Biden Turns to Direct Attacks on Trump as Midterm Elections Near
- President had been reluctant to mention predecessor by name
- Biden accuses Trump of ‘dismissing’ people he pledged to help
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President Joe Biden accused former President Donald Trump of “dismissing and ignoring the forgotten people he promised to help” in a unusually blunt attack on Wednesday, indicating that the White House may be trying to turn the midterm elections into a referendum on his predecessor.
Biden, at an event in Cleveland, slammed Trump repeatedly during his remarks unveiling new regulations governing assistance intended to bolster multi-employer pension plans. He said the former president kept Republican lawmakers from voting for the legislation that funded the program.