JOE BIDEN: “Yesterday, after the violence in Portland, I put out a statement decrying violence under any political banner, and challenged the President to do the same. Today, I traveled to Pittsburgh to explain how the President was making America less safe — on COVID, on the economy, on crime, on racism, on violence — and reiterated my clear message that violence is not the answer to any of these problems. And again, I urged the President to use his voice to the same end.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement By Vice President Joe Biden On President Trump’s Press Conference,” joebiden.com, Aug. 31, 2020