President Biden stopped by his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, near his parents’ home, on Saturday and attacked former President Trump, claiming the top Republican candidate “doesn’t stand for anything.”
The rebuke of former President Biden, who did not name him during Saturday’s speech in Wilmington, Del., was part of a speech in which the president touted the importance of democracy and Biden’s rise in recent polls. .
“I’m happy with where we are. I really am,” Biden said. “You know, people are starting to look at the guy we’re playing against, and he’s not for anything, he’s against everything.”
“No, I want to be serious, this is the strangest campaign I’ve ever been a part of, and it’s even worse than the last one in 2020 in terms of his behavior,” he added. .
Biden reiterated his assertion that Americans understand the importance of the next general election.
“I meant what I said when we announced our first presidential election against this guy. And we went to Independence Hall and gave a speech about democracy, and the press said that I thought that was a bit of an exaggeration, except that Americans didn’t do that,” the president told supporters. “The American people understand it. They understand what’s going on.”
During his travels, the president also emphasized that other countries’ leaders were rooting for his successful re-election, and said support for him at home is gradually recovering.
He cited a recent Quinnipiac paper poll There, he leads Trump by 6 points among registered voters in a hypothetical general election matchup and is touting an additional 2 points. pennsylvania Polls show him likely leading his Republican rivals.
“But folks, things are still the same. People are starting to pay attention, and everything is looking up across the board, including the polling data,” Biden said.
“By the way, we weren’t on the ballot in New Hampshire and couldn’t campaign. But guess what? We got 64 percent of the vote,” he later added.
Other polls have shown different results. new CNN pollThe poll conducted by SSRS shows Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden by 4 points, the same margin as when the same poll was conducted in the fall.
Biden’s speech at his campaign headquarters on Saturday was another hint that the president is ramping up his re-election efforts.
Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Doug Emhoff were also in attendance, supporting the president and cheering during his remarks.
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