In an appeal to voters still undecided in the crucial state of Florida, former President Barack Obama asked at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami for a vote for his former vice president, Joe Biden.
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“Together we can achieve the change that the country requires at this time. I know that some of you have not voted yet, perhaps because you are skeptical that that vote can make any difference, but it does,” Obama said at the same time. who criticized President Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
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“We have had the worst week in terms of coronavirus infections and the president’s (Trump) intentions are to eliminate the man who knows the most about infectious diseases,” said the former president, referring to Trump’s words during Sunday in Florida, when his Supporters yelled at him to fire Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top epidemiologist.
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Obama participated in the event, which had approximately 200 attendees, a reduced number because its organizers indicated that they intended to avoid crowds that caused coronavirus infections.
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With social distancing and wearing face masks, the participants listened to the former president, who emphasized the importance of going out to vote during election day on Tuesday.
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Hours before Obama addressed the public in Miami, the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi was present on the same stage, where he invited to vote in what he called a decisive election for the future of the country.
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“We couldn’t have a stronger formula than Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” Fonsi noted.
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