On Thursday, the Biden campaign sharply criticized former President Trump’s convention speech, calling it a rambling attempt to obscure his “extreme vision” for a second term, while also reiterating President Biden’s determination to remain in the race.
Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon issued a statement tying Trump to Project 2025, a contentious policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation that Trump and his team have tried to distance themselves from.
Trump’s convention address lasted over 90 minutes and consisted of two parts
“Tonight, Donald Trump rambled on for well over an hour and failed to mention Project 2025 even once,” O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. “He failed to mention how he had inflicted pain and cruelty on the women of America by overturning Roe v Wade. He failed to mention his plan to take over the civil service and to pardon the January 6th insurrectionists.
“He sought to find problems with America, not to provide solutions. But after all, it was Donald Trump who destroyed our economy, ripped away rights, and failed middle-class families,” she continued. “Now he pursues the presidency with an even more extreme vision for where he wants to take this country.”
O’Malley Dillon argued President Biden is running “for an America where we defend democracy, not diminish it. Where we restore our rights and protect our freedoms, not take them away.”
“The stakes have never been higher. The choice has never been more clear,” she said. “President Biden is more determined than ever to defeat Donald Trump and his Project 2025 agenda in November.”
Trump’s convention address lasted over 90 minutes and consisted of two parts. The initial 20 minutes recounted a recent assassination attempt where he was grazed by a bullet, followed by a rally-style speech that veered off script and covered various topics.
The former president’s keynote speech comes as Biden faces mounting scrutiny from Democrats about his viability at the top of the ticket and his ability to defeat Trump.
Additionally, Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is isolating in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Despite these challenges, Biden and his campaign have shown no signs of withdrawing from the race.
