President Joe Biden on Friday took aim at his predecessor Donald Trump for failing to enact new infrastructure reforms during his presidency, adopting a sharp tone as he looks to frame the upcoming election amid voter pessimism around the economy.
Speaking in Las Vegas to a crowd of union workers, Biden offered a reelection argument centered on his own record and also Trump’s inability to accomplish what he promised. Biden was in the city to announce a multi-billion dollar boost to railway construction and improvements across the country – including what could become the nation’s first true high-speed rail line.
Trump “always talked about infrastructure week. Four years of infrastructure week. But it failed. He failed,” Biden said.
“Trump just talks the talk. We walk the walk,” he said, chastising his predecessor for claiming America is a “failing nation.”
“Frankly he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about,” Biden said.
The renewed attacks on Trump’s record come as Biden works to reverse an underwater approval rating and negative impressions of the economy, despite strong growth and hiring.
It also comes as concerns from voters about the president’s age and the legal issues surrounding his son, Hunter Biden, continue to dominate headlines with a less than a year to go until the 2024 election.
During his speech, President Biden turned the focus toward strong new jobs numbers and easing inflation but conceded “prices are still too high for too many things.”
He called on corporations to pass along savings from supply chain improvements to consumers, calling elevated prices “gouging.”
“The American people are tired to be played for suckers,” he said.
Biden said he hoped to use billions of dollars in new passenger rail investments as evidence of his…
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