Biden in Pittsburgh: "Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting. None of this is protesting. It's lawlessness, plain and simple."

"You know me, you know my heart, you know my story. Ask yourself: Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft-spot for rioters? Really?" Biden says.

"If I were president today, the country would be safer and we'd be seeing a lot less violence," Biden says.

"Mr. Trump, want to talk about fear? You know what people are afraid of in America?" Biden asks. "They're afraid they're going to get covid. They're afraid they're going to get sick and die. And that is no small part because of you."

Biden on how Trump behaves toward Putin: "it's not only dangerous it's humiliating and embarrassing for the rest of the world to see, it weakens us"

Biden in Pittsburgh: "I am not banning fracking. Let me say it again: I am not banning fracking, no matter how much Donald Trump lies about me."

Biden is very clearly staking out territory not just on the left but in the middle as he decries looting and declares "I am not banning fracking."

Biden's speech just now was a rebuttal to Trump's convention speech and efforts to reshape the terms of the presidential race.

One point Biden made in his speech today: There have been more police deaths due to covid than on patrol this year. This count tallies 93 deaths due to covid, which more than all other means combined. https://bit.ly/3ba3ni8 

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