In acceptance speech, Biden rips Trump for Covid-19 mismanagement

Joe Biden formally accepted the nomination for the Democratic candidate for president last night, and made the pandemic a focus of his speech. “Cases and deaths will remain far too high,” he warned about the re-election of President Donald Trump. “It didn’t have to be this bad,” Biden lamented about the current U.S. situation, pointing out that the country leads the world in confirmed cases and in deaths — 5.5 million cases and more than 174,000 deaths at last count. “[Trump] keeps waiting for a miracle,” Biden said, adding, “Well, I have news for him. No miracle is coming.” Instead, he shared his vision for a response. “On Day 1, we’ll implement the national strategy I’ve been laying out since March,” Biden said, including rapid testing with immediate results, taking “the muzzle off our experts,” and a national mask mandate.