President Biden’s campaign criticized former President Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s new ad“Yes,” he said in response to a rhetorical question about whether Americans are better off today than they were four years ago.
The ad begins with a screenshot of President Trump’s Truth social post urging voters to compare the Biden administration to the country in March 2020, along with news footage of empty grocery store shelves.
The video is interwoven with footage of Trump downplaying the then-nascent coronavirus pandemic, including encouraging people to inject disinfectant and claiming he was not responsible for the virus’s surging death toll. It is being
The Biden campaign has been grasping four-year comparisons in recent weeks, as the virus outbreak in the U.S. marked its fourth anniversary earlier this month. The president doubled down on his position multiple times during his campaign shutdown, attacking Trump in Dallas and Houston on Wednesday and Thursday.
“Speaking of Donald Trump, just a few days ago he asked the famous question at one of his rallies: ‘Are you better now than you were four years ago?'” Biden said Wednesday at an event in Dallas. Told.
“Donald, I’m glad you asked that question because I want everyone to remember what it was like in March of 2020,” he said.
Mr. Biden also reminded attendees at the fundraiser of Mr. Trump’s promise of a second term and spoke of the bleak future if Mr. Trump wins the November election.
“The issue is not just going back to the days when President Trump ruled this country. That’s where he wants to take us now,” Biden said. “Pay attention to what he’s saying. I want everyone to take it seriously. He means it. It may sound crazy, but he means it. ”
“Folks, it’s not about me. It’s about him,” Biden added.
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