Former Vice President Joe Biden faced a growing backlash Friday after telling American voters he would “shut down the virus” but not the economy; directly contradicting comments he made in August.
“Would you be prepared to shut this country down again?” asked David Muir.
“I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists.”
Joe Biden tells @DavidMuir in an exclusive interview that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of COVID-19 if the move was recommended by scientists. https://t.co/2A9r07d7EC pic.twitter.com/e8yTrT9G56
— ABC News (@ABC) August 22, 2020
At the final 2020 presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden address how they would lead the U.S. in the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I am going to shut down the virus, not the country," Biden said #Debates2020 https://t.co/W5ooP8EUnB pic.twitter.com/S5R9WwJkrq
— TIME (@TIME) October 23, 2020
“I would be prepared to whatever is necessary to save people’s lives… In order to keep the country running… you have to fix the virus,” said the Vice President. “I would shut it down, I would listen to the scientists.”
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BIDEN in PENN: ‘Rapid Results Testing Contract, Contract Contact Tracing, Widely Available Personnel!’
Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his gaffe-filled campaign at a speaking event in Pennsylvania Wednesday; bizarrely stating the country needs “contract tracing capacity widely available personnel.”
“Here comes the rapid results testing Contract Contract Contact Tracing Capacity, widely available personnel protective equipment,” said Biden.
Must have been a typo on the teleprompter. pic.twitter.com/45snKpw8RM
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) June 17, 2020
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BIDEN in NEW HAMPSHIRE: ‘What You Do Here in Iowa is Going to Set the Tone’
Former Vice President Joe Biden left audience members scratching their heads in New Hampshire over the weekend; confusing the northeast state for Iowa -approximately 1,000 miles away.
“The primary race for the United States presidency… You have an incredible obligation, not to me at all, but to yourselves. What you do here in Iowa […] is going to set the tone,” said Biden before correcting himself.
“New Hampshire, the primary in New Hampshire,” he added.
Joe Biden says he is in Iowa when he is actually in New Hampshire.
Iowa and New Hampshire are 1,000+ miles away from each other.pic.twitter.com/Fh3Nl02fde
— Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) December 8, 2019
Biden made a similar mistake earlier this year; confusing New Hampshire for the neighboring state of Vermont.
“I’ve been here a number of times…I love this place. Look, what’s not to like about Vermont in terms of the beauty of it?” Biden told reporters.
Biden, who is in New Hampshire, thinks he is in Vermont
At some point, the media is going to have to stop calling this "gaffes" https://t.co/Dhno1WN2rU
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 24, 2019
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