President Donald Trump challenged Joe Biden on his record and policies when it comes to trade, energy, jobs and immigration on Thursday, Fox News reports.
Trump praised his own administration’s work while ripping his opponent during a speech in Pennsylvania.
According to prepared remarks obtained by Fox News, Trump slammed Biden for leaving the people of Pennsylvania behind. Biden was born in Scranton, Pa.
Trump's speech was delivered prior to Biden’s formal acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president.
"Tonight, Joe Biden will speak at the Democrat Convention — and I am sure he will remind us that he was born in Scranton," Trump said, according to prepared remarks. "But here’s what Joe Biden WON’T tell you: he left Scranton 70 years ago and he has spent the last half century in Washington selling you out and ripping you off!"
Trump said that "Joe Biden has spent 5 decades in Washington betraying the people of Scranton. Joe Biden is no friend of Pennsylvania – he is your worst nightmare."
Trump also hit Biden on several topics, according to Fox News.
The president blasted Biden’s “soft” position on China and other policies like his work on trade deals.
"Biden supported every single globalist attack Pennsylvania workers – NAFTA, China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, TPP, Korea, the Paris Climate Accord, and the so-called Clean Power Plan," the president said. "Pennsylvania lost 1 in 3 manufacturing jobs after NAFTA and China’s entry into the WTO — courtesy of Joe Biden."
Trump also brought up Biden’s Green New Deal, sayig the plan will devastate the state of Pennsylvania, especially the fracking industry.
Trump attacked Biden’s position on immigration, the border and sanctuary cities.
The president’s speech didn't only focus on Biden, but took aim at his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., saying how a potential Biden-Harris administration would be in favor of cutting police funding.
Trump gave his administration credit for ending “the war on American energy.”
"I put the miners back to work. I approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. America is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas on earth," Trump is expected to say.
"To protect our steel workers, I placed tariffs on nations that were dumping cheap foreign steel," Trump added, "Within months, steel imports dropped by 26 percent — and American steel production surged by over 18 million tons. Biden abandoned the steel the industry – we SAVED the steel industry."
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