Biden rejects Trump claim that COVID-19 vaccine is imminent

(Reuters) - U. S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump for disregarding the risks of the coronavirus on Thursday, blaming him for thousands of unnecessary American deaths and vowing to mount a coordinated national response if elected.

“He knew it - he knew it and did nothing,” Biden told a CNN town hall. “It’s close to criminal.”

The broadcast was the first town hall-style event that Biden has done since accepting the Democratic nomination for president last month, giving viewers a rare chance to see him answer questions from people whose votes he hopes to win in November.

The cable network described the event, in Biden’s birthplace of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as a “drive-in town hall”: participants remained parked in their cars outside a minor league baseball stadium to ensure they stayed safely distanced from one another.

For much of the summer, Biden held mostly virtual events from his home in Delaware, drawing criticism from Trump that he was... (Read more)

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