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Biden Accuses Trump of Profiting from Presidency at Maryland Democratic Event
Former President Joseph R. Biden criticized President Trump during a Saturday speech at a Maryland Democratic Party summit. He also required assistance to exit the stage after finishing his remarks. The appearance occurred on the two-year anniversary of Biden's debate with Trump.
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Former President Joseph R. Biden accused President Trump of personally profiting from the presidency during a Saturday night speech at the Maryland Democratic Party’s Fight Back & Win summit. The event took place at a casino in Hanover.
Biden, 83, coughed heavily throughout the address, which fell on the two-year anniversary of his televised debate against Trump. Biden said Trump had profited off the presidency through vanity projects that included tearing down the East Wing of the White House for a ballroom, placing his name on the Kennedy Center, building an arch in his own honor, and hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool.
“It’s simply stunning to me.
He has no shame. And, frankly, it’s embarrassing for the country,” Biden said. After concluding his remarks, Biden turned to the side, appeared to ask for help, and pointed in two different directions before walking off the stage with his back to the crowd.
The difficulty leaving the stage came roughly one week after a similar incident at the grand opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Library in Chicago. At that event, Biden was left onstage looking bewildered after others departed, until former first lady Jill Biden returned to guide him offstage.
