Biden: Trump rhetoric 'eating at the fabric of this country'

Source: Politico




By CRISTIANO LIMA 11/08/2017 04:54 PM EST Updated 11/08/2017 05:22 PM EST

Former Vice President Joe Biden decried the “phony nationalism” of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying his rhetoric on matters like the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August is “eating at the fabric at this country.”

Biden, asked about his thoughts on Trump’s effect on American politics during an Axios event in Philadelphia, said the rise of Trump had led to a lack of “decency” in U.S. public discourse.

“You can disagree on issues but this has gotten so, sort of, coarse, so vile, so demeaning. And our children our listening,” the former vice president said at the event.

Biden was sharply critical of the president’s response to the August rally in Virginia, which drew white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups, as well as counter-protesters. By casting blame for the clashes between white nationalists and counter-protests on “both sides,” Biden argued that Trump had acted against some of the most fundamental American values.

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