Tuesday, 22 September 2020_US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has lashed out at President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying his “lies and incompetence” led to “one of the greatest losses” in the US history as the death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 200,000 in the country.
Speaking on a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Monday, Biden said Trump “panicked” in the face of the pandemic and was not capable of the leadership needed to confront the health crisis.
"And with this crisis, a real crisis, a crisis that required serious presidential leadership, he just wasn’t up to it. He froze. He failed to act. He panicked,” Biden said.
The former vice president said that the consequences are that "due to Donald Trump's lies and incompetence, in the past six months [we] have seen one of the gravest losses of American life in history.”
“Sadly, it's not over," Biden warned. "As awful as the past 180 days have been, the next 90 days could be twice as bad."
“The simple truth is that Donald Trump ran for office saying he would represent the forgotten men and women of this country – and then once in office, he forgot them,” Biden remarked.
Biden also hit out at Trump over his penchant for election rallies amid the virus pandemic, saying that Trump could have saved lives with a mask mandate but continued to hold rallies without social distancing or people wearing masks, and worried too much about spooking financial markets.
“He loves his rallies. But the next time he holds one, look closely. Trump keeps his distance. He’s willing to let everyone in that crowd risk their life. But not him.”
Trump, however, defended his record on handling the crisis on Monday in Ohio, saying, "On the job itself, we take an A-plus.”
The president said that the public hasn't been persuaded to agree, and that this is due to "fake news."
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