Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden has disclosed that he is willing to shutdown the US economy to curb the spread of Covid-19 if he is elected.
“I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives. We cannot get the country moving until we control the virus,” Biden said in an interview broadcast Sunday night on ABC News.
When asked specifically whether he’d push a national shutdown if scientists said it was necessary, Biden replied: “I would shut it down.”
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The former vice president has previously called for the nation’s governors to impose mask mandates in their states. But when he made that call, Biden avoided saying he’d attempt to use a nationally applicable executive order himself.
On Saturday evening, Trump responded on Twitter and mischaracterized Biden’s remarks, reacting to his statement that the democrat would shut down the country if scientists made the recommendation.
“Despite biggest ever job gains and a V shaped recovery, Joe Biden said, ‘I would shut it down’, referring to our Country. He has no clue!” Trump said.