The Biden campaign has been increasingly turning its sights on President Donald Trump ahead of the November election, with Biden delivering a speech on Jan 6 to lay out the case against him. Biden spoke in the wake of the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by the president’s supporters, calling for “a reckoning” for Trump’s “incitement of violence.” He also addressed the outgoing president’s overall handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his economic policies, and his moral character.
The speech was part of a broader strategy to focus on Trump ahead of the election, as the Biden campaign argues that Trump represents a clear and dangerous threat to the rule of law and American values. The campaign is promoting its candidate’s message of unity and calling for the country to come together to heal its deep political divisions. Biden and other Democratic leaders have been positioning themselves as an alternative to the disruption and chaos that Trump has come to symbolize.
Biden’s Jan. 6 speech is just the start of a sustained campaign to expose the dangers of Donald Trump’s presidency as Biden looks to show that he’s the right person to lead the country forward. The campaign is also expected to draw stark contrasts between the candidates’ visions for the future, tying Trump to his past errors and missteps in order to make the case for electing Biden and using him to rebuild the political and economic landscape of the United States. The message of unity and respect for differences is likely to remain a key point for the campaign going forward.
