Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden compared Donald Trump to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels on Saturday for Trump’s constant attacks–most of which are false–against him while he’s out on the campaign trail.
Biden did not mince words when he was asked by MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle about Donald Trump and his campaign’s effort to label him as a socialist to win over moderates in states like Florida.
“I’m not sure anybody hasn’t already made up their mind they’re for Trump. But who knows. He’s sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating it, repeating it, repeating it, it becomes common knowledge,” Biden said. “The other week I was too moderate, as you remember. I was too tough. And now the American people, I think they know who I am. They know my heart. They know my story, my family story. Trump is using socialism to scare and distract Floridians from a failed pandemic,” he added.
Trump and his campaign have struggled to land a punch on Biden, partly because they are pretty confusing. At one point, Biden was too moderate to appeal to liberals then, he was too liberal to win over moderates.
As for Trump’s latest distraction, his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November, former VP Biden sees it for exactly what it is.
“It’s always about distraction with him,” Biden said. He’s confident that the American people will turn out in “large numbers” to vote and is optimistic that they will be able see a clear difference between him and Donald Trump.
“I think people see very clearly the difference between me and Donald Trump. Trump is clearing protests in front of the White House that are peaceful with the military. This guy’s more [Fidel] Castro than [Winston] Churchill,” he said.
