A lot of talk about who is going where and how ive decided to come to pittsburgh to talk a little bit about what is going on right now. In the early days of world war ii, Franklin Roosevelt told the country, and i woke, the news is going to get worse and worse before it gets better and better and the American People deserve to have it straight from the shoulder. Straight from the shoulder. The job of the president is to tell it straight from the shoulder, tell the truth, to be , to lead, face facts not to incite. That is why im speaking to you today. The incumbent president is incapable of telling us the truth. Incapable of facing the facts, and incapable of healing. He does not want to shed light, he wants to generate heat and he is stroking violence in our cities. You know, this is the tragic fact of the matter about this perilous our and how he is dealing with this perilous our in our nation. We have seen again and again, unwarranted police shooting, excessive force. Seven bullets to the back of jacob blake. Violence of extremists and opportunists, rightwing militias, white supremacists, vigilantes, who infiltrate protest. Hoping to wreak havoc and to derail any hope of progress. The senseless violence of looting and burning and distraction of property i want to make it absolutely clear, i want to be very clear about all of this. Rioting is not protesting, looting is not protesting setting fires is not protesting. , none of this is protesting. It is lawlessness, plain and simple. Those who do it should be prosecuted. Violence will not bring change. It will only bring destruction. It is wrong in every way. It divides instead of unites. It destroys businesses only , hurts the working families that serve the community. It makes things worse across the board, not better. It is not what dr. King or john lewis taught. It must end. Fires are burning and we have a president who fans the flames rather than fighting the flames. But we must not burn, we have to build. This president long ago forfeited any moral leadership. He cannot stop the violence because for years he has fomented it. You know, he may believe that mouthing the words law and order makes him strong. But his failure to call on his own supporters to stop acting as an armed militia in this country shows how weak he is. Does anyone believe there will be less violence in america if donald trump is reelected . We need justice in america. We need safety in america. We are facing multiple crisis crises. Crises under donald trump have kept multiplying. Covid, economic demonstration, unwarranted police violence. Emboldening white nationalists. A reckoning on race, declining in the birth of the right american future. There is no reason why we cant just do so much more than we are doing. The Common Thread is the incumbent president who makes things worse, not better. The incumbent president who sows chaos rather than providing order. An incumbent president who fails in the basic duty of the job. Which is to advance the truth that all of us know, that we are all born with the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. That is right, all of us. The moms and dads in scranton where i grew up who have worked and scraped for everything they have ever gotten in life. The autoworker in michigan who still makes the best automobile in the world. A single mom in ohio working three jobs to stay afloat who will do anything for her child, retired veteran in florida who gave everything he had to this country and now just wants us to honor the promises made to him. The lord taylor salesperson who just lost their job, a store closing after 194 years. Nurses and doctors in wisconsin who have seen so much sickness and death, and they wonder how much more can they take, but still they muster up the courage to take care of those patients in this pandemic while risking their own lives. Researchers in minnesota who woke up this morning determined to find a breakthrough in treating cancer. They will do the same thing tomorrow and the day after and the day after because she will never give up. White, black, latino, asian american, native americans, everybody. I am in this campaign for you, no matter your color, zip code, no matter your politics. When i think of the presidency, i dont think about myself, it is not about my brand, it is about you. The American People. We can do better, we have to do better. I promise you that we will do better. You know the road back begins , now in this campaign. You know me. You know my heart. You know my story, my family story. Ask yourself, do i look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters . Really . America, i want a safe america, safe from covid, safe from crime and looting. Safe from racially motivated violence, safe from bad cops. Let me be crystal clear. Safe from four more years of donald trump. I look at this violence and i see lives and communities and the dreams of Small Businesses being destroyed. The opportunity for Real Progress on issues of race and Police Reform and justice being put to the test. Donald trump looks at this violence and sees a political lifeline. Having failed to protect this nation from the virus, it has killed more than 180,000 americans so far. Trump posted an all caps tweet order tow and save his campaign. One of his closest political advisors in the white house does not even bother to speak in code. She comes out and says it the more chaos, violence, the better it is for trumps reelection. Just think about that. This is a sitting president of the United States of america. He is supposed to be protecting this country, but instead he is , rooting for chaos and violence. The simple truth is donald trump failed to protect america. So now, he is trying to scare america. Since donald trump and mike pence cant run on the record that has seen more american deaths to a virus, this virus than the nation has suffered in , every war since korea combined. Since they cant run on their economy, that has seen more people lose their jobs than any time since the great depression. Since they cant run on the simple proposition of sending our children safely back to school. Since they have no agenda or vision for a second term. Arep and pentz pence running on this and i find it fascinating. Quote it wont be safe in joe bidens america. What