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Joe Biden is expected to link President Trump to the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas in a speech later today, saying the president has “fanned the flames of white supremacy,” The Hill reports. From the speech: “Trump offers no moral leadership; no interest in unifying the nation, no evidence the

Axios: “To try to make up for Biden’s shortcomings last time, some of his prep sessions (though not exclusively) have been with smaller groups of advisers, with aides asking him what he thinks instead of over-prepping and jamming his head.”

“Joe Biden spent much of his career carving out an image as a tough-on-crime Democrat. But few who watch the second presidential debate are likely to get that impression from him,” Politico reports. “The rapid evolution of the politics of racial justice have made what used to be a signature

President Trump predicted that Joe Biden would win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, The Hill reports. Said Trump: “I think right now, it will be ‘Sleepy Joe.’ I feel he’ll limp across the line.” He added: “So, what I think doesn’t mean anything, but I know the other people, I know him.