President Biden on Tuesday night gave a feisty rebuke to former President Trump, calling him a loser and arguing he’s running for president again to stay out of jail.
“More people are working today in America than any time since Trump left office, that’s just a fact,” Biden said during a speech at Philadelphia’s City Committee dinner.
“401Ks are strong, violent crime is down, murder is down and fewer people are crossing the border, and Trump calls that a hellscape? He talks about America being a failed nation, where the hell’s he from?
“It makes me angry,” the president added. “I say America’s winning, we’re the most powerful nation in the world, the most respected nation in the word. … Trump says we’re losers, but the only loser I know is Donald Trump.”
The president also called Trump “dishonest” and mentioned his predecessor’s 34 felony counts against him related to falsifying business records to conceal alleged affairs during his 2016 campaign.
“I want to watch that sentence,” Biden said, referring to the Nov. 26 sentencing. “I think he’s running to stay out of jail.”
He also mentioned that Trump on Monday night cut questions short at a town hall event with supporters in Pennsylvania after two lengthy interruptions due to medical episodes, opting to play several of his favorite songs for the crowd for more than 30 minutes.
“He stood on the stage for 30 minutes and danced. I’m serious. What’s wrong with this guy?” Biden said.
Biden also spoke about Vice President Harris’s loyalty to him while she seeks to campaign on her own agenda while not criticizing Biden.
“Every president has to cut their own path. That’s what I did. I was loyal to Barack Obama but I cut my own path as president. That’s what Kamala’s going to do. … She’s been loyal so far, but she’ll cut her own path,” he said, arguing that the vice president will take the country in her own direction and calling her perspective fresh and new.
The crowd broke into “we’re not going back,” which is a chant from Harris’s rallies.
“Folks, this is 2024, we’re not going back,” the president said.