Sunday, 30 August 2020

'Two visions of the US': Trump and Biden offer contrasts on race, Covid and economy

The Democratic and Republican national conventions offered two radically different diagnoses of the problems confronting America One version told of a president who is callous and cruel. “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old,” said Kristin Urquiza, whose father voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and died from Covid-19 in June. “His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump – and for that he paid with his life.” The other spoke of a president blessed with compassion. Kayleigh McEnany recalled taking a phone call as she recovered from a preventative mastectomy. “It was President Trump, calling to check on me,” she said. “I was blown away. Here was the leader of the free world caring about me.” Continue reading...
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