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| Joe Biden and Kamala Harris say Trump has left US 'in tatters' | |
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| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have attacked "whining" President Donald Trump as an incompetent leader who has left the US "in tatters". | |
| The pair held their first campaign event together, a day after Mr Biden unveiled Ms Harris as his number two. | |
| At a high school in Mr Biden's home state of Delaware, he said "this is a serious moment for our nation". | |
| Mr Biden will face President Donald Trump in the election on 3 November. | Mr Biden will face President Donald Trump in the election on 3 November. |
| Ms Harris, a California senator, is the first black woman and South Asian American to serve in the role. | Ms Harris, a California senator, is the first black woman and South Asian American to serve in the role. |
| What did the candidates say? | What did the candidates say? |
| Wednesday's event in Wilmington, Delaware, was not open to the public, with Mr Biden, 77, citing coronavirus prevention needs. Both candidates walked on stage wearing masks to address a socially distanced group of journalists. | |
| Speaking from the gymnasium of the Alexis I DuPont High School, Mr Biden said: "The choice we make this November is going to decide the future of America for a very, very long time." | |
| He continued: "Donald Trump has already started his attacks, calling Kamala, quote, nasty, whining about how she is, quote, mean to his appointees. | |
| "It's not a surprise because whining is what Donald Trump does best, better than any president in American history. | "It's not a surprise because whining is what Donald Trump does best, better than any president in American history. |
| "Is anybody surprised that Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman, or strong women across the board?" | "Is anybody surprised that Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman, or strong women across the board?" |
| He also attacked Mr Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, the unemployment rate and "his politics of racist rhetoric that appeals to division". | He also attacked Mr Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, the unemployment rate and "his politics of racist rhetoric that appeals to division". |
| Coming to the podium, Ms Harris said: "I am ready to get to work." | Coming to the podium, Ms Harris said: "I am ready to get to work." |
| The 55-year-old former prosecutor told reporters: "This is a moment of real consequence for America. Everything we care about, our economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in, it's all on the line." | The 55-year-old former prosecutor told reporters: "This is a moment of real consequence for America. Everything we care about, our economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in, it's all on the line." |
| Ms Harris continued: "America is crying out for leadership, yet we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him." | Ms Harris continued: "America is crying out for leadership, yet we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him." |
| She continued: "He [Mr Trump] inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden. | |
| "And then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground." | |
| Ms Harris added: "This is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn't up to the job - our country ends up in tatters, and so does our reputation around the world." | |
| Later on Wednesday, the Democratic ticket will hold a virtual town hall from the hotel where Mr Biden launched his 1972 Senate bid. | |
| What is President Trump saying? | What is President Trump saying? |
| Shortly before the event, Mr Trump goaded Mr Biden for remaining at home for much of the campaign so far amid the pandemic lockdown. | Shortly before the event, Mr Trump goaded Mr Biden for remaining at home for much of the campaign so far amid the pandemic lockdown. |
| The Republican president asked a group of teachers at a White House event whether it was healthy for students to be learning in isolation at home. | The Republican president asked a group of teachers at a White House event whether it was healthy for students to be learning in isolation at home. |
| He then asked: "So if you're a presidential candidate and you're sitting in a basement and you're looking at a computer, that's not a good thing?" | He then asked: "So if you're a presidential candidate and you're sitting in a basement and you're looking at a computer, that's not a good thing?" |
| He also tweeted an attack on the Biden-Harris ticket, saying they would put Senator Cory Booker, who is black, in charge of low-income housing in the suburbs. Critics said the tweet was racist. | He also tweeted an attack on the Biden-Harris ticket, saying they would put Senator Cory Booker, who is black, in charge of low-income housing in the suburbs. Critics said the tweet was racist. |