Analysis: For Joe Biden, Charlottesville defines the Trump presidency
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 25 at 12:29 PM In the opening seconds of Joe Biden’s video announcing his candidacy for the presidency, he mentions a city that for many has come to define President Trump’s presidency: Charlottesville.“Charlottesville, Virginia, is home to the author of one of the great documents in human history.
But Biden thinks America is at risk of walking away from treating all human beings as equal because the country is led by President Trump, someone who Biden believes does not value all human beings equally. And to the former vice president, Trump’s response to the violent 2017 rally in Charlottesville, led by self-proclaimed white nationalists, summarizes why he is not fit to be president. "Charlottesville is also home to a defining moment for this nation in the last few years.
In the days after the rally, during which one self-professed white nationalist killed anti-racism protester Heather Heyer with his vehicle, Trump said: Nearly 6 in 10 voters say Trump has encouraged white supremacists, according to a Quinnipiac poll. Most Americans — 56 percent — viewed his response negatively, according to a Washington Post-ABC News survey.
But Biden — who was vice president to the first black president of the United States — faces some challenges. He is running against at least two black candidates — Sens. Kamala D. Harris and Cory Booker — with track records of speaking out against racism. And other presidential candidates such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren have already released detailed proposals aimed at addressing America’s systemic racism.
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