Trump, Biden Hit Swing States as 2 Battles Rage: 'Death to America' and 'Shut Down the Whole Economy'
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- [Paul] In Kenosha, Joe Bidentalked to residents there
after visiting the family of Jacob Blake,
the African Americanwhose shooting by police
kicked off days of violent rioting.
Biden was discussing racism in America.
- [Joe] It also exposed
what had not been paidenough attention to,
the underlying racismthat is institutionalized
in the United States still exists,
has existed for 400 years.
- [Paul] In Biden's homestate of Pennsylvania,
Trump attacked his opponentfor softness on the violence
amid racial justiceprotests in recent months
and silence on law and order.
- For the entire summer Biden was silent
as far-left rioters viciouslyattacked law enforcement
in Democrat-run cities all.
Burned down businesses,terrorized civilians,
and just recently marchedthrough the streets
chanting, "Death to America."
This is what we have.
- [Paul] Biden's been trying to use
the coronavirus pandemic's death count
and havoc caused to theeconomy by the lockdowns
against the President,but Trump says the economy
is quickly rebounding asAmerica is moving ahead
on its effort to defeat COVID-19.
- In the hopefully roundingthe turn on the pandemic,
we're rounding that turn.
And vaccines are coming along great.
You know, the job thatthey've done, the doctors,
everybody else, we'reyears ahead of schedule.
Anybody else as president,you wouldn't be talking
about vaccines for twoor three years from now,
I'll tell you right now.(crowd cheering)
- [Paul] Also on thesubject of coronavirus
and the economy, Biden's triedto clarify his recent stand
that he would shut thewhole country down again
if scientists recommendedthat move to fight the virus.
- There's gonna be no need, in my view,
to be able to shut down the whole economy.
- [Paul] While thoseissues predominate now,
Trump is again highlightinghow Democrats' push
for tens of millions of mail-in votes
could be the biggestproblem come election day
as both campaigns arealready lawyering up.
His attorney general, WilliamBarr discussed the problem
on CNN, including how it'sbeen portrayed in the media.
- The bipartisan commissionchaired by Jimmy Carter
and James Baker said backin 2009 that mail-in voting
is fraught with the riskof fraud and coercion.
Since that time there havebeen in the newspapers,
in networks, academic studies saying
it is open to fraud and coercion.
The only time the narrative changed
is after this administration came in.
- Law and order, theeconomy, and the coronavirus
are certainly top issues in the campaign,
but by election night the problems
with widespread mail-in votingcould be the major headline
and a roadblock to quickly knowing
who's actually won the election.
Paul Strand, CBN News, Washington.