Trump says Biden wants to destroy ‘American greatness’
Washington, Aug. 28: President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that his election opponent Joe Biden wants to destroy “American greatness” in a speech accepting the Republican nomination for a second term against a backdrop of explosive racial tensions and the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The former celebrity realestate developer declared himself all that stands between Americans and the disaster he claimed his “weak” Democratic rival would bring if he wins on November 3.
“This election will decide whether we save the American Dream,” Trump said. ““Joe Biden is not a savior of America’s soul. He's the destroyer of America's jobs and given the chance, he'll be the destroyer of American greatness.” Despite Trump’s warnings of chaos, his bid for reelection is already taking place amid levels of turmoil the country hasn’t seen for decades, a fact
rubbed in by a Black Lives Matter protest outside the White House — with shouting and vuvezela trumpets audible inside
the fences.
Trump spoke from the White House’ South Lawn, which he had transformed into a flashy event center for the final night of the Republican convention.
Trampling over longrunning presidential custom to separate the executive mansion from political campaigning, Trump had some 1,500 white chairs laid out in front of the stage bedecked with rows of US flags and two giant video screens.
His message of anarchy under Democratic rule was amplified by a string of warm-up speakers including his powerful daughter Ivanka.
And when Trump finally came to deliver the main speech, he did not hold back.
“If the left gains power, they will demolish the suburbs, confiscate your guns,” he said, while branding Biden as a man with a history of “betrayals” and “blunders.”Biden responded on Twitter, asking: “When Donald Trump says tonight you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America, look around and ask yourself: How safe do you feel in Donald Trump’s America?” —