Joe Biden Attacks Trump After Warning America Not to Politicize Coronavirus

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Biden I ░░░░░░░░ like to thank those ░░░░░░░░ are already making sacrifices ░░░░░░░░ protect us whether that ░░░░░░░░ self quarantine self quarantining ░░░░░░░░ or canceling events and ░░░░░░░░ campuses Because whether or ░░░░░░░░ you are affected or ░░░░░░░░ someone who is infected ░░░░░░░░ have been in contact ░░░░░░░░ an infected person this ░░░░░░░░ going to require a ░░░░░░░░ response not just from ░░░░░░░░ elected leaders or our ░░░░░░░░ health officials but from ░░░░░░░░ of us We must ░░░░░░░░ of us follow the ░░░░░░░░ of health officials and ░░░░░░░░ appropriate protections to protect ░░░░░░░░ and critically to protect ░░░░░░░░ Especially those who are ░░░░░░░░ at risk to this ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ making some radical changes ░░░░░░░░ our personal behaviors More ░░░░░░░░ and more thorough hand ░░░░░░░░ staying home from work ░░░░░░░░ you are ill but ░░░░░░░░ altering deeply ingrained habits ░░░░░░░░ our country like handshakes ░░░░░░░░ hugs avoiding large public ░░░░░░░░ That s why earlier ░░░░░░░░ week on the recommendation ░░░░░░░░ officials my campaign canceled ░░░░░░░░ night rallies that we ░░░░░░░░ planned to hold in ░░░░░░░░ Ohio We are also ░░░░░░░░ the format for large ░░░░░░░░ events we had planned ░░░░░░░░ Chicago and Miami in ░░░░░░░░ coming days and we ░░░░░░░░ continue to assess and ░░░░░░░░ how we conduct our ░░░░░░░░ as we move forward ░░░░░░░░ find new ways to ░░░░░░░░ a message with the ░░░░░░░░ while putting health and ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ above everything else Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ announced a public health ░░░░░░░░ committee of experts who ░░░░░░░░ continue to counsel my ░░░░░░░░ and me help guide ░░░░░░░░ decisions on the steps ░░░░░░░░ minimize further risks Also ░░░░░░░░ will lead by science ░░░░░░░░ World Health Organization now ░░░░░░░░ officially declared Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ pandemic Downplaying it being ░░░░░░░░ dismissive or spreading misinformation ░░░░░░░░ only going to hurt ░░░░░░░░ and further advantage the ░░░░░░░░ of the disease But ░░░░░░░░ should we panic or ░░░░░░░░ back on xenophobia Labeling ░░░░░░░░ 19 a foreign virus ░░░░░░░░ not displace accountability for ░░░░░░░░ misjudgments that have been ░░░░░░░░ thus far by the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Let me be ░░░░░░░░ clear The Coronavirus does ░░░░░░░░ have a political affiliation ░░░░░░░░ will affect Republicans independents ░░░░░░░░ Democrats alike It will ░░░░░░░░ discriminate based on national ░░░░░░░░ race gender or zip ░░░░░░░░ It will touch people ░░░░░░░░ positions of power as ░░░░░░░░ as most vulnerable in ░░░░░░░░ society and it will ░░░░░░░░ stop Banning all travel ░░░░░░░░ Europe or any other ░░░░░░░░ of the world may ░░░░░░░░ it but as we ░░░░░░░░ seen it will not ░░░░░░░░ it And travel restrictions ░░░░░░░░ on favoritism and politics ░░░░░░░░ than risk will be ░░░░░░░░ This disease could impact ░░░░░░░░ nation and any person ░░░░░░░░ the planet We need ░░░░░░░░ plan about how we ░░░░░░░░ going to aggressively manage ░░░░░░░░ at home You know ░░░░░░░░ all do know the ░░░░░░░░ people have the capacity ░░░░░░░░ meet this moment We ░░░░░░░░ going to face this ░░░░░░░░ the same