Fmr vp biden hello, minnesota jessica, thank you for being here and sharing your story. Unfortunately, so many other americans have stories like yours, faced with health problems, fiting for their lives and forced think not only about facing the battle but how they can afford the treatment. While Insurance Companies come in at the most vulnerable moments for you and ur family members. I remember when my son beau was lying in the hospital after he came home from iraq after a year. He had stage iv glioblastoma. They told him not whether he was going to love but how long what he live. As he lay there, fighting for his life, fighting to hang on, i thought to m myself, what wouldt be like if in his suffering, my Insurance Company or his Insurance Company was able to say you have run out of , coverage. Times up. You are on your own. Folks, its a question no one should have to face in america. That is why i fought so hard and why obamacare was such a big thing. It is unconscionable. [honking] its unconscionable donald trump, from the day he got elected to right now, he is fighting in court to rip that piece of mind away from tens of millions of americans. We are not going to let him do it. We are never going back to thohe days. [hking] [applause] you are going to vote. And we are going to end. And we are going to win. For you, jessica. And foyour family. I promise you i will protect your family as if it were my own. [honking] i want to thank all the speakers you heard earlier. Your governor, leading minnesota with decency and integrity. And one of the outstanding members of congress. Lets send her back to the house of representatives. We need her badly. And your incredible junior senator, tina smith, who i got to speak with back here. She has got to go back. [honking] and look, lets wiwin back the Minnesota State senate while we are at it. [applause] one of the nations finest leaders and a dear friend i have been honored to stand alongside and fight together for a long time, senator amy klobuchar. Amy, i love you. Thank you. [honking] [honking] [honking] yesterday, in florida, had a chance to spend a little more another minnesota icon. Time with carl anthony towns. You have heard of him. Boy, he can play, man. You know him as the heart and soul of the timberwolves, but hes also a sonwho like many other americans, lost his mom to covid 19 a couple of months ago. For all those sons and daughters, those parents, siblings, husbands and wives facing empty chairs at deng room tables and empty holes in their hearts and all those who reach over at night and just by instinct to say good night to their husband or wife. They deserve so much better. These guys are not very polite. But theyre like trump. So look, theyre going to be ok. Were going to take care of them as well. We need to come together and fight for all thehese folks. We have four ys left to get it done. Four days. And millions of americans are already voting. Millions more will vote by tuesday. And i believe when you use your power, the power to vote, will change the course of this country and the course of history. Right here in minnesota, with all of you, in the final days, keep that sense of empowerment. Keep that empowerment with you, that sense of optimism and what we can overcome. Now, look, theres a reason they dont want to hear me because they know the president doesnt say anything. So theyre not used to not hearing anything. But i know its hard, folks. I know its hard. More than 228, i believe it is now, thousands of americanans have died because of covid. Nearly 2,500 here in minnesota gone. We had nine million new cases nationwide. Millions of americans are out of work, on the edge, they cant see any light. They dont know where its going. And donald trump, he simply has given up. Over the weekend, white House Counsel chief of staff, he said the following were not going to control the pandemic. At the debate last week, donald trump turned to me and said, were rounding the corner. Its going away. Were learning to live with it. Well, i told him him, hes asking us to learn to die with it. Were not going to. Anand as yohear what he said today, what he said today on the trail, he said that our doctors, our doctors, our first responders, over a thousand lost their lives are putting their lives on the line busting their neck making up. But theyre making up deaths from covid because they get more money. The president of the United States is accusing the medical profession of making up covid deaths so they make moreoney. Doctors and nurses go to work every day to save lives. They do their job. Donald trump should stop attacking them and do his job. [horns honking] folks, this is the same man who weeks ago when he was told were losing a thousand lives a day, you remember what he said . He said it is what it is. Thats thoughtful. Well, it is what it is because he is who he is. Donald trump has waved the white flag and surrendered to this virus. But the American People dont give up. They dont cowher. And neither will i. Remember when he told when he did that interview, and he told bob woodward that he knew about the virus and how deadly it was, the end of january. But he didnt tell anybody. He didnt even tell those folks. He didnt tell anybody. And woodward asked him why. And on tape, he said he didnt want to panic the American People. The American People dont panic. Donald trump panics. [honking] and unlike donald trump, we will not surrender to this viru look, President Trump is threatening division and discord. He thinks that he can divide us. We wt notice his failures. Thats what its all about. Thats why hes shamelessly equates smoli refugees, folks seeking a better life