Joe Biden issued his firmest rebuttal yet to President Trump’s argument that nationwide unrest would increase under the Democratic presidential nominee, calling Trump a “selfish, angry, dark, and divisive” president who is “determined to instill fear in America.” The president, Biden said, is making the United States less safe.

Speaking from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the former vice president offered an explanation for recent violent clashes in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon.