2023-09-04 20:11:13
AA / Washington / Iclal Turan
US President Joe Biden on Monday criticized his likely rival for the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump, during a speech on Labor Day.
“In fact, the man who served in this position before me is one of only two presidents in history to have left office with fewer jobs in America than when he was elected,” Joe Biden said. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a key state in the presidential elections scheduled for fall 2024.
“When the last president was in office, jobs were being moved to China. Today, we’re bringing jobs home from China,” Biden said, adding, “When the last president was in office, your pensions were at risk. We have helped save millions in pensions with your help.”
“When the last president was in office, he watched the world from Park Avenue (New York’s beloved avenue). I watch him from Scranton, Pennsylvania, I watch him from Claymont, Delaware,” he said. he continued, mentioning the city where he was born and the town where he grew up.
“On this Labor Day, we celebrate jobs, jobs that pay well, jobs that build families, union jobs,” Joe Biden said.
Despite being sued in several federal and state courts, including for allegedly trying to invalidate the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is currently the favorite among his Republican rivals for the Conservative Party’s presidential nomination in 2024, according to numerous polls.
According to a Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday, 59% of Republican Party primary voters support Trump for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. The poll also indicates that Trump has the support of 40% of voters, compared to 39% for Biden.
The economy is among the top concerns of American voters as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
Labor Day, or Labor Day1, is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the first Monday in September, to honor and recognize the American labor movement
*Translated from English by Mourad Belhaj
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