So over the last 48 hours, we've had a stunning contrast between the man who is currently
president of the United States and the man that wants to be president of the United States.
And I'm talking, of course, of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Donald Trump, as I've already told you, to some degree, I sat in the White House at one
point in the basement bunker at another point.
He went down to Florida to give a speech about Elon Musk's success with NASA in launching
the Falcon nine rocket with the Dragon spacecraft to bring two astronauts to the space station.
And Donald Trump essentially spent the weekend tweeting, attacking the motives of protesters
threatening to release vicious dogs against protesters and generally escalating tensions.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, who is four years Trump's senior, went out and wearing a mask, talk
to actual protesters about what's going on, why they are protesting and all of these relevant
issues in society today took pictures with people while tweeting, conciliatory and understanding
things rather than threatening people with releasing the hounds, essentially.
The contrast could not be more stark at this point.
No national address from Trump meant to reduce tensions and bring people together instead.
A weekend of tweets about vicious dogs and ominous weapons.
And the Secret Service is going to go after people tweets talking about we're going to
make T for a terrorist organization.
And then Trump being rushed on Friday to the underground bunker used to protect presidents
during terrorist attacks.
Below the White House, even China goading Trump.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lesin Zhao urged the United States to eliminate racial discrimination
and protect the lawful rights of minorities.
Who is Eugene?
Editor of the nationalist tabloid The Global Times telling Donald Trump, Mr. President,
don't go hide behind the Secret Service.
Now, that's Trump.
Then you have Biden.
Biden, who you don't have to like.
You don't have to see is a progressive because he's not.
Joe Biden went and met with protesters, tweeted conciliatory messages.
You don't have to love Biden to understand the difference between these two men.
You don't have to see Biden as a progressive because, as I said, he's not to realize that
the world is laughing at us and we would be better off if they stopped.
And replacing Donald Trump with Biden is the option we have five months from now.
And I will be doing everything I can to make sure that that replacement takes place.
Trump tweeting about releasing the hounds on protesters.
Joe Biden tweeting, quote, We are a nation in pain right now, but we must not allow this
pain to destroy us.
As president, I will help lead this conversation.
And more importantly, I will listen, just as I did today, visiting the site of last
night's protest in Wilmington.
Biden put publishing a five minute video discussing what we are seeing with police and George
Floyd in some detail, adding, quote, We are a country with an open wound.
None of us can turn away.
None of us can be silent.
None of us any longer can hear those words.
I can't breathe and do nothing.
We must commit as a nation to pursue justice with every ounce of our being.
And most importantly, maybe Joe Biden not hanging out and about in a bunker or in his
basement in Delaware, but just going out and talking to protesters.
Were showing some of that video now.
So listen.
Am I saying Joe Biden is the be all end all on criminal justice reform?
Of course not.
Joe Biden sponsored the 1994 crime bill that was so destructive.
Bernie Sanders also voted for it, by the way.
And there is no doubt that not enough was done during Barack Obama's administration,
of which Biden was apart on criminal justice.
But this is comparing apples to bicycle's.
It's comparing apples to trash when it comes to Biden and Trump and the leadership deficit
that we're experiencing right now.
It's a tragedy.
And the optics of Trump tweeting from a White House bunker while Joe Biden is kneeling with
protesters.
This isn't good for Trump.
It shouldn't be good for Trump.
And Biden, of course, would not get everything right as president.
But at least he would bring back something that looks and feels like leadership and like
a man connected to what's happening in the country, rather than a guy who will literally
sit in his basement tweeting agit trash.
As more and more violence is instigated by virtue
of his every tweet,