Posted on 03/23/2020 7:25:26 AM PDT by yardboyd
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden plans to begin live-streaming his own briefings on the coronavirus Monday, attempting to keep his Democratic presidential run relevant while the deadly virus sidelines his campaign.
He told donors in tele-fundraiser Sunday that it is time for Americans to come together in the face of a crisis, and he slammed President Trump and Republican lawmakers for botching economic rescue legislation.
“This is a time for this nation to come together because, folks, we’re all in this together. This virus doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat or Republican,” Mr. Biden, who is hunkered down at his home in Delaware, told the 72 donors on the conference call.
He said the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 does not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity or anything else.
“From the Great Depression to two world wars to 9/11, to the pandemic of 1918. This country has always overcome every crisis we faced in our history. We’re gonna overcome this one, too,” said Mr. Biden
Mr. Biden’s home has been outfitted with high-speed internet for his “shadow briefings” that will be broadcast from his home as a counterpoint to Mr. Trump’s daily press conferences on the federal response to the outbreak.
“They’ve converted a recreation room, basically, into a television studio. And so beginning tomorrow, I guess tomorrow, I’m making the first presentation at 11:30 a.m. thereabouts, Eastern Standard Time,” said Mr. Biden, who was closing in on the nomination when the outbreak all but closed down the presidential race.
GOPUSA Editor’s Note: What About Andrew Cuomo? He’s already doing this, daily, lengthy, endless briefings.
The call Sunday was the Biden campaign’s second tele-fundraiser since the coronavirus struck the U.S.
An in-person fundraiser was originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta. Muhtar Kent, the former chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, hosted the conference call.
Mr. Biden said a president’s job in times of crisis was telling the American people the truth.
“We need to tell the American people the truth, the unvarnished truth: where things stand, where they’re heading, what has to be done to head it off,” he said. “The American people are going to do anything — they’ll do anything we ask them. They’ll meet any challenge, just as long as we tell them the truth. And that’s the responsibility of a president. That’s what the American people are owed.”
He also blamed the wrangling over the more than $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Mr. Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.
“There’s an impasse now because apparently, Mitch McConnell and the president are … changing the game plan,” said Mr. Biden.
Shortly after Mr. Biden’s call, Senate Democrats derailed the bill in a procedural vote.
LOL - imagine him as president?
I have no doubt that Biden will tell the truth.
After all, he chooses truth over facts.
The Trump campaign and other conservatives on the Internet with significant followings will make sure people see the side by side comparison.....
I can’t wait for this Bidenism....We choose truth over facts....
“Shadow briefings” held by “Shady” Biden.
Me and my shadow
Strolling down the avenue
Me and my shadow
Not a soul to tell our troubles to
And when it’s twelve o’clock
We climb the stair
We never knock
For nobody’s there
Just me and my shadow
All alone and feeling blue
Will the donate to the SLO-Joe phone # caption display on screen?
Sorry old geezer but Trump/Pence are front line warriors while you’re holed up in a corner of your house. Pitifully dumb but whateverrrrrr.
The truth is that the panic and hysteria is brought on by the propaganda wing of the DemocRat party (aka mainstream media) to crash the economy because they knew that there way no way that a DemocRat could defeat Trump in the economy we had.
I say he’s going to begin “Shadow briefings” by calling on all Americans to stand and fight this Valronas Flu.
Democrats figure if we tank the economy and let thousands of Americans die, they can fix it later.
Getting rid of Trump is all worth it.
Gaff-a-matic all of them please cause I want your ‘second-guessing’ to backfire on your idiotic senile arse.
Take home message from Joe-—LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, I AM IRRELEVANT.
Well at least this will give some people something to do.
Watch a senile man make a fool of himself.
He’s such a wise man, that Joe Biden.. (snort).!
It's sure beat Cuomo's daily death by powerpoint lectures.
What’s the URL, Mr. Biden? https://joebiden.com ? That’s the campaign center.
https://www.facebook.com/joebiden ?
Democrats can’t give us hope. That’s for sure.
All they can sell us is on how rotten America is and Orange Man Bad.
Shadow Briefing sounds like it would make a great Bee Gees song.
The Democrat sanctuary state governors forget that THEY go elected to run their states. As soon as their lack of planning is revealed they run to blame the "Federal" government, failing to understand we are a nation of states.
Is his Livingroom large enough to hold the press for a Q&A? /s
God works in mysterious ways. I’m not saying this is His way but let’s say He’s permitting the economy to temporarily crash to give the Dems their wicked hearts desire to sink Trump in the elections. Wouldn’t it be a God sort of thing to bring Trump a huge victory in November anyway? Just saying.
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