is there proof . The violence we are seeing in Donald Trumps america. These are not images of some imagined Joe Biden America of the future, these are images of Donald Trumps america today. He keeps saying if he was president that would not happen, if he was president he keeps telling us, if you was president , you would feel safe read well, he is president whether he knows it or not. And it is happening. It is getting worse. You know why. Donald trump adds fuel to every fire. Because he refuses to even acknowledge that there is a Racial Justice problem in america. Because he wont stand up to any form of violence. He has no problem with right wing militias. White supremacists and vigilantes with assault weapons. Often better armed than the police, often in the middle of violence. And because tens of millions of americans simply dont trust of this president to respect their rights, to hear their concerns or to protect them. It does not have to be this way. When president obama and i were in the white house, we had to defend federal property. We did it, you did not see us whipping up fears around the deployment of secret federal troops. We just did our job. Federal property was protected. When president obama and i were in office, we did not look at cities as democratic or republican run, these are american cities. But trump does not see himself as president for all americans. Frankly, i believe if i were president today, the country would be safer and we would be seeing a lot less violence. Here is why. I said we must address the issue of racial injustice. I personally spoke to George Floyds family and jacob blakes family. I know their pain and so do you. I know the justice they seek and so do you. They told us none of this violence respects or honors george or jacob. I believe we can bring these folks fighting for Racial Justice to the table. I have worked with police in this country for many years. I know that most cops are good, decent people. I know how they risk their lives every time they put that shield on and go out the door. And i am confident that i can bring the police to the table as well. I would make sure that every mayor and governor had the support they needed from the federal government. But, i would not be looking to use the United States military against their own people. If i were president , my language would be less divisive. I would be looking to lower the temperature in this country, not raise it. I would be looking to unite the nation. But look, if donald trump wants to ask the question of who will keep you safer as president . Lets ask that question. First, some simple facts. When i was Vice PresidentViolent Crime fell 15 in this , country. We did it without chaos and disorder. And yes, we did it with democratic mayors in most of the major cities in this country. The murder rate is up under up 26 across the nation this year under donald trump. Do you really feel safer under donald trump . Year, justaken, this since the outbreak, has taken more than 100 years look, the lies think about it more lives this year than any other year for the past 100 years. Lives in just000 six months. An average of 1000 people dying every day in the month of august. Do you really feel safer under donald trump . Mr. Trump, you want to talk about fear . Do you know what people are afraid of in america . They are afraid they are going to get covid. They are afraid they are going to get sick and die. That is in no small part because of you. We are now on track for more than 200,000 deaths in this country because of covid. More than 100,000 seniors have lost their lives in the virus. More cops have died from covid this year than have been killed on patrol. Nearly one in six Small Businesses closed in this country today. Do you really feel safer under trump . What about trumps plan to destroy the Affordable Care act . Forwith it, the protections preexisting conditions that impacts more than 100 million americans. Does that make you feel safer . Plan to defunds Social Security . The Social Security administrations chief actuary just released a report saying that if a plan like the one trump is proposing goes into effect, the Social Security trust fund would be permanently depleted by the middle of calendar year 2023 with no ability to defray benefits thereafter. Plant plainly, trumps would wipe out Social Security period. Do you feel safer and more secure now . The fear that reigns under this president does not stop at our shores. The kremlin has put bounties on the heads of american soldiers and instead of ted telling Vladimir Putin that there would be no putting up with this, that there will be a heavy price to pay if they dare touch an american soldier, this president does not even bring up the subject and has multiple phone calls with putin. It has been reported Russian Forces attacked american troops in syria, injuring our serious members. Did you hear the president say a single word . Did he lift one finger . Never before has an american president played such a subservient role to a russian leader. Dangerous, itu, is humiliating and embarrassing for the rest of the world to see. It weakens us. Troops shouldcan feel safer under trump. Donald trumps role as a bystander in his own presidency extends to the economic plan and pain. Theplan he doesnt have and pain being felt by millions of americans. He said this week you better vote for me or you are going to have the greatest depression you have ever seen. Does he not understand and see that tens of millions of people who have had to file for unemployment this year so far . The people who wont be able to make next months rent payment . The people who lost wages over the cost of groceries that have gone up dramatically . President obama and i stopped the depression of 2009. We took a bad economy that was falling and turned it around. Andp took a good economy drove it back into the ditch. Through his failure to get covid under control, his failure to pull together the leaders in congress, his failure to deliver real relief to working people has made our countrys Economic Situation so much worse, so much worse than it had to be. We talk about safety and security, we should talk about basic security of being able to look your child in the eye and tell them, everything is going to be ok, dont