Biden asserts Trump could trigger surge in anti-Americanism

[mia]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Warning of a potential surge in anti-Americanism, Vice President Joe Biden is tearing into Donald Trump's views on foreign policy and urging the country not to follow the presumptive Republican nominee down a path of isolationism and bigotry.

Biden, in a speech Monday to the Center for New American Security, planned to deliver a point-by-point rebuttal of Trump's ideas on immigration, terrorism and relations with Russia. In excerpts of his speech released in advance by the White House, Biden cautioned against policies he said would make the U.S. and its neighborhood poorer, less democratic and less secure.

"Wielding the politics of fear and intolerance, like proposals to ban Muslims from entering the United States or slandering entire religious communities as complicit in terrorism, calls into question America's status as the greatest democracy in the history of the world," Biden planned to say.

Biden's speech to the Washington think tank was to form his most concerted and lengthy rebuke to date of Trump, and comes as Biden and President Barack Obama are increasingly inserting themselves into the election in an attempt to stop Trump. Earlier this month both Biden and Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton, and both Democrats are expected to start campaigning aggressively for her in the coming days.


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[merrily]

1. That ship sailed in many parts of the world, and not because of words or ideas.

[Orrex]

2. He sure could, both at home and abroad.

[Overseas]

3. K&R.

[Nitram]

4. I have a feeling that would be the least of our problems.

And Trump's supporters think that's a good thing.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Imagine the World's Stock Markets after a Trump Win

A Crash without precedent, instantaneously

Before he even took office

[3catwoman3]

6. Could???

He already IS.

[Aristus]

7. That would be a disaster.

I remember in 2008-2009, there was a surge in positive sentiment from many countries around the world towards the US due to finally having elected an African-American. I'm sure it was also due to the fact that President Obama was awesomely equipped for the job, and that he defeated Old Man McCain and Caribou Barbie.

I would hate for us to slip back into "The POTUS is a doofus" mode the rest of the world rightly held for the US when Dubyah was in the office.

[bemildred]

8. It seems a bit late to be worrying about pissing people off.

And anyway we are busy pissing more people off right now.