Mike Pence Warns US Republicans: “You Won’t Be Safe” under Joe Biden

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His communications director Kate Bedingfield said: "Instead of a roadmap to defeat this virus and rebuild our economy so that it works for the middle class, Vice President Pence only offered up debunked scare tactics and gaslighting in an attempt to further divide us."

Trump's Democratic rival holds a lead nationally, but a CNBC-Change Research poll released Wednesday showed the race tightening across six swing states including Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Biden's running mate Kamala Harris, will be attacking Trump on his coronavirus record at a speech Thursday in Washington, the same day Trump gives his main acceptance speech at the White House to close out the Republican convention.

Pence's Baltimore address follows two days of appearances by Trump boosters, including First Lady Melania Trump, who on Tuesday defended the president as "an authentic person who loves this country".

Trump, never far from the spotlight, flew with Melania to Baltimore to celebrate with the Pences after the vice president's speech but did not formally address the gathering. 

(Writers: Sebastian Smith, Michael Mathes)

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