Mary Margaret Olohan
Politics,
Former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly plans to accuse President Donald Trump of fanning “the flames of white supremacy” at a Burlington, Iowa, speech Wednesday.
Biden, who is also a Democratic presidential candidate, is set to speak as Trump travels to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, in the wake of the cities’ shootings, according to excerpts of his speech released by his campaign, the Los Angeles Times reported.
A shooter in Gilroy, California, killed three and injured at least 13 on July 28; a shooter in El Paso killed 22 and injured 26 on Aug. 4; and the Dayton shooting killed nine and injured at least 26.
The former vice president will reportedly praise previous presidents’ reactions to mass shootings but roundly condemn Trump’s words and actions as supporting white supremacy.
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