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By Heather Caygle, Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan
Former Vice President
Joe Biden argued Tuesday there is “no evidence” to suggest his White
House bid is being hindered by the constraints of remote campaigning
amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Everybody says, you know, ‘Biden is hiding.’ Well let me tell you something: We’re doing very well. We’re following the guidelines of the medical profession. We’re following the guidelines of the experts,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“The idea that somehow we are being hurt by my keeping to the rules and following the instructions that have been put forward by the docs is absolutely bizarre. I reject the premise that somehow this is hurting us. There’s no evidence of that,” Biden added. “I’m following the rules. Following the rules. The president should follow the rules instead of showing up to places without masks and the whole thing.”
“Everybody says, you know, ‘Biden is hiding.’ Well let me tell you something: We’re doing very well. We’re following the guidelines of the medical profession. We’re following the guidelines of the experts,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“The idea that somehow we are being hurt by my keeping to the rules and following the instructions that have been put forward by the docs is absolutely bizarre. I reject the premise that somehow this is hurting us. There’s no evidence of that,” Biden added. “I’m following the rules. Following the rules. The president should follow the rules instead of showing up to places without masks and the whole thing.”
Biden’s remarks come as President Donald Trump has begun gradually venturing outside
the White House to visit sites associated with the ongoing public
health crisis ahead of November’s general election. Last Tuesday, he
traveled to a Honeywell factory in Phoenix manufacturing N95 face masks
for health care workers, but did not wear a mask inside the facility.
Biden, meanwhile, lacks any official capacity in which to help manage the outbreak in the United States, and has continued to communicate with voters virtually from his Delaware home via a variety of digital platforms.
He has also fiercely criticized almost all aspects of the administration’s federal response, including its struggles to ramp up testing capabilities, and has warned against Trump’s eagerness to rapidly reopen the national economy.
Although Biden emphasized Tuesday that he was “anxious to go out and campaign,” he also said he was “getting really frustrated” with “the whole notion that somehow … we could just open — we could move.”
“When I campaign, I’m usually the first one there and the last one to leave. I enjoy interfacing with people,” he said. “I’m not trying to avoid it, but I’m trying to set an example as to how we should proceed in terms of dealing with this health and economic crisis.”
Just before Biden’s interview Tuesday morning, Trump touted his approval rating among Republicans in a tweet and predicted: “We will win against a tired, exhausted man, Sleepy Joe Biden, in November.”
According to a RealClearPolitics average of surveys conducted from April 26 to May 5, Biden remains 4.4 points ahead of Trump in general election polling.
Biden, meanwhile, lacks any official capacity in which to help manage the outbreak in the United States, and has continued to communicate with voters virtually from his Delaware home via a variety of digital platforms.
He has also fiercely criticized almost all aspects of the administration’s federal response, including its struggles to ramp up testing capabilities, and has warned against Trump’s eagerness to rapidly reopen the national economy.
Although Biden emphasized Tuesday that he was “anxious to go out and campaign,” he also said he was “getting really frustrated” with “the whole notion that somehow … we could just open — we could move.”
“When I campaign, I’m usually the first one there and the last one to leave. I enjoy interfacing with people,” he said. “I’m not trying to avoid it, but I’m trying to set an example as to how we should proceed in terms of dealing with this health and economic crisis.”
Just before Biden’s interview Tuesday morning, Trump touted his approval rating among Republicans in a tweet and predicted: “We will win against a tired, exhausted man, Sleepy Joe Biden, in November.”
According to a RealClearPolitics average of surveys conducted from April 26 to May 5, Biden remains 4.4 points ahead of Trump in general election polling.
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