Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first post-presidency speech
Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security.
CHICAGO — Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since he left office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security, saying its cuts were already putting the institution in peril for millions of deserving Americans.
In roughly a half-hour of remarks Tuesday before disability advocates, Biden — often speaking in a subdued, hushed tone — did not mention President Donald Trump by name, referring to him instead as “this guy,” and held back from robust criticism of the administration.
Biden more broadly took aim at Trump's tenure so far, saying that in “fewer than 100 days, this new administration has made so much ... damage and so much destruction. It’s kind of breathtaking.”
"We can't go on like this as a divided nation, as divided as we are. Like I said, I've been doing this a long time. It's never been this divided," Biden said. "Granted, it's roughly 30%, but it's a 30% that has no heart."
It's not clear what group of people the 30% remark referred to.
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