Biden campaign: Trump prioritized 'worthless' China deal over pandemic

摘要

President Trump failed to protect Americans from the coronavirus in part because he placed more importance on a trade deal with China, former Vice President Joe Biden alleges in a June 19 campaign memo. In the memo, published by Politico, the campaign accuses Trump of projecting his own China-related "weaknesses" onto Biden. Trump has repeatedly said China would welcome a Biden presidency because the former vice president is soft on Beijing; his re-election team has made ads employing the same rhetoric. "But no amount of finger-pointing or desperate ad-making could distract from the facts," Biden's campaign memo says. "Donald Trump had just horrifically mismanaged the response to the worst public health crisis in 100 years by giving the Chinese government a pass on the coronavirus outbreak - prioritizing a worthless trade deal over our very safety and leading to a catastrophic death toll."