Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 11:23 am
Joe Biden lambasted Donald Trump on Wednesday night in a rousing speech to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, saying that the United States is “second to none” and Americans shouldn’t bow to the fear and cynicism of the Republican nominee.
We also shouldn’t think for a second that Trump cares about regular Americans, Biden said.
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Vice Pres. Biden on Trump: “He’s trying to tell us he cares about the middle class…that’s a bunch of malarkey!” https://t.co/5CqHEkdTml
— Nightline (@Nightline) July 28, 2016
The vice president also took issue with Donald Trump’s lack of knowledge on the issues, saying no candidate for president “has ever known less or has been less prepared.”
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Biden on Trump: “No major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or has been less prepared” https://t.co/H4gpvxeZqg
— ABC News (@ABC) July 28, 2016
Biden was also having none of Trump’s consistently gloomy depictions of America, concluding his speech by saying that the U.S. is “second to none.”
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.@VP Joe Biden: “We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line” https://t.co/mJYW1jxVBi #DemsinPhilly https://t.co/sCqthEV7gq
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 28, 2016
Joe Biden didn’t just bring down the house in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. He reminded the United States of America why they love him so much.
Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