worry, honey, we are not going to lose our home, we will be able to put food on the table, it is going to be ok. That is the job of a president. Ive laid out an agenda for economic recovery that will restore a sense of security for working families. We wont just build things back the way they were before. We are going to build them back better. With good paying jobs. Building our nation roads, bridges, solar, wind mills. With investments for health care, child care workers, so they get the pay and dignity they deserve, while easing the Financial Burdens on millions of families. With a Clean Energy Strategy that has a place for the Energy Workers right here in western pennsylvania. I am not banning fracking. Let me say that again. I am not banning fracking. No matter how many times donald trump lies about me. , the future, that is what this is all about. You know, we hear Donald Trumps selfcentered rants and riffs, but the voice of americans should be heard. The one you should listen to his julia jackson, the mother of jacob blake. Hers is a voice of courage, character, and wisdom. And looking at the damage that has been done in her city she said, the violence and destruction does not reflect my son or my family. These are the words of a mom, and mother, whose son had just been shot seven times in front of his children. Badly injured. Paralyzed. Perhaps permanently. As she seeks justice for her son, she is pleading for an end to the violence. And for this nation to heal. She said she was praying for her son. Then she said something to me that surprised me. She said she was praying for all police officers. She said she was already praying for america, even before her son was shot. She has publicly asked all of us to examine our hearts. Citizens, elected officials, the police, all of us. And then she said this we need healing. More than anything. That is what we need to do as a nation. We need to heal. Current president wants you to live in fear. He advertises himself as a figure of order. He isnt. Part of theot been solution thus far. He is part of the problem. The problem i as president i will give you my all resolve to stop. I will deal with the virus, i will deal with the economic crisis, and i will work to bring equality and opportunity to everyone. We have arrived at a moment in this campaign we all know including the press in front of me knew we would get to. The moment when donald trump would be so desperate he would do anything to hold onto power. Donald trump has been a toxic president presence in our nation for four years, poisoning how we talk to one another, poisoning how we treat one another, poisoning the values this nation has always held dear. Poisoning our very democracy. In just a little over 60 days, we have a decision to make. Will we rid ourselves of this tocsin . Toxin . Or will we make it a permanent part of our nations character . You know, as americans, im confident we believe in honesty and decency, treating everyone with dignity and respect, giving everyone a fair shot, leaving no one behind, giving hate no safe harbor, and demonizing no one. We up until now have always recognized there is something bigger than ourselves that we are about. Trump does not seem to believe in any of that. Said it before and i will keep saying it. America is an idea. It is the most powerful idea in the history of the world. And i believe it beats in the hearts of the people of this country. All men and women are created equal. And they deserve to be treated equally. Remake thisught to nation in his image, selfish, angry, dark, and divisive. This is not who we are. At our best, america has always been. And if i have anything to do with it, we will be again generous, confident, and optimistic nation full of hope and resolve. Donald trump is determined to instill fear in america. That is what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to. Fear. Well i believe americans are stronger than that. I believe we will be guided by the words of Pope John Paul ii, words drawn from the scriptures, be not afraid, be not afraid. Fear never builds the future, but hope does. Whating the future is america does, what we have always done. In fact, it is what we have done best and continue to do best. This is the United States of america. There is not a single thing beyond our capacity when we decide to do it together, so lets get together. I want to thank you all. May god bless you and may god protect our troops. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] a shameful roll call of the most catastrophic portrayals and blunders in our lifetime. Entire careeris on the wrong side of history. Our current president has failed in his most basic duty to the nation. He has failed to protect us. He has failed to protect america. My fellow americans, that is unforgivable. The first president ial debate between President Trump and former Vice President bidens tuesday, september 29 at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Watch Live Streaming and on demand at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Cspans washington journal. Every day, we are taking your calls live in the air on the news of the day and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. Coming up tuesday morning, the host of cnns reliable sources discusses his new book, hoax donald trump, fox news, and the dangerous distortion of truth. Campaign 2020bout and the history of postconvention president ial campaigns. Watch cspan washington journal live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. On tuesday, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Coronavirus Crisis on the state of the u. S. Economy and the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Watch live at 1 00 p. M. Cspan, on cspan. Org, or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Cspan, yourtching unfiltered view of government, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. President trump held a News Conference on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, and his administrations efforts to support Law Enforcement and protect cities. He responded to joe biden speech in pittsburgh and answered questions about his Upcoming Trip to kenosha, wisconsin. President trump thank you very much. 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