US President Joe Biden speaks at the North American Building Trades Unions 2024 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN’s Abril Elfi
10:02 AM – Thursday, April 25, 2024
President Joe Biden read out the instruction “pause” while addressing union members.
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On Wednesday, 81-year-old Biden said “Four more years. Pause” while reading off a teleprompter in a press conference in Washington D.C.
“I see an America where we defend democracy, not diminish it. I see an America where we protect freedoms, not take them away,” Biden said. “I see an economy that grows a lot in the bottom up where the wealthy pay their fair share, so we can have child care, paid leave and so much more, and still reduce the federal deficit and increase economic folks. what we could do next. Four more years, pause.”
Biden attended the conference in order to obtain an endorsement from the North American Building Trades Unions (NABTU).
The 46th president attacked former President Donald Trump throughout his speech, accusing him of being a supporter of the ultra-wealthy and anti-union. He continued by comparing his and Trump’s economic plans, referring to his Pennsylvania hometown and Trump’s Florida home, as the “Scranton” plan and the “Mar-a-Lago” plan.
The mix-up comes after Biden mistakenly said he and his party “can’t be trusted,” while attempting to attack Trump.
“I don’t know why we’re surprised by Trump. How many times does he have to prove we can’t be trusted?” Biden said.
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