US presidential election: Joe Biden accelerates his campaign entry
Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate for the United States during a meeting in the Delawarele September 2, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque
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The Democratic candidate is expected this Thursday, September 3 in Kenosha, the city ravaged by riots after police shootings in the back of a young African-American.
His opponent Donald Trump made a controversial visit to the same city on Tuesday.
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After the riots in Kenosha and the new police violence, Donald Trump, self-proclaimed president of "
law and order
", never ceases to brandish the threat that his opponent's victory would represent.
"
Under Biden, no one will be safe,
" according to the Republican candidate.
The tenant of the White House also prides itself on being up in the polls to the point of being given the winner.
Aggressive posture
The situation prompted the Democratic candidate to take a more aggressive stance after months of extreme caution.
On Monday, from the key state of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden described his rival as an arsonist firefighter, a toxic presence for the United States.
This Thursday, it is therefore in another key state that it is expected, Wisconsin where Kenosha is located.
The city went through nights of riots last week after the serious injuries suffered by police on Jacob Blake.
Joe Biden says he wants to unite and heal wounds.
There he will meet the victim's family.
It's hard not to see a response to
Donald Trump's
very controversial visit to the
same city on Monday, which equated violent protests with "
domestic terrorism
".
►Also listen: Good morning from Kenosha, city symbol of Trump's America's divisions
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