Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., have spoken out against violence that has plagued cities across the country amid protests against racism and police brutality, but others in their party have lagged behind, either qualifying their reactions or failing to address the matter altogether.
President Trump and his campaign have accused Biden of being “too late” with his response, but the former vice president has sought to speak out more forcefully on the issue, with his latest statement coming after a man believed to be a Trump supporter was shot in Portland. He also delivered a speech on the issue in Pittsburgh on Monday.
“The deadly violence we saw overnight in Portland is unacceptable,” Biden said in a statement posted on his website and Twitter. “Shooting in the streets of a great American city is unacceptable. I condemn this violence unequivocally. I condemn violence of every kind by any one, whether on the left or the right.”
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