Trump slams Biden for launching ‘anti-police crusade’ and surrendering to ‘flag burners’ after cops shot during protests
DONALD Trump has accused election rival Joe Biden of embarking on an “anti-police crusade.”
The President laid into the Democratic hopeful as he addressed a crowd of his supporters at a rally in Jacksonville, Florida last night.
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He said: “Biden’s anti-police crusade must stop. I will always stand with the heroes of law enforcement.”
Trump went on: “Joe Biden is weak as hell. He surrendered his party to flag burners, rioters and anti-police radicals. The Democrat Party’s war on cops is putting police lives in danger.
“Law enforcement, let’s give them a hand, please,” the president added, followed by chants of “Back the blue.”
The president’s harsh words came just a day after two cops were shot in Louisville as violence erupted across the US following the Breonna Taylor verdict.
Chaos was seen on the streets of New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland and Washington DC after it was revealed no officers would be charged directly with the shooting death.
The President earlier told the rally: “For the entire summer Joe Biden was silent as his far left supporters assaulted police officers, harassed innocent American and set fire to buildings.
“There were rioters, there were looters, there were anarchists…he called them peaceful protesters.
“He has called for the ridiculous cutting of police funding…..and the closing of our prisons.
“He even described law enforcement as the enemy.”
However, some have pointed out Biden has condemned violence linked to protests spiraling out of control.
On Wednesday, he tweeted: “Even amidst the profound grief & anger today’s decision generated, violence is never & can never be the answer.’
“Those who engage in it must be held accountable.”.
And in an interview last month he denied claims he wanted to defund the police.
Biden’s comments came in his first interview since officially accepting the Democratic nomination for President.
He spoke of his plans for national police reform, including easier access to misconduct records and other actions.
The politician then added: “”I don’t want to defund police departments.”
During last night’s rally, the president also spoke about the importance of the approaching election.
“If you want to save America, you must get out and vote,” he told thousands of cheering supporters, at the outdoor airport rally in front of Air Force One.
Trump also criticized Biden as being too far left for Americans and warned that the Democrat’s efforts to battle the coronavirus would endanger the economy.
Trump himself has been criticized for failing to lay out a national strategy to combat the pandemic, which has killed more than 200,000 people in the US, the most deaths of any country from the virus.
He has pushed for rapid deployment of a vaccine once one is ready, and for a broad reopening of the economy after a lockdown in the spring that resulted in heavy job losses.
“Biden’s plan will crush Florida,” Trump said. “My plan will crush the virus.”
Biden took the day off the campaign trail on Thursday to prepare for next week’s first presidential debate with Trump quick to deride him for having “low energy.”
Florida, which Trump won by just over a percentage point in 2016, has become a heavy focus of both campaigns, and Biden visited last week to try to shore up support among Hispanic voters.
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