President Joe Biden strongly criticized Donald Trump’s record on race during a speech in Philadelphia. Biden specifically highlighted Trump’s past comments made in front of Black voters.
“What would’ve happened if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol? I don’t think he’d be talking about pardons,” Biden said. “This is the same guy who wanted to tear gas you as you peacefully protested George Floyd’s murder. It’s the same guy who still calls the ‘Central Park Five’ guilty, even though they were exonerated. He’s that landlord who denies housing applications because of the color of your skin. He’s that guy who won’t say Black lives matter and invokes neo-Nazi, Third Reich terms.”
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“We all remember, Trump is the same guy who unleashed the birtherism lie against Barack,” he continued.
During a rally at Girard College, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced an initiative to engage and win the support of Black voters. The campaign aims to make a significant investment in connecting with Black student groups, community organizations, and faith-based organizations in key battleground states. Biden’s remarks were part of a series of direct appeals to Black Americans.
“Donald Trump is pandering and peddling lies and stereotypes for your vote so he can win for himself, not for you,” Biden said. “Well Donald Trump, I have a message for you: Not in our house, and not on our watch.”
The president has previously hurled such assaults against Trump, but Wednesday’s speech was the strongest he has used. It also acted as a counter to Trump and his associates’ efforts to appeal to voters in Democratic strongholds such as Atlanta and the Bronx’s mainly Latino and black neighborhoods. Trump recently criticized Biden’s policies as damaging to communities of color during his own campaign appearances.
“Joe Biden is gaslighting Black voters and failing to address his terrible policies that are hurting our community,” said Janiyah Thomas, the Trump campaign’s Black media director, in a statement. “The Biden campaign is panicking because they see that Black voters aren’t buying what Biden is selling, and President Trump is receiving a record high support in the polls from Black voters that we haven’t seen in decades.”
