Biden opens his primetime speech on the anniversary of the pandemic by slamming the Trump admin (not by name) for meeting the virus at first with "silence" and then allowing it to spread wildly.
"Photos from 2019 feel like they're from another era," he observes.
"Photos from 2019 feel like they're from another era," he observes.
Biden holds up a piece of paper he keeps in his pocket at all times with the latest number of people who have died of Covid (now well above 1/2 a million)
Biden dedicates part of the speech to denouncing "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans.”
"It's wrong, it's un-American and it must stop."
"It's wrong, it's un-American and it must stop."
NEW: Biden says the government is well on track to beating his goal of 100 million shots given out in the first 100 days. Based on the current pace of more than 2 mil/day and ramped up supply, the U.S. will now hit that mark by day 60.
Biden again hits at Trump without naming him, stressing that unlike Trump, he and VP Harris got vaccinated in front of cameras to help assure people that the shots are safe and effective.
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