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On US Labor Day, Trump, Biden Focus on American Workers

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential campaign turned to the homestretch
   Monday on the annual Labor Day holiday, with both Republican President
   Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe
   Biden, focused on the fate of American workers amid the coronavirus
   pandemic.

   With fewer than 60 days until the November 3 national election, Trump
   said on Twitter, "[1]Jobs number, and the Economic comeback, are
   looking GREAT. Happy Labor Day!"

   The U.S. leader's tweet came ahead of an afternoon news conference at
   the White House. In a second tweet, he contended that the steady
   economic improvement from the pandemic was the "Biggest and Fastest
   Financial Recovery in History."

   He said 2021 "will be the best ever," unless Biden is elected and takes
   command of the country in January. In that case, Trump claimed the
   world's biggest economy would "CRASH!!!" because of higher taxes Biden
   has said he would seek to impose on those earning $400,000 or more a
   year.

   Biden was headed to the key political battleground state of
   Pennsylvania in the eastern U.S. for a virtual town hall with AFL-CIO
   union President Richard Trumka in the state capital of Harrisburg.
   Biden has accused Trump of mismanaging the pandemic, spawning greater
   economic turmoil and the layoffs of millions of workers.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1302964489806139392

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