spirit that ░░░░░░░░ guided us through previous ░░░░░░░░ and we will come ░░░░░░░░ as a nation We ░░░░░░░░ look out for one ░░░░░░░░ and do our part ░░░░░░░░ citizens We have to ░░░░░░░░ the ingenuity of our ░░░░░░░░ and the resourcefulness of ░░░░░░░░ people and we have ░░░░░░░░ help the world to ░░░░░░░░ coordinated global strategy not ░░░░░░░░ ourselves off from the ░░░░░░░░ Protecting the health and ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ the most important job ░░░░░░░░ any president Unfortunately this ░░░░░░░░ laid bare the severe ░░░░░░░░ of the current administration ░░░░░░░░ fears are being compounded ░░░░░░░░ a pervasive lack of ░░░░░░░░ in this president fueled ░░░░░░░░ adversary relationships with the ░░░░░░░░ that he continues to ░░░░░░░░ Our government s ability ░░░░░░░░ respond effectively has been ░░░░░░░░ by hollowing out our ░░░░░░░░ and disparagement of science ░░░░░░░░ our ability to drive ░░░░░░░░ global response is dramatically ░░░░░░░░ undercut by the damage ░░░░░░░░ has done to our ░░░░░░░░ and our relationships around ░░░░░░░░ world We have to ░░░░░░░░ to work immediately to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves out of this ░░░░░░░░ That s why today ░░░░░░░░ am releasing a plan ░░░░░░░░ combat and overcome the ░░░░░░░░ The full details of ░░░░░░░░ plan if you want ░░░░░░░░ see them go to ░░░░░░░░ Biden com where I ░░░░░░░░ out the immediate sense ░░░░░░░░ have to take to ░░░░░░░░ a decisive public health ░░░░░░░░ to curb the spread ░░░░░░░░ disease and provide treatment ░░░░░░░░ those in need And ░░░░░░░░ decisive economic response that ░░░░░░░░ real relief to American ░░░░░░░░ families and small businesses ░░░░░░░░ protects the economy as ░░░░░░░░ whole I offer it ░░░░░░░░ a road map Not ░░░░░░░░ what I will do ░░░░░░░░ president 10 months from ░░░░░░░░ but for the leadership ░░░░░░░░ I believe is required ░░░░░░░░ this very moment President ░░░░░░░░ is welcome to adopt ░░░░░░░░ of it today The ░░░░░░░░ principle is simple Public ░░░░░░░░ professions must be the ░░░░░░░░ making a public health ░░░░░░░░ and communicating with the ░░░░░░░░ people Public health professionals ░░░░░░░░ would be a step ░░░░░░░░ reclaiming public trust and ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ as well toward stopping ░░░░░░░░ fear and chaos that ░░░░░░░░ overtake communities faster than ░░░░░░░░ pandemic can overtake them ░░░░░░░░ s critical to mount ░░░░░░░░ national response that will ░░░░░░░░ lives protect our frontline ░░░░░░░░ workers slow the spread ░░░░░░░░ the virus First anyone ░░░░░░░░ needs to be tested ░░░░░░░░ on medical guidance should ░░░░░░░░ tested at no charge ░░░░░░░░ no charge The administration ░░░░░░░░ failure on testing is ░░░░░░░░ and it s a ░░░░░░░░ of planning leadership and ░░░░░░░░ the White House should ░░░░░░░░ and report each day ░░░░░░░░ and every day how ░░░░░░░░ tests have been ordered ░░░░░░░░ many tests have been ░░░░░░░░ and how many have ░░░░░░░░ positive By next week ░░░░░░░░ number of tests should ░░░░░░░░ in the millions not ░░░░░░░░ thousands We should make ░░░░░░░░ person in a nursing ░░░░░░░░ available for testing Every ░░░░░░░░ center or vulnerable population ░░░░░░░░ to have easy access ░░░░░░░░ the tests We should ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of mobile testing ░░░░░░░░ At least 10 per ░░░░░░░░ and drive through testing ░░░░░░░░ to speed