Biden Says He Would Shut Down the Country If Scientists Recommended It
- He tells ABC U.S. cannot progress ‘until we control the virus’
- Nominee also rebuts Trump’s charge that he would defund police
Former Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington, Delaware on Aug. 20, 2020.
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Joe Biden said he would listen to government scientists on the coronavirus — even if it means shutting the country down.
“I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives, because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. That is the fundamental flaw of this administration’s thinking to begin with,” the former vice president told ABC News on Friday. “I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists.”