Philadelphia (CNN) Joe Biden used the first major rally of his 2020 presidential campaign to issue a call for unity -- while also arguing he understands better than any other Democratic candidate the entrenched Republican opposition the party's nominee will face. But Biden also forcefully responded to progressives who have cast his approach as naïve. And he attacked President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in personal terms. He recalled muscling toward the passage of the Affordable Care Act "without a single Republican vote." He pointed to the 2009 stimulus package, which won passage after Biden convinced three Republican senators to back it.

Source: CNN May 18, 2019 19:52 UTC