Joe Biden took to the op-ed pages of the Washington Post to continue attacking the federal government’s coronavirus policies, which are led by President Trump.
“[Trump’s] goal is as obvious as it is craven: He hopes to split the country into dueling camps, casting Democrats as doomsayers hoping to keep America grounded and Republicans as freedom fighters trying to liberate the economy,” the former vice president and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee wrote in a Monday guest piece. “It’s a childish tactic — and a false choice that none of us should fall for.”
Biden proceeded to knock the Trump administration for its lack of a comprehensive testing program, saying the president’s promise that “anybody that wants a test can get a test” has been exposed as a “baldfaced lie.”
Allowing businesses to conduct business, Biden argued, wouldn’t matter if consumers feel nervous about entering public spaces.
“States and cities that have attempted to reopen are discovering that the economy isn’t a light switch you can simply flip on — people need confidence to make it run, and that confidence must be earned by credible leadership and demonstrable safety,” he wrote about Georgia, which reopened its dine-in restaurants in late April but found that demand has barely ticked upward.
In the last two weeks, Biden’s allies have taken to the pages of major newspapers such as the New York Times to give advice to his campaign, which has been relocated to his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
But some Republican operatives questioned whether the op-ed would move votes.
“How did @realDonaldTrump become President without publishing an op-ed in the @washingtonpost? Or, did he become President because he never did?” tweeted Justin Sayfie, who was a spokesman for then-Gov. Jeb Bush, a Republican.
How did @realDonaldTrump become President without publishing an op-ed in the @washingtonpost? Or, did he become President because he never did?
— Justin Sayfie (@JustinSayfie) May 11, 2020
