Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered a real indictment against Donald Trump’s environmental policy on Monday, September 14. “If we give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, how could anyone be surprised that America is set on fire even more? “, asked the former vice-president in particular. This speech, in his city of Wilmington (Delaware), preceded the arrival of the outgoing president in California for a brief stop of less than two hours devoted to the monster fires that have ravaged the American West for several weeks.
Donald Trump hastily added this step, on September 12, to a trip initially limited to the neighboring states of Nevada and Arizona, more electorally interesting for him than those on the peaceful facade which are all Democratic strongholds. His opponent followed suit by scheduling this speech, convinced that this is an issue in which the tenant of the White House, long claimed climate skeptic, is not in a position of strength.
Joe Biden included his remarks on the environment as part of a global critique of the president’s record that began with his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination on August 21, in which he accused Donald Trump of failing to ” protected »His fellow citizens against the Covid-19. The former vice-president had increased ten days later, on August 31, by attributing to him part of the responsibility in the disturbances sometimes accompanying the demonstrations against the police violence. “Do you really feel safe with Trump? “, He asked the Americans in response to his opponent’s accusations that the United States would be handed over to” chaos ”If the Democrat wins.
“We need a president who respects science, who understands that the damage caused by climate change is already here and, unless we take urgent action, it will soon be more catastrophic.”, he insisted on Monday. “This is what makes President Trump’s climate denial, his disregard for science and facts, all the more unreasonable. Once again, he is failing in the most fundamental duty to this nation. He doesn’t protect us », He continued. “From the pandemic to the free fall of the economy, from racial tensions to the ravages of climate change, it is clear that we are not safe in Donald Trump’s America”, hammered Joe Biden.
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