Seeking to close gap, Trump bashes Biden on fracking as campaign intensifies

By Nandita Bose and Joseph Ax

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

JOHNSTOWN, Pa./PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden fanned out to critical battleground states on Tuesday as the presidential race entered a final, intense phase amid record numbers of early votes cast.

 

At a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump blasted Biden on his environmental and energy policies as a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed him losing ground in the battleground state. Biden stumped again in Florida, chasing the all-important senior vote as he faulted Trump for his handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

 

Trump's event in Johnstown was his second campaign event in two nights as he raced to make up time he lost while recovering from the virus. He plans to hold rallies the rest of the week as he seeks to close what polls say is a significant gap with Biden nationwide but a tighter one in some battleground states.

 

Trump is battling the clock. Almost 12 million ballots have been cast so far, including more than 1.6 million in Florida, according to the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, shattering previous records.

 

The president accused Biden of wanting to ban fracking, the process of extracting gas through hydraulic fracturing, which he said would damage the state's economy.

 

"One of the most important issues for Pennsylvania is the survival of your fracking industry," Trump told the crowd, some of whom sported red-and-blue MAGA masks. "Joe Biden has repeatedly pledged to abolish fracking. He's a liar."

 

Biden has said that he wants to ban new oil and gas production on federal lands, but not ban fracking outright - although his statements on the issue have at times been confusing.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday showed Biden with a 7-point lead in Pennsylvania, up from 5 points a week earlier. Trump narrowly won the state in 2016.

 

Speaking to about 50 people at a community center in Broward County in South Florida, Biden said Trump had recklessly dismissed the threat that the coronavirus had posed to their at-risk population.

 

"To Donald Trump, you’re expendable. You’re forgettable. You’re virtually nobody. That’s how he sees seniors. That’s how he sees you," Biden said.

 

At his Johnstown event, Trump pledged to protect seniors. Biden has said Trump wants to eliminate the payroll tax, which helps fund the Social Security benefit program for retirees.

 

"While I am president, no one will touch your Medicare or your Social Security," Trump said.

 

A Biden win over Trump in Florida would seriously jeopardize the president's chances for re-election, and most recent opinion polls show the Democrat ahead with key demographic groups in the state, particularly seniors. Trump won Florida in 2016 by 1.2 percentage points.

 

After Tuesday, Trump plans rallies in Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida later this week as he barnstorms through crucial states just three weeks ahead of the November election.

 

The president's schedule, however, sends him to areas friendly to him, suggesting that his campaign is concerned with mobilizing his conservative base rather than reaching out to undecided voters, many of who live in the nation's suburbs.

 

FOCUS TURNS TO PANDEMIC

The president returned to the campaign trail on Monday night in Florida for the first time since disclosing he had the coronavirus.

 

The rally came hours after the White House said Trump had tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days and was not infectious to others.

 

They were the president's first negative COVID-19 tests announced by the White House since Trump said on Oct. 2 that he had contracted the virus. In a memo, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley did not say when the tests were conducted.

 

Biden has been critical of Trump's management of the pandemic. Trump has worked for months to shift public attention away from the coronavirus, which has infected more than 7.8 million people in the United States, killed more than 214,000 and put millions out of work.

 

But Trump's illness has put the focus of the campaign's closing stretch squarely on his response to the coronavirus.

 

In Florida, Biden said he was disappointed that Trump's bout with the virus had not left him more chastened about his approach to the pandemic.

 

"The longer Donald Trump is president, the more reckless he seems to get," Biden said. "Thank God we only have three weeks left to go."

 

(Reporting by Nadita Bose in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Joseph Ax in South Florida: Additional reporting by Steve Holland and Jason Lange; Writing by John Whitesides and James Oliphant; Editing by Colleen Jenkins, Noeleen Walder and Peter Cooney)

 

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Trump is getting more and more desperate so the lies will become even bigger than before and more of them but he's preaching to his dwindling base everywhere and people are tuning him out .

