to demonstrate.
To set fire is not to demonstrate.
None of this has to do with the protests.
It's anarchy, full stop
, ”Joe Biden said during a speech in Pittsburgh.
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"
The fires are burning, but we have a president who kindles the embers rather than fighting the flames,
" continued the former vice-president of Barack Obama, who will face the Republican billionaire at the polls on November 3.
"
The president has long since abandoned all moral leadership (...) He cannot stop violence because for years he fomented it
", he accused.
Trump "toxic" for the country
"
Donald Trump has been a toxic presence in our country for four years
", the date of his surprise election, continued his Democratic rival, accusing him of having since "
poisoned the values
" of the United States.
The outgoing Republican president "
has failed to protect America
", caught at the confluence of historic crises, with more than 180,000 dead in the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought the world's largest economy to its knees, and a wave of protest against racism and police brutality, which sometimes escalates.
“
So now he's trying to scare America,
” Joe Biden said.
"
This is what his entire presidential campaign comes down to: fear
."
The 77-year-old political veteran, the moderate candidate has also responded to the president and his team, who describe him as a "
puppet
" in the hands of the far left.
“
You know my story, the story of my family.
So ask yourself: do I sound like a radical socialist with a penchant for looters?
Seriously!
», He was indignant.
After the sudden halt in March of his field campaign because of the pandemic, Joe Biden is shifting, with this plane trip, into high gear, resuming visits to the pivotal states which make up the American elections by switching from one party to another.