For months, Joe Biden has argued that under pressure and political duress, President Donald Trump may pursue increasingly extreme measures to stay in power.In November, Biden said he feared that "as the walls close in on him he becomes more erratic. And I'm genuinely concerned about what he
For months, Joe Biden has argued that under pressure and political duress, President Donald Trump may pursue increasingly extreme measures to stay in power.
But as early polls show that Trump is vulnerable in several key battleground states, and as the president dispenses conflicting and often misleading information at his daily briefings on the coronavirus, Biden’s remarks amounted to a warning shot that attempts to frame for the public — to his advantage — what may be the ugliest election in recent American history.
Biden is a passionate critic of Trump’s character, and his latest remarks appeared to be another effort to convince voters that the president is desperate for victory at any cost. And a Republican National Committee spokesman, Steve Guest, called Biden’s comments “an irresponsible allegation,” adding that “President Trump has made it clear that the general election will happen on Nov. 3.”
“It’s a wake-up call, so the American people can understand the depths to which this president will go to maintain power,” said Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., a co-chairman of Biden’s campaign, when asked about Biden’s suggestion that Trump would try to delay the election. “And there’s a need to prepare.”
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