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Democratic debate: Biden says Trump has put US in ‘horrible situation’
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the second night of the first Democratic presidential candidates debate in Miami, Florida, US on Thursday.
AFP, Miami :
Miami: Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump Thursday for putting Americans in a “horrible situation,” as the Democratic frontrunner faced off against his main presidential rivals who braced for a fiery debate over their competing visions for the nation.
“Look, Donald Trump put us in a horrible situation,” the former vice president, as he swiftly trained his criticism on the Republican in the White House.
“We do have enormous income inequality,” added Biden who is looking to take on Trump as his party’s candidate in the November 2020 presidential election.
Biden and other candidates quickly turned against Trump on taxes, health care and income inequality, while early debate also addressed whether the party grounded in capitalism should embrace a shift towards more liberal politics and government involvement in the economy.
But Biden quickly faced an attack by a young, lower-tier candidate, Congressman Eric Swalwell, who called on the 76-year-old to “pass the torch” to a new generation of party leaders.
“I’m still holding on to that torch,” Biden snapped back. Biden began jousting with nine of rivals – each chasing his cherished pole position in the race – on the climactic second night of a sprawling debate featuring Democrats eager to introduce themselves to a national audience in the early stages of the battle for 2020.
With so many potential challengers to Trump, the party needed to split the top 20 candidates into debates on two nights in southern Florida, which is expected to be a key swing state in the next year’s election.
Thursday’s session features four of the race’s top five candidate in national polling, including Biden’s main challenger Bernie Sanders, the 77-year-old US senator whose unapologetically liberal policies like Medicare for all have pushed the Democratic Party leftward in recent years.
The top tier also includes Senator Kamala Harris, the only African American woman in the race, and Pete Buttigieg, the gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana who shot to prominence earlier this year but has seen that momentum plateau.
Third place Elizabeth Warren, the rising star progressive US senator, was on Wednesday stage, where she highlighted called out disparities in wealth and income and pledged to work to improve the lives of struggling working class families.
Sanders, a democratic socialist, covered the same ground Thursday.
Miami: Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump Thursday for putting Americans in a “horrible situation,” as the Democratic frontrunner faced off against his main presidential rivals who braced for a fiery debate over their competing visions for the nation.
“Look, Donald Trump put us in a horrible situation,” the former vice president, as he swiftly trained his criticism on the Republican in the White House.
“We do have enormous income inequality,” added Biden who is looking to take on Trump as his party’s candidate in the November 2020 presidential election.
Biden and other candidates quickly turned against Trump on taxes, health care and income inequality, while early debate also addressed whether the party grounded in capitalism should embrace a shift towards more liberal politics and government involvement in the economy.
But Biden quickly faced an attack by a young, lower-tier candidate, Congressman Eric Swalwell, who called on the 76-year-old to “pass the torch” to a new generation of party leaders.
“I’m still holding on to that torch,” Biden snapped back. Biden began jousting with nine of rivals – each chasing his cherished pole position in the race – on the climactic second night of a sprawling debate featuring Democrats eager to introduce themselves to a national audience in the early stages of the battle for 2020.
With so many potential challengers to Trump, the party needed to split the top 20 candidates into debates on two nights in southern Florida, which is expected to be a key swing state in the next year’s election.
Thursday’s session features four of the race’s top five candidate in national polling, including Biden’s main challenger Bernie Sanders, the 77-year-old US senator whose unapologetically liberal policies like Medicare for all have pushed the Democratic Party leftward in recent years.
The top tier also includes Senator Kamala Harris, the only African American woman in the race, and Pete Buttigieg, the gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana who shot to prominence earlier this year but has seen that momentum plateau.
Third place Elizabeth Warren, the rising star progressive US senator, was on Wednesday stage, where she highlighted called out disparities in wealth and income and pledged to work to improve the lives of struggling working class families.
Sanders, a democratic socialist, covered the same ground Thursday.
