President Trump told supporters in Pennsylvania that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would impose a permanent coronavirus lockdown if elected.
“Biden would terminate this unprecedented recovery. He wants to impose a permanent lockdown combined with a socialist takeover of the U.S. economy,” Trump said.
Trump held a campaign event Thursday at Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, where he warned supporters that Biden is “a puppet of the radical left movement” and has worked alongside “socialist Bernie Sanders.”
He pushed Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to lift business restrictions that he imposed last month in response to “an unsettling climb” in new coronavirus cases. The order lowered the maximum capacity for in-person dining services at restaurants to 25%, and large groups cannot exceed 25 people indoors or 250 people outdoors.
“Frankly, the Democrats should do what’s right for the country,” Trump said. “They know they should open. Wolf knows he should open.”
Most states across the Sun Belt that have become coronavirus hot spots, such as Florida, Georgia, and Texas, are run by Republican governors. Many have had to reinstate some business restrictions or pause reopening procedures in an effort to decrease the rate of daily new coronavirus cases. California, under Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has also seen an increase in cases that led to tightened restrictions.