in america and contributing to this state and our country with terrorists as he did last night. We need aresident who will bring us together, not pull us apart. Ill deal with this pandemic responsibly. Bringing the country together. Around testing, tracing, masking. Its estimated by the leading doctors in this country that if we just wore a mask for the next few months, we would save ver 100,000 lives. Of the 200,000 lives they expect to lose. Dr. Fauci called for mask mandate last week. This isnt a political Statement Like those ugly folks over there beeping their horns. This is a patriotic duty for gods sa. Look, in his own words, as i said, the president knew back in january how extremely dangerous and commune kabul this disease was. And he went on and made that tape. And he said it was the disease was easily able to spread. But he did nothing. Did nothing at all. Look, folks, American People are people our people are tough. And instead of talking and politicizing the vaccine, he should be planning for a safe, equitable and free distribution of a vaccine when it comes next year. [horns honking] this guy refuses to provide schools and Small Businesses with the resources and the National Standards to open safely. The house of representativesady allow schools to open safely. Businesses open safely. O make sure people are paid. Ladies and gentlemen, wellly republicans and democrats together to deliver Economic Relief for working families, schools and businesses. As i said before, im not going to shut down the economy. Im going to shut down the virus. Horns honking] donald trump inherited a Strong Economy that brake and i gave him barack and i gave him. But he squandered it like everything hes inherited. But we can bui back and we can build back better with an ecomy that rewards work, not wealth. We can do it without raising taxes on the middle class and working families. S. I promise you, you have my word. If you make less than 400,000 a year, you wont pay a pny more in taxes. But ill tell you what, for the first time in a long time, the wealthiest and biggest corporations are going to start paying their fair share. 91 of the fortune 500 companies paid zero in taxes last year. Why . Why should a firefighter, an educator, and that guy blowing that horn, why should he pay why should a nurse pay higher tax rates than the super wealthy . Why should you pay more taxes than donald trump pays . [horns honking] hes exploited every loophole and tax code. Hes run a shell game to avoid paying taxes. If you notice, i released 22 years of my tax returns. Hes not released one single year. Whats he hiding . Where is the corruption . According to trump, the reason why only paid 750 is because hes smart. Well, what does that make the rest of us to pay our fair share, mr. President . Wergoing to deliver tax relief for working families and the middle class. Help you buy your first home. Pay for health care premiums. Or childcare. Or care for your aging parents. Or be able to actually, actually pay for school. Trump got hiss Supreme Court justice. First time is ever happened while elected already started. For one reason, he determined to do what hes been trying to do for four years, destroy the Affordable Care act. If they get their way, 100 million americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions. Complications with covid19 will be the next preexisting condition allowing insurers to jack up your premiums or deny your coverage and women will again be charged for the same E Health Care as a man just because theyre a woman. Donald trump thinks health care is a privilege. I think its your right. Horns honking] and if we all get out and vote, well not only restore obamacare well strengthen and build on it. So you can keep your prifmente insurance if thats what you private insurance if thats what you like or medicare option public option and well increase subsidies, lower your premiums and ductibles, outofpocket spending, reduce specific costs by 60 by allowing medicare to negotiate with drug prices. Were going to keep the protections for people with preexisting conditions. And well protect Social Security and medicare. Meanwhile, the Social Security actuary says that if donald trump said elect me again, and im going to change Social Security, the actuary said the changes he puts in place occurred, that Social Security would be bankrupt in 2023. So g go home a tell your parents and grandparents what trump isbout to do. Ill protect Social Security. Medicare and medicaid. Than lks, nothings worse this president has done than the way he spoke about those who served in uniform. He called them losers and suckers. My son beau gave up the attorneyey general seat in the state of delaware to volunteer to go to iraq for a year. He won the bronze star, service medal, he wasnt a loser or sucker. He was a patriot. So many of you as well, no wonder the six generals who worked for the Trump Administration have left and say he does not deserve to be the commander in chief of the United States. Thats never happened to any president before. And thats why special Operations Commander stanley general stanley mcchrystal, admiral mccraven and along with 24 stars endorsed me saying they support me to be the next commander in chief because they trust me. And thats why the military times reported the more troops vote for biden than troop. Thats why we have to support the military. Theyre the backbone of the country. So let them vote and lets vote or them. When donald trump fails to condemn white supremacy, we ca deliver on racial justice. The season of protest has broken out across the nation because the life and dignity of george floyd senselessly