#Biden pledges to raise the minimum wage.
End union busting.
Ban assault weapons.
Lead the world on "climate and clean energy."
Make the child care tax cut permanent.
Make available for all Americans the caps on certain drugs (currently available only for seniors).
Affordable housing and rentals.
End #Trump tax cuts for the very wealthy.
#Biden: Will continue to secure the southern border. Notes that #Trump killed the bipartisan border bill. Biden took executive action; since then, border encounters are down 50%.
Pledges a pathway for DACA Dreamers.
"Unlike Donald Trump, I don't work for Big Oil."
"Hopefully with age comes a little wisdom ... Here's what I know -- I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job."
Biden concludes: "May God bless us all, and may God protect our troops."
Big cheers from the Detroit crowd. The P.A. plays "Stand My Ground" by Zach Williams.
@WordsmithFL Not Joy. She's calling them out.
down with ageism.🤨
@holon42 I've often reflected on this ... just when we've had enough life experiences to truly understand the meaning of existence ... we die.
Existence is a practical joke played by an indifferent universe.
i see it otherwise. we've learned what we need to know for the next round.
#Politics
#Biden: "Americans want a president, not a dictator."