testing and ░░░░░░░░ the health of our ░░░░░░░░ The CDC private labs ░░░░░░░░ and manufacturers should be ░░░░░░░░ in lockstep to get ░░░░░░░░ done and get it ░░░░░░░░ correctly No efforts should ░░░░░░░░ spared none No excuses ░░░░░░░░ be made Tests should ░░░░░░░░ available to all who ░░░░░░░░ them and the government ░░░░░░░░ stop at nothing to ░░░░░░░░ that happen We must ░░░░░░░░ the true extent of ░░░░░░░░ outbreak so we can ░░░░░░░░ it trace it and ░░░░░░░░ it Nor should we ░░░░░░░░ the true number of ░░░░░░░░ and hope it protects ░░░░░░░░ interests or the stock ░░░░░░░░ The markets will respond ░░░░░░░░ to strong and steady ░░░░░░░░ leadership that addresses the ░░░░░░░░ of the problem not ░░░░░░░░ to cover it up ░░░░░░░░ we need to surge ░░░░░░░░ capacity to both prevent ░░░░░░░░ treat the Coronavirus and ░░░░░░░░ our hospitals to deal ░░░░░░░░ an influx of those ░░░░░░░░ care as I ve ░░░░░░░░ saying for weeks This ░░░░░░░░ not just getting out ░░░░░░░░ testing kits and processing ░░░░░░░░ quickly but making sure ░░░░░░░░ have the hospital beds ░░░░░░░░ The staff the medical ░░░░░░░░ The personal protective equipment ░░░░░░░░ to treat the patients ░░░░░░░░ president should order FEMA ░░░░░░░░ prepare the capacity with ░░░░░░░░ authorities to establish temporary ░░░░░░░░ with hundreds of beds ░░░░░░░░ short notice The Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense should be planning ░░░░░░░░ should have been planning ░░░░░░░░ prepare for the potential ░░░░░░░░ of the resources provided ░░░░░░░░ medical capacity and logistical ░░░░░░░░ that only they can ░░░░░░░░ Weeks from now a ░░░░░░░░ from now we could ░░░░░░░░ an instant 500 vet ░░░░░░░░ to isolate and treat ░░░░░░░░ in Eddie done like ░░░░░░░░ city in this country ░░░░░░░░ can do that but ░░░░░░░░ are not ready yet ░░░░░░░░ the clock is ticking ░░░░░░░░ we take these steps ░░░░░░░░ federal and local authorities ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that there ░░░░░░░░ accurate up to date ░░░░░░░░ available to every American ░░░░░░░░ To everyone so everyone ░░░░░░░░ make an informed decision ░░░░░░░░ when to get tested ░░░░░░░░ to sell quarantine When ░░░░░░░░ seek medical treatment And ░░░░░░░░ federal government should provide ░░░░░░░░ and municipalities with clear ░░░░░░░░ about when to trigger ░░░░░░░░ aggressive mitigation policies such ░░░░░░░░ closing schools Thirdly we ░░░░░░░░ to accelerate the development ░░░░░░░░ treatment of a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ takes time It will ░░░░░░░░ be many months before ░░░░░░░░ have a vaccine that ░░░░░░░░ be proven safe for ░░░░░░░░ use and produced in ░░░░░░░░ quantities to make a ░░░░░░░░ But therapeutics can and ░░░░░░░░ come soon This will ░░░░░░░░ lives When I put ░░░░░░░░ and we passed the ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 which accelerated ░░░░░░░░ or don t like ░░░░░░░░ at the national center ░░░░░░░░ health now it has ░░░░░░░░ be made available make ░░░░░░░░ resources to speed that ░░░░░░░░ along Fast track the ░░░░░░░░ trials from the NIH ░░░░░░░░ closely correlating with the ░░░░░░░░ the food and drug ░░░░░░░░ on trial approvals so ░░░░░░░░ science is not hindered ░░░░░░░░ the bureaucracy When a ░░░░░░░░ is ready to go ░░░░░░░░ should also be made ░░░░░░░░ available Again free of ░░░░░░░░ We should also immediately ░░░░░░░░ the White House Security ░░░░░░░░ director for