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Published 16:29 01 Sep 2020 GMT
The 2020 presidential race is heating up, and now, Joe Biden has slammed President Trump by saying that he wants to keep America "safe from four more years" of his leadership.
The Democratic presidential nominee made the remark during a rare appearance away from his hometown, slamming Trump for his handling of the pandemic, police shootings, protests, and job losses.
Watch Biden slam Trump below:
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Speaking in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Biden said, per Sky News: "The incumbent president is incapable of telling us the truth, incapable of facing the facts, incapable of healing.
"He doesn't want to shed light, he wants to generate heat. And he's stoking violence in our cities.
"Ask yourself, do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really? I want a safe America, safe from COVID.
"Safe from crime and looting. Safe from racially motivated violence. Safe from bad cops. Let me be crystal clear, safe from four more years of Donald Trump."
Biden said that he is "in this campaign for you" and that he does "not think about myself" unlike Trump.
Until now, the former vice-president has predominantly criticized Trump for his handling of the pandemic, but he has now criticized him for his handling of other issues including law and order.
"Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is re-elected?" he asked the crowd.
Biden said that the president failed to protect the American people as violent protests broke out following the revival of the Black Lives Matter movement this summer.
"He failed to protect this nation so he's trying to scare America," he said, adding that Trump has "no problem with right-wing militia" who are "more heavily armed than the police" taking over the protests.
Biden said that Trump is incapable of tackling America's violence problem because it "because for years he's fomented it" and because it plays to his base.
"It's lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted," Biden concluded.
There's still a long way to go until November...
