US Election 2020: Trump slams lockdowns, Biden accuses him of insulting victims - BBC News

President Donald Trump has urged states to shun lockdowns as his Democratic rival Joe Biden said the pandemic could not be stopped by "flipping a switch".

The Democrat has a solid national lead over the Republican president six days before the 3 November election.

Speaking from his home of Wilmington, Delaware, Democrat Joe Biden said he would not campaign "on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch".

Mr Biden - who has not ruled out further lockdowns - pledged instead to "let science drive our decisions".

The Democrat and his wife Jill Biden cast their early ballots soon afterwards.

At a rally in Goodyear, Arizona, Mr Trump warned that a Biden presidency would lead to more lockdowns and economic misery for Americans.

He cast the election as "a choice between a Trump super-recovery and a Biden depression".

In the North Carolina case, the justices allowed lower court decisions to stand that permitted the state board of elections to extend the deadline for accepting ballots to nine days after the vote.

The highest US court also declined to decide before election day whether Pennsylvania election officials can continue receiving votes for three days after the vote.

Trump slams lockdowns, Biden accuses him of insult.

The president says Mr Biden will cancel family gatherings, while the Democrat pledges to follow science.

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