Thank goodness for "The Lincoln Project." They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

“When Trump goes low, the Lincoln Project kicks him in the groin,” said Kurt Bardella, a senior adviser to the project.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bs-ed-zontv-lincoln-project-trump-20200710-hqxyrlz33zahto3wikks3yxnim-story.html

12 minutes ago, J Town said:

Thank goodness for "The Lincoln Project." They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

“When Trump goes low, the Lincoln Project kicks him in the groin,” said Kurt Bardella, a senior adviser to the project.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bs-ed-zontv-lincoln-project-trump-20200710-hqxyrlz33zahto3wikks3yxnim-story.html

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by thaibeachlovers

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

I could post "people use spoons for soup" and you'd find a way to twist it to "45 is the best!" It's obviously a metaphor for those who can think like adults.

35 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

George Conway ninja assasin!

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

Is it any different from Trump saying  "When the looting starts the shooting starts" i dont think so same same .

Preaching to the converted.....and going nowhere fast.....bye-bye 

Now we see what a drowning rat will resort to

As the lies get biglier.  It's both funny and sad.  I wonder if the lie counters have been overwhelmed?  We may not know the true lie count for months after his term is over.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

The people who are saying these things belong to the Lincoln Project. They are Republicans. Please take it up with them.

 

I can understand why Republicans are so angry with their leadership. The party that so proudly led the fight against slavery is now up to its neck in gerrymandering, voter supression and lying about the pandemic. Not to mention the number of dead people, the vast numbers losing their jobs and businesses while the swamp got bigger under Trump.

polls? Biden total rallies showed up was 84 supporters compared to POTUS of 240,000 +....don't look good

13 minutes ago, Siamjim said:

polls? Biden total rallies showed up was 84 supporters compared to POTUS of 240,000 +....don't look good

It certainly doesn't look good. Most voters want a president who will take Covid seriously. Not one who crams 240,000 supporters together who are not wearing masks and not social distancing.

17 minutes ago, Siamjim said:

polls? Biden total rallies showed up was 84 supporters compared to POTUS of 240,000 +....don't look good

240,000. Is that the latest number of covid deaths. 

4 minutes ago, polpott said:

21 minutes ago, Siamjim said:

polls? Biden total rallies showed up was 84 supporters compared to POTUS of 240,000 +....don't look good

It certainly doesn't look good. Most voters want a president who will take Covid seriously. Not one who crams 240,000 supporters together who are not wearing masks and not social distancing.

Biden keeps the rallies' numbers down intentionally cuz he's not a man-baby who needs to have himself stroked.

Joe Biden still cannot draw a crowd.  Polls mean nothing.  Where are all the Biden lawn signs?

Notice how Trump's campaign strategy is now almost entirely about mud-flinging at Biden and trying to maximize the MAGA-hat crowd's anger and fear. It's standard practice for him. Promise non-existent policies while tearing down the opposition with shouty virus-spreading lies. 

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They boast how they will do the wet work Democrats are too genteel to do. 

 

Are you advocating for physical violence against the president?

 

https://www.definitions.net/definition/wetwork

Wetwork or wet work is a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to spilling blood.

Trump didn't hesitate to ignore the pandemic, that could be states as giving a death sentence to 200,000+ citizens. A little more than a kick in the groin. 

11 minutes ago, Captain_Bob said:

Notice how Trump's campaign strategy is now almost entirely about mud-flinging at Biden and trying to maximize the MAGA-hat crowd's anger and fear. It's standard practice for him. Promise non-existent policies while tearing down the opposition with shouty virus-spreading lies. 

Using the 2016 campaign strategy is really their biggest mistake. They are targeting their core supporters who will vote Trump come rain or shine. Meanwhile the larger majorities of blacks, women, educated and the elders are moving away Trump. Trump is losing swing voters as he plays to his base. 

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by Eric Loh
wrong word

16 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Joe Biden still cannot draw a crowd.  Polls mean nothing.  Where are all the Biden lawn signs?

Is that how you see it?  It's a little more than that, but ok....

 

[As Betsy Chandler delivered and installed Joe Biden yard signs at a house in Mesa recently, a senior couple approached her eagerly asking for “Republicans for Biden” signs. Chandler had to apologize — as a Democrat, she doesn’t usually carry any of those.]

