This is at the first one-on-one debate between the two Democratic contenders battling to face Trump in the November election.
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak during a Democratic debate on Sunday, and touted their own approaches to dealing with a widening crisis that has upended the daily life of Americans.
When the two candidates took the stage, they smiled and shared an elbow bump - abiding by the advice of public health officials to avoid handshakes."If I’m elected president, my Cabinet, my administration, will look like the country, and I commit that I will, in fact, appoint and pick a woman as vice-president," he said.
He said he was willing to call out the military to help local officials build hospitals and take other necessary relief steps. "We have got to learn that you cannot lie to the American people. You cannot be less than frank about the nature of the crisis," Sanders said, adding the crisis showed the need for his signature Medicare for All healthcare proposal, which would replace private health insurance with a government-run system.
"People are looking for results, not a revolution," Biden said. "That has nothing to do with the legitimate concern about income inequality in America. That’s real. But that does not affect the need for us to act swiftly and very thoroughly and in concert with all the forces we need to bring to bear."
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