Gaskill, Vilsack join Biden at campaign rally
Wearing a "Death by Medicine" t-shirt, he said the country had to address the number of medical errors and the harm they caused. Rather than try to silence him, Biden handed over the microphone.
When the point was made, Biden took it back. "He's absolutely right," he said. "Dustin makes a good point and I understand your frustration."
Biden spoke for a moment about the need for hospitals to take basic steps, like making sure people sanitize their hands before touching patients. Better procedures need to be implemented to prevent simple mistakes that harm people. Then, after addressing the protester's concerns, he turned back to his focus on the need to reject President
"We've led the world not just by our power, but by the power of our ideals," Biden said. "We have to unite this country. It will be hard. It will be hard. But we have to do it."
The need to unite a deeply divided populace was Biden's focus Saturday during the campaign stop at
Biden agreed with the vote to impeach Trump, but said there is a big difference between a necessary but distasteful vote and a victory.
"The fact is thee's nothing to celebrate about it. It's a sad moment," he said.
Biden served in the
Biden said Trump's accusations against him and his son give him every reason to be bitter, but that it's more important that he set personal feelings aside and focus on other goals.
"We have to unify America. My opponents say of me, 'Joe's living in the past. You can't unify the country,'" he said. "This is not about me. It's not about my family. It's about our country. You have to reach out. I refuse to accept the proposition that we're permanently at war with each other."
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