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/something-is-happening-with-the-seniors/ar-BB1a0pwc?ocid=Peregrine

 

15 minutes ago, Captain_Bob said:

Notice how Trump's campaign strategy is now almost entirely about mud-flinging at Biden and trying to maximize the MAGA-hat crowd's anger and fear. It's standard practice for him. Promise non-existent policies while tearing down the opposition with shouty virus-spreading lies. 

That's the entire Trump strategy, to make up lies about Biden.  That's all he has.  He'll say Biden wants to defund the police.  LIE.  Or that Biden will take away your health care.  LIE.  Or that Biden will take away your guns.  LIE.  Or that Biden will take away fracking.  LIE.  Or that Biden will raise middle class taxes.  LIE.  And that whole Hunter Biden nonsense.  LIE.

 

If you assume that everything Trump says about Biden is a lie, you'd be right 99% of the time.   

5 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Using the 2016 campaign strategy is really their biggest mistake. They are targeting their core supporters who will vote Trump come rain or shine. Meanwhile the larger majorities of blacks, women, educated and the elders are moving away Trump. Trump is losing swing voters as he plays to his base. 

'Jimmy Kimmel's polling suggests Trump might not get 95 percent of the Black vote after all'

 

“Hell, no” 

 

11 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Using the 2016 campaign strategy is really their biggest mistake. They are targeting their core supporters who will vote Trump come rain or shine. Meanwhile the larger majorities of blacks, women, educated and the elders are moving away Trump. Trump is losing swing voters as he plays to his base. 

Did you see him begging suburban women to LIKE him à la Jeb Bush asking the audience to clap for him? I love the smell of desperation in the morning.

18 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Trump didn't hesitate to ignore the pandemic, that could be states as giving a death sentence to 200,000+ citizens. A little more than a kick in the groin. 

 A quick reality check is in order.

 

"Within hours of President Trump's decision to restrict travel from China on Jan. 31, top Democrats and media figures immediately derided the move as unnecessary and xenophobic -- and they are now beating a hasty retreat from that position as the coronavirus continues to ravage the economy and cause scores of deaths."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-media-change-tune-trump-attacks-coronavirus-china-travel-ban

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Speaking to about 50 people at a community center in Broward County in South Florida, Biden said

Is Biden's basement so small that he can't invite 50 people and spare himself the dangers of outdoor life?

10 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

 

If you assume that everything Trump says about Biden is a lie, you'd be right 99% of the time.   

 

7 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

 A quick reality check is in order.

 

"Within hours of President Trump's decision to restrict travel from China on Jan. 31, top Democrats and media figures immediately derided the move as unnecessary and xenophobic -- and they are now beating a hasty retreat from that position as the coronavirus continues to ravage the economy and cause scores of deaths."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-media-change-tune-trump-attacks-coronavirus-china-travel-ban

The thing is, no matter what the Democrats said, Trump's restriction was utterly ineffective. The reason why? Well, the main reason is that he didn't ban air travel with Europe for another 40 days. 40 days!  And he actually waited another 4 days to ban travel with the UK and Ireland. Coincidentally, he has 3 golf resorts in those nations.  The virus strains that ravaged New York came from Europe. Clearly, the only reason he banned travel with China was a political one to point blame And he didn't actually ban travel from there.  Just restricted it but took no steps to quarantine travelers from China.

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by placeholder

7 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

 A quick reality check is in order.

 

"Within hours of President Trump's decision to restrict travel from China on Jan. 31, top Democrats and media figures immediately derided the move as unnecessary and xenophobic -- and they are now beating a hasty retreat from that position as the coronavirus continues to ravage the economy and cause scores of deaths."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-media-change-tune-trump-attacks-coronavirus-china-travel-ban

You state a lie then link to fox news. They never derided restricting flights from china.

10 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Is Biden's basement so small that he can't invite 50 people and spare himself the dangers of outdoor life?

Because he is out on the road campaigning.

23 minutes ago, J Town said:

Did you see him begging suburban women to LIKE him à la Jeb Bush asking the audience to clap for him? I love the smell of desperation in the morning.

did you see him dancing to YMCA at Sanford Florida rally ?

 

 

 

 

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by Opl