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Headline Roundup August 31st, 2020

Biden Condemns "Lawlessness", Calls for Safety From "4 More Years"

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Joe Biden condemned violence and criticized President Donald Trump's leadership during a visit to a Pittsburgh steel mill on Monday. Biden said rioting, looting and setting fires is "...not protesting. It's lawlessness plain and simple...it divides instead of unites.” Biden went on to criticize Trump, saying his "divisive" speech is to blame for "fomenting" polarization and violence. Some left-rated outlets tended to focus on Biden's condemnation of violence and his emphasis on unity; some left- and center-rated outlets framed Biden's speech as having put the spotlight on Trump, or blaming Trump for the violence. Coverage from the right focused more on Biden's criticisms of Trump and tended to frame Biden as being defensive of his stances on recent violence that has descended from protests.

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Joe Biden smacks down Trump in Pittsburgh
Joe Biden smacks down Trump in Pittsburgh

Washington Post

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, beginning to venture out on the campaign trail, went to Pittsburgh on Monday to deliver a searing rebuke to President Trump. “This president long ago forfeited any moral leadership in this country. He can’t stop the violence — because for years he has fomented it,” Biden declared. “You know, he may believe mouthing the words ‘law and order’ makes him strong, but his failure to call on his own supporters to stop acting as an armed militia in this country shows you how weak he...

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Biden: ‘Do I Look Like a Radical Socialist With a Soft Spot for Rioters? Really?’
News

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden shot down President Donald Trump’s campaign narrative painting him as a radical socialist who is responsible for the recent violence in cities across the country.

Flanked by American flags, Biden told the nation during Monday’s speech in Pittsburgh, “You know me, you know my heart. You know my story, my family’s story. Ask yourself, do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?”

He continued, “I want a safe America, safe from COVID, safe from crime and looting. Safe from...

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Biden criticizes violence while blaming Trump for fomenting it
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday blamed President Trump for escalating violence at protests in cities across the country, while condemning the destructive elements of the racial justice demonstrations that he said are counterproductive to the cause.

Speaking at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Biden placed the blame for the civil unrest in the country squarely on Trump, saying the president has inflamed tensions since the police killing of George Floyd in May.

“This president long ago forfeited any moral leadership in this country,” Biden said. “He can’t stop...

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