Biden responds to Trump saying he 'deserted' Pennsylvania

[left-of-center2012]

Former Vice President Joe Biden hit back at President Trump for saying the 2020 presidential candidate “deserted” Pennsylvania when he moved to Delaware.

“Well folks, I’ve never forgotten where I came from. My family did have to leave Pennsylvania when I was 10—we moved to Delaware where my Dad found a job that could provide for our family,” Biden said in a fundraising email to supporters on Tuesday

“Let’s be clear: this isn’t just about me. This is proof that Donald Trump doesn’t understand the struggles working folks go through.”

Biden has played up his Scranton roots and “Middle-class Joe” nickname to suggest he understands the struggles of America’s blue-collar workers. He has sought to angle his campaign’s appeal to working-class voters in the Rust Belt who Democrats hope will help them win Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin in 2020.

Multiple reports have emerged that Trump and his allies believe Biden could pose the strongest threat to the president’s reelection out of the two dozen Democrats running in the primary.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/444853-biden-responds-to-trump-saying-he-deserted-pennsylvania

[Tipperary]

1. Terrific response!

When I heard rump say that I thought it was a very stupid thing to say. Working people understand moving for work.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. GREAT response!

[oldsoftie]

3. What post #1 & 2 said

[Miles Archer]

4. Saw the multiple tweets but I was too lazy to copy and paste them all..

,,,but yes, a solid response.

Trump's in touch with one thing, and one thing only...Trump.

The false promise of Trump "fighting" for "the forgotten people" needs to be exposed by Joe, or whoever wins the nomination.

I think the people who were promised things they never received have SOME level of awareness. The level needs to be raised.

[stonecutter357]

5. K&R

[Cha]

6. I knew Stupid trump's Whine was

a perfect setup for Biden's response..

Brilliant shutdown of trump, Biden!

[mtnsnake]

7. I like how he calls him "Donald Trump" instead of "President Trump" or "the President"

Good response by Biden because he turned the tables on Trump and gave him a good jab back.

[MBS]

16. ooh, good point.

YES.

[GeniusJoy]

8. Joe Biden

Is a good decent man.

[NYMinute]

9. Making Trump eat his words

without getting angry and without a direct media release …. nice touch!

[Kahuna7]

10. Biden's tweet thread...

Link to tweet

[Cha]

12. Mahalo, Kahuna! Retweeted!

He calls him "trump".. lol

[Kahuna7]

14. Hey Baby! Glad to see ya!

[Rhiannon12866]

24. Does Trump ever do his homework on anything??

Or does he just open his mouth and let any passing thought come out??

[AllaN01Bear]

11. eggscllent

[keithbvadu2]

13. Yet Trump is worshiped in the south where he called them 'dumb southerners'.

Yet Trump is worshiped in the south where he called them 'dumb southerners'.

Accepted as a 'local boy' rather than a yankee.

[GulfCoast66]

15. He keeps on hitting back.

Just pointing out facts. Not with vitriol.

And that is the thing that I can’t understand about my rural family that supports him:

Not the ingrained and sometimes overt racism. I have always know that. Not the whole abortion thing, they think Jesus speaks directly to their hillbilly preachers. Always have.

But how all that have overridden their inherent distrust of slick, rich, silver spoon Yankees.

Unfortunately most will never admit their errors.

Fortunately a few a the younger ones have.

[MBS]

17. Excellent.

This was really one of the more stupid remarks from MF45, which is saying something. If there's any justice in the world, there should be blowback from PA voters.

[Fritz Walter]

18. Considering the source

...i.e. cadet bone spurs — who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth (and a stainless “steal” speculum up his ass), and deserted everyone he’s encountered — I’m glad Joe responded without descending through the gutter and into the sewer in which demented donnie festers.

[Raven123]

19. One thing I like about Joe's approach

He doesn’t feel a need to respond right away. Trump’s not worth interrupting whatever one is doing to correct the record.

[ananda]

20. Exactly!

Well said, Joe !!!

[Honeycombe8]

21. Well, he turned that around to his advantage. Mark one up for Biden in that exchange. nt

[BigOleDummy]

22. Nice...

… way to reply to our chump in chief.

[irisblue]

23. I am glad that his staffers are punching back. Good move

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Kick

[Chin music]

26. +1

Aside....Why do the % numbers never move? I don't think EW and KH have been neck in neck for even one day, let alone weeks here. Who knows? Asking for a group of friends.