Joe Biden Uses Coronavirus Address to Lob Political Shots at Trump

Joe Biden used his much hyped public address on the coronavirus pandemic to take political shots at President Donald Trump.

The former vice president, who looks to be a shoe-in for the Democrat nomination, unveiled his proposal for containing the virus on Thursday in a speech that was billed by supporters as commander-in-chief-worthy. Neither Biden nor the speech, in fact, lived up to that hype. Instead of urging unity and calm in the face of the growing pandemic, Biden took the opportunity to lambast Trump for ignoring science, having an “adversarial relationship with the truth,” and promoting racism.

“Unfortunately, this virus laid bare the severe shortcomings of the current administration,” the former vice president said on Thursday. “Public fears are being compounded by [a] pervasive lack of trust in this president, fueled by an adversarial relationship with the truth.”

In order to combat the virus, Biden argued it was paramount to have leadership that was open-minded and willing to cooperate across national boundaries.