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Here's How Trump, Biden Differ on Key Issues

Rob Garver

   WASHINGTON - Voters choosing between President Donald Trump and former
   Democratic Vice President Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election
   should have no difficulty distinguishing between the two men on policy
   questions.

   The differences in the candidates' positions on a large variety of
   issues --climate, taxes, trade, race relations, national security,
   immigration, and above all the handling of the coronavirus pandemic
   --are stark and provide voters with two very distinct options for the
   direction of the country over the coming four years.

   In general, President Trump has governed as he campaigned four years
   ago, as a norm-busting Republican iconoclast who forges his own path.
   That's true both in his relationship with other nations, where his
   "America First" philosophy has tested the bonds between the U.S. and
   long-time allies, and in domestic politics, where he has consistently
   pushed the boundaries of executive authority, frequently finding
   himself reined in by the federal judiciary.

   Biden, by contrast, has campaigned on a combination of largely
   progressive policy positions coupled with a promise that he will return
   the nation to a more traditional form of politics --one less focused on
   Twitter and mass rallies and more on detailed policy debates and
   legislative deal making.

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