In a speech Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, former Vice President Joe Biden ramped up his attacks on President Donald Trump over what the presumptive Democratic nominee says is the president’s “failure to protect the American people” from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Mr. President, the crisis is real. The crisis is real, and it’s surging, Mr. President. Your promises and predictions and wishful thinking, pulled out of thin air, are not only doing the country no good, they’re making them lose even more faith in their government,” Biden said.
In the updated plan the Biden campaign also said that the former vice president would call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who has been one of the nation’s leading experts on the COVID-19 response, and ask him to extend his service in a Biden administration.
“Minutes after he is declared the winner of the election, Biden will make one of his first calls to Dr. Tony Fauci and ask him to extend his unprecedented record of service to six Presidents by serving one more. Dr. Fauci will have full access to the Oval Office and an uncensored platform to speak directly to the American people — whether delivering good news or bad,” the updated plan released on Tuesday read.
“We don’t need a cheerleader Mr. President, we need a president, Mr. President. A president who will level the American people. A president will tell us the unvarnished truth. A president who will take responsibility, instead of always blaming others. A president will listen to the experts, follow the science, allow them to speak,” Biden said during his remarks.
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