“If we don’t do this, we’re going to be in deep, deep and deeper trouble economically,” he said.
Biden also spent time listening to a small business owner and a union worker discuss their experiences trying to get back to work during the pandemic, asking them what ways the government could help in safely returning to work. The Democratic nominee said he believed his plans allayed most of their concerns, though he acknowledged there are structural issues in the economy that could not be addressed until the economy begins to recover from the pandemic.
More than 44 million people have filed for unemployment since mid-March, though the unemployment rate has started to decline as some Americans have started to head back to work.
“What worries me the most is I see nothing that is being done to prepare for what the experts and scientists are telling us is likely to be a bounce back,” Biden said. Referencing the rise in cases in many states, he said, “I’m praying this an aberration, but I don’t think so.”
Biden has recently resumed in-person campaigning after months of only holding events online. All his events, however, have been small with masks and social distancing required. Trump, meanwhile, traveled to Texas on Thursday for a talk on race relations and policing and will be holding a rally next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.