Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused President Trump of “pushing flat-out lies, debunked conspiracy theories and smears against me and my family” in a Washington Post op-ed published late Saturday before repeating his vow to beat the incumbent “like a drum” in next year’s election.
Biden, the former vice president of the United States, contrasted Trump with George Washington, who Biden said “famously could not tell a lie.”
“President Trump seemingly cannot tell the truth — about anything,” Biden continued. “He slanders anyone he sees as a threat … It’s the same cynical playbook he returns to again and again.”
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“America’s word and our standing in the world are in free fall because of the actions and incompetence of this president,” added Biden, who also used the op-ed to hit Trump on gun control and climate change, two key Democratic campaign issues.
The piece concluded with a reprise of the “like a drum” refrain, which Biden used when addressing voters in Iowa last month.
“[T]o Trump and those who facilitate his abuses of power, and all the special interests funding his attacks against me: Please know that I’m not going anywhere,” Biden said. “You won’t destroy me, and you won’t destroy my family. And come November 2020, I intend to beat you like a drum.” – READ MORE