Overview
- Speaking at Nebraska Democrats’ Ben Nelson Gala, Biden linked the 'wrecking ball' line to Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing for a new ballroom and to broader claims about damage to the Constitution and rule of law.
- He urged reopening the federal government during what outlets described as the longest shutdown on record, charging that a lapse in SNAP is worsening hunger and declaring, 'You better get the damn government open.'
- Biden accused Trump and Republicans of cutting health care and cancer research funding, said costs are rising for 'virtually everyone,' and warned of closures at rural hospitals, including in Nebraska.
- Fresh off completing radiation for an aggressive prostate cancer, Biden referenced ringing the treatment bell and appeared with a visible head bandage, while invoking his late son Beau’s fatal brain cancer.
- He celebrated this week’s Democratic election wins as proof of momentum, declaring 'The Democratic Party is back,' and, as of Saturday, there was no immediate White House response to his remarks.