. @JoeBiden in Burlington returning to the core message of his campaign, a “battle for the soul of America.” He began remarks by reminding voters that the “words of a president matter.”
Trump has poured “fuel on the fire” of extremism on the rise in the US, Biden says. “He seems more concerned about losing their votes” than beating back hateful ideologies
Biden says he and @SenFeinstein got assault weapons ban passed before and will do it again, drawing applause from audience. Also says need new law on domestic terrorism
“American history is not a fairy tale,” Biden says. There’s been a constant battle between our ideals and reality, noting how the Constitution included 3/5ths compromise
“We’ve never lived up to our American ideals,” as Jefferson himself didn’t Biden says. But the values of equality and justice in the Declaration he wrote have been the “North Star” we strive to
Biden naming president after president to note how much of an aberration Trump is in terms if standing for those American ideals. “Our president isn’t up to the moment,” he says, adding he “lacks the moral authority to lead.”
Biden says he can’t stand abuse of power, especially in the form of a president “running roughshod” over everything we stand for
Biden says that Trump has fueled the carnage in America since his election as he stands in way of gun restrictions. Gets a standing ovation as he says he will not let him be re-elected President
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