Former President Donald Trump, Republican candidate in the American election in November, presented this election on Saturday March 16 as a turning point in the country’s history, evoking a ” butcher’s shop “ for the United States economy if he was not elected against the Democratic incumbent, Joe Biden.
Shortly before, he had mentioned the threats weighing on the American automobile industry, which, according to him, will be “the least of worries” for the United States in the event of Joe Biden’s reappointment.
Criticizing what he described as Chinese plans to build cars in Mexico and sell them to Americans, he said he wanted “impose a 100% customs duty on every vehicle that leaves the factory”. “They won’t be able to sell these cars if I’m elected”he said.
“November 5 will be the most important date in the history of our country”assured Donald Trump during a meeting of his party in Vandalia (Ohio), four days after securing the Republican nomination, as President Biden did in the Democratic camp.
Describing his victory in the Republican primaries as “the fastest ever”he pointed out that this also meant a wait of more than seven months before the second leg of the 2020 election. “It’s an eternity when you have incompetent people at the head of the country and leading it to its downfall”he said.
“He wants another January 6”
Joe Biden’s campaign team reacted to these ambiguous remarks, widely commented on on social networks, with a press release describing Donald Trump as “loser” of the 2020 presidential election, which “redoubles his threats of political violence”.
“He wants another January 6”continued Joe Biden’s campaign team, in reference to the attack on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump in 2021, “but the Americans will inflict another electoral defeat on him in November, because they continue to reject his extremism, his taste for violence and his thirst for revenge”.
Mr. Biden then spoke directly during a dinner in Washington, during which he warned against “an unprecedented moment in history”.
“Freedom is under attack (…). The lies about the 2020 election, the plot to undermine it and join the January 6 insurrection pose the greatest threat to our democracy since the Civil War.”he declared, adding: “In 2020 they failed, but (…) the threat remains. »
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The leader also brushed aside concerns about his age. “One of the candidates is too old and mentally unfit to be president”did he declare, “the other is me”.
The advanced age of the two candidates – 81 for Joe Biden; 77 years for Donald Trump – is a recurring subject of the campaign, which promises to be particularly acrimonious, with cross attacks on the physical form and cognitive abilities of the contenders for the White House.