Biden calls Trump ‘a loser’, portraying him as incompetent, corrupt and vain
Pugnacious speech invokes Trump’s ‘vanity projects’ to makeover Washington and the ‘brazen, blatant corruption’
TL;DR
- Joe Biden called Donald Trump 'a loser' in a speech at a Maryland Democratic party gala.
- Biden criticized Trump's 'vanity projects' such as demolishing the White House East Wing, adding his name to the Kennedy Center, and plans for a triumphal arch.
- He also cited the algae bloom that undermined a $14.7m renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, linking it to 'brazen, blatant corruption.'
- Biden accused Trump of deliberate distortion and destruction of the Nato military alliance and a strained relationship with Vladimir Putin.
- The speech comes two years after a debate that preceded Trump's second White House term, and as Biden's family members become more visible politically.