‘I’m tired of talking about Trump’: Biden steers clear of ‘the former guy’ in Covid relief pitch – By Kevin Breuninger (CNBC) / Feb 16 2021
KEY POINTS
- President Joe Biden tried to avoid dwelling on former President Donald Trump during a Covid-focused town hall event in Wisconsin.
- “For four years, all that’s been in the news is Trump. For the next four years, I wanna make sure the news is the American people,” Biden said.
- Biden’s trip to Milwaukee came as House Democrats gear up to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the end of February.
President Joe Biden tried to avoid dwelling on his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, as he delivered a public-facing sales pitch for Congress to quickly pass his massive coronavirus relief bill.
“I’m tired of talking about Donald Trump. I don’t want to talk about him anymore,” Biden said Tuesday night during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“For four years, all that’s been in the news is Trump,” Biden said at another point. “For the next four years, I wanna make sure the news is the American people.”
Biden’s visit to the Badger State, his first official trip as president, came as House Democrats gear up to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the end of February.
