Published 09:56 IST, September 8th 2020

Joe Biden vows to be 'strongest labour president', takes an aim at Trump

Democratic nominee Joe Biden promised to be the 'strongest labour president' for workers during his Labour Day live with AFL-CIO ahead of the US Polls.

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2020 Presidential Democratic minee Joe Biden promised to be 'strongest labour president you’ve ever had' on Twitter and during Labour Day live, a virtual event, with President of AFL-CIO Richard Trumka ahead of US Polls. Biden assured people that he is t afraid of word 'union' and that y will be hearing it more often if he is elected. "You can be sure you will be hearing that word ‘union’ plenty of times if I’m in White House because words of a President matter, " said Joe Biden. Democratic minee used this opportunity to take a stand against Republican minee and current US President Donald Trump for calling war dead soldiers 'losers' and 'suckers' while citing example of his son Beau Biden. 

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On occasion of Labour Day, Joe Biden took to Twitter to promise people that he will sign Protecting Right to Organize Act of 2019 (PRO Act) which Donald Trump promised to pass but never did. He also accused Donald Trump and Republicans of waging a war against labour unions of America. Joe Biden furr added that simply thanking and praising essential workers is t eugh and that y need to be paid more instead. 

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Biden fired Donald Trump for being unable to control COVID-19 spread in United States ahead of US Polls. He promised to 'rebuild' nation better, starting with getting coronavirus under control. Joe Biden promised to empower workers and unions in US. Democratic minee furr said that if he is elected, he will ensure that taxpayer's money is spent in America with American companies for supporting American workers. 

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Speaking furr about Donald Trump he said, "President Trump keeps talking about how great his ecomy is and how great stock market is but when time came to take on COVID, he was worried if he started talking about saving peoples' lives, stock market might fall."

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"Donald Trump is on track to be first president in modern history to end up with fewer jobs at end of his term than existed in America when he began his term," Joe Biden added.

Joe Biden fired Donald Trump and called him 'downright unamerican' for calling war veterans 'losers' and 'suckers'. "I've never said that about a President but calling those who have served, risked ir lives, even gave ir lives for our nation, ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ se are heroes, " said Democratic US Polls minee while citing example of his son Beau Biden who served nation. "My Beau wasn't a loser, he did t serve with 'suckers' and 'losers'. He served with heroes, American patriots," Biden furr added. 

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" President has talked about our veterans like this. I’m sorry if I’m coming close to losing my temper, but simple truth is, if that’s how you talk about our veterans, you have business being president of United States of America, period,” said Joe Biden while slamming Donald Trump. 

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Biden claimed that Trump cant understand people of America who live by hour, a code. He promised to be best friend and ally of people in White House. He furr said that essential workers, labours and unions will be with him in Oval office while stating that survival would have been impossible without essential workers.

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09:56 IST, September 8th 2020