THREAD: @JoeBiden responded to 20 questions from @byshondaland about why he's running for president, his vision for America, and his fav ice cream flavor.
But he was also asked a question that's really hard to answer right now.... 1/
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But he was also asked a question that's really hard to answer right now.... 1/
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.@byshondaland asked @JoeBiden:
"What is America doing right? What makes you hopeful?"
With everything Trump has done to America while in office, it can be easy to forget about what gives us hope. But Biden gave me a powerful reminder. 2/
"What is America doing right? What makes you hopeful?"
With everything Trump has done to America while in office, it can be easy to forget about what gives us hope. But Biden gave me a powerful reminder. 2/
Here's what @JoeBiden said:
"In 2008, President Obama ran on a message of hope. When I became his running mate and vice president, we championed the idea of hope. Hope was as important to me then as it is to me today.
Donald Trump is the antithesis of hope." 3/
"In 2008, President Obama ran on a message of hope. When I became his running mate and vice president, we championed the idea of hope. Hope was as important to me then as it is to me today.
Donald Trump is the antithesis of hope." 3/
"[Trump] ridicules the freedom of the press while perpetuating his own lies and conspiracy theories. He bans transgender troops from serving their country while coddling dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. He demeans immigrants and their families while..." 4/
"...empowering white supremacists like those that marched in Charlottesville.
Yet, through it all, Americans are coming together.
Millions of allies from every corner of the country gathered in our nation’s capital to send Trump a message the day after he was inaugurated." 5/
Yet, through it all, Americans are coming together.
Millions of allies from every corner of the country gathered in our nation’s capital to send Trump a message the day after he was inaugurated." 5/
"Teenagers from Parkland who witnessed their friends and classmates gunned down right before their eyes created an inflection point for the gun violence prevention movement. Americans up and down the ballot voted out representatives who tried to take away their health care." 6/
"This is exactly what America is doing right – speaking up, standing up, and stepping up.
As we battle for the soul of the nation in this election, it is these Americans that give me hope." 7/
As we battle for the soul of the nation in this election, it is these Americans that give me hope." 7/
It's no one idea or person or issue that gives me hope — it's every American who has makes their voice heard and fights for what they believe in.
Even when it's find to hard hope, @JoeBiden reminds us all where we can find it and how to hang on to it. 8/8
Even when it's find to hard hope, @JoeBiden reminds us all where we can find it and how to hang on to it. 8/8
