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'Not a joke': Joe Biden says European leader compared Donald Trump to Mussolini
By Our Foreign Staff 18 OCTOBER 2017 • 12:45AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/not-joke-joe-biden-says-european-leader-compared-donald-trump/
Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming that a European leader who contacted him likened the US president to the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
The former Vice-President, who has mostly held back from criticising the current administration, called Mr Trump's behaviour "bizarre" and said he did "not understand governance".
Addressing a bipartisan event alongside Ohio's Republican governor John Kasich, the respected Democrat claimed 14 leaders had contacted him to try to understand better the actions of the president.
Citing the moment when Mr Trump shoved aside Duski Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, at a Nato summit in May and then "stuck his chest out and his chin", Mr Biden said one unnamed European leader likened Mr Trump's stance and body language to "Il Duce".
Mr Biden's imitation of Mr Trump's behaviour drew laughter at the University of Delaware audience, prompting him to caution: "Not a joke. Not a joke. That's what people are thinking. That's what people are thinking".
"Violating the norms of personal conduct generates more anxiety and fear than any policy prescription that this President has enunciated," he added.
Mr Biden, 74, gave examples of Mr Trump's actions, such as dismissing Rex Tillerson's diplomatic efforts over North Korea.
"Sending his secretary of state to talk with North Korea and saying he’s on a 'fool’s errand' – it is absolutely bizarre. This is bizarre conduct," he said.
"We have a President who does not understand governance."
Mr Biden went on to criticise the president's use of Twitter and his habit of going on the attack over every little issue.
He said: "This penchant for self-aggrandisement and this penchant for tweeting, this penchant to focus so specifically and eternally on what he does or doesn't do, even if he was right about everything, is sending a message to all of you and sending a message to your younger siblings that is just totally inappropriate."
Profile | Joe Biden
Vice President 2009 - 2017
Born:
20 November 1942 (age 74)
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Delaware then Syracuse University Law College
Political strengths:Biden has populist appeal & appeals to Clinton haters and core Democrats alike
Political weaknesses:Biden carries baggage from previous administrations and has something of a reputation for gaffes
Quote:“A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me” (Newsweek 2008)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/not-joke-joe-biden-says-european-leader-compared-donald-trump/
By Our Foreign Staff 18 OCTOBER 2017 • 12:45AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/not-joke-joe-biden-says-european-leader-compared-donald-trump/
Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming that a European leader who contacted him likened the US president to the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
The former Vice-President, who has mostly held back from criticising the current administration, called Mr Trump's behaviour "bizarre" and said he did "not understand governance".
Addressing a bipartisan event alongside Ohio's Republican governor John Kasich, the respected Democrat claimed 14 leaders had contacted him to try to understand better the actions of the president.
Citing the moment when Mr Trump shoved aside Duski Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, at a Nato summit in May and then "stuck his chest out and his chin", Mr Biden said one unnamed European leader likened Mr Trump's stance and body language to "Il Duce".
Mr Biden's imitation of Mr Trump's behaviour drew laughter at the University of Delaware audience, prompting him to caution: "Not a joke. Not a joke. That's what people are thinking. That's what people are thinking".
"Violating the norms of personal conduct generates more anxiety and fear than any policy prescription that this President has enunciated," he added.
Mr Biden, 74, gave examples of Mr Trump's actions, such as dismissing Rex Tillerson's diplomatic efforts over North Korea.
"Sending his secretary of state to talk with North Korea and saying he’s on a 'fool’s errand' – it is absolutely bizarre. This is bizarre conduct," he said.
"We have a President who does not understand governance."
Mr Biden went on to criticise the president's use of Twitter and his habit of going on the attack over every little issue.
He said: "This penchant for self-aggrandisement and this penchant for tweeting, this penchant to focus so specifically and eternally on what he does or doesn't do, even if he was right about everything, is sending a message to all of you and sending a message to your younger siblings that is just totally inappropriate."
Profile | Joe Biden
Vice President 2009 - 2017
Born:
20 November 1942 (age 74)
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Delaware then Syracuse University Law College
Political strengths:Biden has populist appeal & appeals to Clinton haters and core Democrats alike
Political weaknesses:Biden carries baggage from previous administrations and has something of a reputation for gaffes
Quote:“A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me” (Newsweek 2008)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/not-joke-joe-biden-says-european-leader-compared-donald-trump/
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