Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden attended his first in-person event in months Monday since he started self-isolating at his Wilmington home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden wore a mask, in stark contrast to President Donald Trump, and told reporters it “feels good to be out of my house” after laying a wreath for Memorial Day at a Delaware veterans park.
From a Bloomberg reporter:
Biden says his message to the country on Memorial Day is “Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made. Never, ever, ever forget.” Asked about leaving home for the first time in two months, he says, “It feels good to be out of my house.” pic.twitter.com/BpXABWKTOt
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 25, 2020
Biden has been campaigning from a home TV studio since the coronavirus pandemic made traditional rallies and events impossible. Biden has advised Americans to listen to the guidance of scientists and doctors, and has critiqued Trump for pushing for a rapid reopening without sufficiently preparing states to do so.
Trump, on the other hand, played golf at one of his clubs over the weekend and has been urging governors to open their states more quickly. Maskless, he visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. He also visited Fort McHenry in Baltimore after the city’s mayor urged him to cancel the trip, and to set a good example by following the stay-at-home order.
Biden’s appearance was far more compelling than Trump at Arlington (he had a tough time balancing on whatever he puts in his shoes to raise himself). The reason for this is that Trump erodes the message of a ceremony like Arlington with dumb tweets that have now approached the quality of those truly tasteless jokes’ books from a few decades back. He’s really that awful.
Trump has lost the advantage of incumbency vs. Biden b/c he is manifestly unfit for the job. We’re now getting a chance to have a viable option and choice to remove Trump from office.
Unannounced, and wearing a mask.
Honorable.
I know how he feels. Whenever I step out it feels like the skies have opened up.
He did look like he was teetering forward didn’t he? Both of my parents are buried at Arlington and we are headed there now to tell them we miss them and thank them for their service. We waited a good long time to be sure the stench from Dump has left those sacred grounds.