Biden ‘tired of talking’ about Trump

• President Joe Biden wanted to shift the focus away from Donald Trump and his recent acquittal during his first presidential town hall.
• He said that the past four years have already been all about Trump and it was now time to focus on the American people.
• Biden was inaugurated last month but the national attention centered on Trump’s second impeachment trial.

President Joe Biden wanted the conversation to be about anything other than his predecessor during his first presidential town hall on Tuesday evening, saying he was “tired of talking about Trump.”

At the start of the second half of the CNN event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, host Anderson Cooper asked the president for his reaction regarding the Senate’s acquittal vote for former President Donald Trump.

Biden responded, “For four years, all that’s been in the news is Trump. For the next four years, I want to make sure that all the news is American people. I’m tired of talking about Trump.”

He added that he will not politicize the Justice Department into conducting an investigation on Trump, explaining that he will leave the decision to them.

At one point, Biden even referred to Trump as “the former guy,” and mentioned that he has received phone calls from all of his living predecessors since he’s taken office, “with one exception.”

When he did not name Trump, Cooper replied, “I know you don’t want to talk about him.”

Biden focused instead on talking about his plans regarding COVID-19 and other priorities, such as increases in the federal minimum wage, immigration reforms, and student-loan debt forgiveness. He also talked about his stimulus package, which will include funding for school reopenings and vaccinations.

Biden took office last month but Trump’s second impeachment trial had taken center stage following the Capitol insurrection on January 6, stalling the new president’s legislative agenda.

The Senate voted 57-43 in favor of Trump’s conviction for “incitement of insurrection,” but two-thirds majority votes (at least 67) were required to officially convict the former president. All 50 Senate Democrats voted in favor of conviction and were joined by only seven Republicans.

Source: Business Insider