What worries me now is, we have been living with this pandemic for so long, I worry we're risking becoming numb to the toll that it has taken on us and our country and communities like this. We can't let that happen. The president knew of these dangers back in February, and he hid it from the American people. Trump panicked. The virus was too big for him. All his life, Donald Trump has been bailed out from any problem he faced. And with this crisis, a real crisis, the crisis that required serious presidential leadership, he just wasn't up to it.
Joe Biden: “What worries me now is, we have been living with this pandemic for so long, I worry we're risking becoming numb to the…”
On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
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Biden criticizes Trump's handling of the pandemic and emphasizes the importance of recognizing its toll on the nation.
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