ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA- Ahead of Donald Trump’s stop at the Bemidji airport today, DFL Party leaders held a press call slamming the Trump administration for its failed response to the coronavirus pandemic, his divisive rhetoric, and the harmful impacts of his policies on workers across Minnesota. Featured on the call were DFL Chair Ken Martin, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto, State Rep. John Persell (5A), Obama health care advisor Andy Slavitt, and Rev. Rob Kopp of the Bemidji United Methodist Church.
Full audio from the call here.
Excerpts from the call
DFL Party Chair Ken Martin: “Both Biden and Trump will be in Minnesota tomorrow to help kick off the first day of early voting where Minnesota will become one of the first states in the nation to actually cast votes in this critical presidential contest and we’re super excited about that. But while Joe Biden will talk with voters in Duluth about his plans to build back better after this pandemic, Donald Trump will undoubtedly spew dangerous lies about the state of our country in hopes to distract Minnesotans from the reality of his failed administration. And you know what? Minnesotans are not going to be fooled. From his attacks on Social Security and Medicare to his trade policies that hurt our farmers, we know that Trump is not on the side of hardworking Minnesotans. And to make matters worse, Donald Trump admitted that he lied to the American people from the very start of this pandemic for his own political gain. As a result, over 80,000 Minnesotans have been infected by the virus, and thousands are still left without work. Minnesotans and Americans deserve better. Starting on September 18, the very day that Trump is in Minnesota, voters will flock to vote early for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tina Smith and DFLers up and down the ballot and we are so excited to kick early voting off tomorrow with Joe Biden here in Minnesota.”
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