global health ░░░░░░░░ and bio defense With ░░░░░░░░ full time dedicated coordinator ░░░░░░░░ oversee that response Our ░░░░░░░░ our last administration we ░░░░░░░░ that office to better ░░░░░░░░ to future global threats ░░░░░░░░ the ebola crisis of ░░░░░░░░ It was designed for ░░░░░░░░ this scenario But for ░░░░░░░░ reason I still don ░░░░░░░░ understand President Trump eliminated ░░░░░░░░ office two years ago ░░░░░░░░ here s the bottom ░░░░░░░░ We have to do ░░░░░░░░ s necessary to beat ░░░░░░░░ challenge Beat this challenge ░░░░░░░░ rather than later We ░░░░░░░░ beat it I ensure ░░░░░░░░ that if we wait ░░░░░░░░ it to worsen then ░░░░░░░░ to catch up the ░░░░░░░░ and economic toll will ░░░░░░░░ faster larger and more ░░░░░░░░ Congress gave this administration ░░░░░░░░ billion last week to ░░░░░░░░ the virus We need ░░░░░░░░ know exactly what that ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ for How quickly it ░░░░░░░░ going out the door ░░░░░░░░ exactly how it s ░░░░░░░░ spent This brings me ░░░░░░░░ the second half of ░░░░░░░░ challenge in terms of ░░░░░░░░ destruction the Coronavirus will ░░░░░░░░ in our country Do ░░░░░░░░ it takes spend whatever ░░░░░░░░ takes to deliver for ░░░░░░░░ families and ensure the ░░░░░░░░ of our economy Taking ░░░░░░░░ bold measures to help ░░░░░░░░ who are hurt economically ░░░░░░░░ this minute It means ░░░░░░░░ need bigger and broader ░░░░░░░░ to shore up the ░░░░░░░░ demand protect Jobs Keep ░░░░░░░░ flowing to our job ░░░░░░░░ and make sure we ░░░░░░░░ economic firepower We need ░░░░░░░░ weather the storm and ░░░░░░░░ the people in this ░░░░░░░░ back to full strength ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible This ░░░░░░░░ will hit everyone but ░░░░░░░░ will hit folks who ░░░░░░░░ paycheck to paycheck the ░░░░░░░░ including working people and ░░░░░░░░ Another tax cut to ░░░░░░░░ or Goldman or millionaires ░░░░░░░░ t get the job ░░░░░░░░ Another tax cut these ░░░░░░░░ will not get the ░░░░░░░░ done Corporate tech subsidies ░░░░░░░░ effectively target those who ░░░░░░░░ need the help now ░░░░░░░░ need to place our ░░░░░░░░ on those who are ░░░░░░░░ just to get by ░░░░░░░░ who are already losing ░░░░░░░░ We need to replace ░░░░░░░░ wages That includes workers ░░░░░░░░ the gig economy who ░░░░░░░░ unemployment insurance Parents who ░░░░░░░░ already struggling with child ░░░░░░░░ costses We need to ░░░░░░░░ them relief Children who ░░░░░░░░ on school lunches We ░░░░░░░░ to provide food for ░░░░░░░░ Schools will need to ░░░░░░░░ ensuring children who don ░░░░░░░░ have easy access to ░░░░░░░░ can still learn if ░░░░░░░░ school is shut down ░░░░░░░░ have difficulty paying their ░░░░░░░░ or mortgage because they ░░░░░░░░ been laid off or ░░░░░░░░ their hours cut back ░░░░░░░░ need to help them ░░░░░░░░ stay in their apartments ░░░░░░░░ their homes Small businesses ░░░░░░░░ be devastated as customers ░░░░░░░░ home and events are ░░░░░░░░ And we need to ░░░░░░░░ sure they have access ░░░░░░░░ interest free loans Not ░░░░░░░░ with interest from interest ░░░░░░░░ loans This is a ░░░░░░░░ disgrace that millions of ░░░░░░░░ fellow citizens don t ░░░░░░░░ a single day of ░░░░░░░░ sick leave available to ░░░░░░░░ We need both a ░░░░░░░░ plan for paid sick ░░░░░░░░ and an emergency plan ░░░░░░░░ everyone who needs it ░░░░░░░░ to the outbreak now ░░░░░░░░ these national measures my ░░░░░░░░ also calls for the ░░░░░░░░ of a state and ░░░░░░░░ emergency fund to make ░░░░░░░░ governors mayors and local ░░░░░░░░ who are battling the ░░░░░░░░ on the ground as ░░░░░░░░ speak have the resources ░░░░░░░░ to meet this crisis ░░░░░░░░ on now These funds ░░░░░░░░ be used at the ░░░░░░░░ of local leaders for ░░░░░░░░ they need most from ░░░░░░░░ health infrastructure hiring additional ░░░░░░░░ care and emergency service ░░░░░░░░ or questioning the wider ░░░░░░░░ blows this virus is ░░░░░░░░ to create in their ░░░░░░░░ We need smart bold ░░░░░░░░ leadership that is going ░░░░░░░░ help contain the crisis ░░░░░░░░ the hardship to our ░░░░░░░░ and help our economy ░░░░░░░░ Let me be very ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately this will just ░░░░░░░░ the start We must ░░░░░░░░ now to take further ░░░░░░░░ action including relief that ░░░░░░░░ be large scale focus ░░░░░░░░ broader health and stability ░░░░░░░░ our economy Look we ░░░░░░░░ only protect the health ░░░░░░░░ our economy if we ░░░░░░░░ everything in our power ░░░░░░░░ protect the health of ░░░░░░░░ people The last point ░░░░░░░░ want to make is ░░░░░░░░ We will never fully ░░░░░░░░ this problem if we ░░░░░░░░ unwilling to look beyond ░░░░░░░░ own borders and engage ░░░░░░░░ with the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world Disease starts any ░░░░░░░░ in the planet can ░░░░░░░░ on a plane to ░░░░░░░░ city on Earth within ░░░░░░░░ few hours We have ░░░░░░░░ confront Coronavirus everywhere We ░░░░░░░░ be having a coordinated ░░░░░░░░ response just as we ░░░░░░░░ to the ebola crisis ░░░░░░░░ incredible capability of U ░░░░░░░░ Agency for international development ░░░░░░░░ our State Department to ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable nations in detecting ░░░░░░░░ treating Coronavirus wherever it ░░░░░░░░ spread We should be ░░░░░░░░ in rebuilding and strengthening ░░░░░░░░ global health security agenda ░░░░░░░░ we launched during our ░░░░░░░░ Specifically to mobilize the ░░░░░░░░ against the threats of ░░░░░░░░ infectious diseases Look it ░░░░░░░░ be hard to see ░░░░░░░░ concrete value of this ░░░░░░░░ with everything seeming to ░░░░░░░░ going well in the ░░░░░░░░ By cutting our investment ░░░░░░░░ global health this administration ░░░░░░░░ left us woefully unprepared ░░░░░░░░ the exact crisis we ░░░░░░░░ face No president can ░░░░░░░░ to prevent future outbreaks ░░░░░░░░ can promise you this ░░░░░░░░ I m president we ░░░░░░░░ be better prepared respond ░░░░░░░░ and recover better We ░░░░░░░░ lead with science We ░░░░░░░░ listen to the experts ░░░░░░░░ will heed their advice ░░░░░░░░ we will build American ░░░░░░░░ and rebuild it to ░░░░░░░░ the world to meet ░░░░░░░░ global threats that we ░░░░░░░░ likely going to face ░░░░░░░░ You know and I ░░░░░░░░ always tell you the ░░░░░░░░ this is the responsibility ░░░░░░░░ a president That s ░░░░░░░░ is owed the American ░░░░░░░░ Difficult days ahead I ░░░░░░░░ this country will summon ░░░░░░░░ Spirit the empathy the ░░░░░░░░ and the unity needed ░░░░░░░░ in times of crisis ░░░░░░░░ American people always always ░░░░░░░░ as one Volunteers raise ░░░░░░░░ hands to help Neighbors ░░░░░░░░ out for neighbors Businesses ░░░░░░░░ care of their workers ░░░░░░░░ we will meet this ░░░░░░░░ together I m confident ░░░░░░░░ it We have to ░░░░░░░░ and move now Thank ░░░░░░░░ all for taking the ░░░░░░░░ to be here and ░░░░░░░░ bless our troops.”