killed seven miles from here and so many others that mattered, protesting and burning and lootg is not protesting. Its violence, clear and simple. And will not be tolerated. But these protests are a cry for justice. Thnames of geoe floyd, breonna taylor, jacob blake, will not still be forgotten. Not by me, not by us, not by this country. Because true justice is also economic justice. Access to schooling, housing, access to capital, goodpaying jojobs and financial sbility, giving families of color a real shot to own a home, start a all business, send a child to College Debt Free so they can build wealth and pass down opportunity through the generations lilike the rest of have. We have to vote to ensure the full promise of this country for everyone. And finally, we have to vote to meet the challenge of the climate crisis. The west is on fire. Losing more forests and total land of connecticut and rhode island combined. The midwest is flooding. Here i in minnesota, extreme weather occurs and incurs big costs for your infrastructure and increased flooding in the mississipp watershed and port facilities here and in st. Paul. Donald trump thinks its all a hoax. Hes he sure is a stable genius. He says wind wer causes cancer. I say it creates jobs. Minnesota jobs. We can combat Climate Change with American Ingenuity anand manufacturing and building more resilient nation and creating millions ofew highpaying jobs. And we can change the path were on. Nothings beyond our capacity. So honk your horn if you want erica to lead again. [horns honking] honk your horn if you want america to trust each other again. [horns honking] honk your horn if you want to have civility again. [horns honking] and honk your horn if you want america to o be united again. Horns honking] we cannot afford four more years of donald trump. In 2008 and 2012, you placed your trust in me and barack obama and each day we were in office we worked for you and the entire community. Ill do it again in 2020. My campaign is a Broad Coalition of democrats, republicans, independents, Republican Office holders. Im running as a proud democrat. But i will govern as an american president. Ill work as hard for those who dont support me as those who do. Because thats the job of a president. Its the duty of care for everyone. And you, too, have a sacred duty, the dututy to vote. It matters. Minnesota matters. So on the final day, stage power, stay staying power, stay united. Make a plan to vote. Help getet out the vote. To vote. Com mn. And ballots have to be received by tuesday. So if you want your voice to be heard drop off your ballot. Dont put it in the mail. Vote safely in person any day up through election day. But you got to get it done. And make sure everyone you know votes as well. O not be able to stop us despite trumps effort, recent press article points out that, quote, never before in president ial politics, im quoting now, never before in modern president ial politics, has a candidate been so reliant on widescale efforts to repress the vote as trump, end of quote. We will not be silent. Over 85 Million People have already voted. 85 million. [horns honking snflt [theyve had enough. Look, ill never forget the words president kennedy said when he promised to send us to the moon. He said were doing it because we in america, we refuse to postpone. I refuse to postpone the work america must do. Theres nothing beyond our capacity. Theres no limits to america including guys like that. The only thing that can tear america apa is the america itself. And thats exactly what donald trump has been doing from the beginning. Divide america. Pitting americans againinst one another. Based on race,eth nigsity, National Origin ethnicity, National Origin. Thats not who we are. Everyone knows who donald trump is. Lets keep showing him who we are. [horns honking] we choose hope over fear we choose unity over division. Science over fiction and yes, we choose truth over lies. So its time to stand up, take back power democracy. We can do this. Were so much better than this. We can be who we are at our best, the United States of america. God bless you all. D may god protect our troops. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Appreciate i it. Thank u. [music] [captions copyriright National Cable satellite corp. 2020] music] announcer democratic president ial candidate joe den is joined by former president obama saturday. Three days before election day. Watch live coverage beginning at 1 45 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Online at cspan. Org or listen n the free cspan r radio app. Sunday, at 9 00 p. M. Eastern, on afterwords the wall street journals gerald sibe with his book we should have seen it coming. On how the conservative movement has evolved since the reagan era. Hes interviewed by Washington Post columnist karen tumulty. Both grew up in a period we told people vote for somebody they like, they want to like who theyre voting for for president because he will be in their living rue through tv every night. That turned out not to be true with donald trump. People say hes only got a 442 or 43 Approval Rating and cant win, he can win because people who dont like him dislike th way he operates. Will still vote for him. Because they like his attitude. Announcer watch book tv this eekend on cspan2. This week on the communicators, we want to introduce you to daniel weitzner. Hes with the Massachusetts Institute of technology. He is a founding director of their Internet Policy Research initiative. And he is a Research Scientist with the Artificial Intelligence lab there. Professor weitzner, what exactly do you do . Thats an excellent question, peter. Well, what