‘Morning Joe’ Airs Montage of Biden Denouncing Violence

EXCERPT:

BIDEN:" There’s no place for violence, no place for looting or destroying property or burning churches or destroying businesses. Many of them built by the very people of color who for the first time in their lives were beginning to realize their dreams and built wealth for their families. Nor is it acceptable for our police sworn to protect and conserve all people to escalation tension, resort to excessive violence. We need to distinguish between legitimate peaceful protests and opportunistic violence and destruction. (...) I said from the outset of the recent protests that there’s no place for violence or destruction of property. Peaceful protesters should be protected and arsonists and anarchists should be prosecuted. And local law enforcement can do that. When President Obama and I were in office, we protected federal property. We were able to do it without the Department of Homeland Security, turning it into a private militia. And it can be done today, but that wouldn’t help Trump’s political interests. He’s determined to stoke division and chaos. It’s not good for the country. But Donald Trump doesn’t care. His campaign is failing and he’s looking for a political lifeline. This isn’t about law and order, it’s about a political strategy to revive a failing campaign. Every instinct Trump has is to add fuel to the fire.”