Biden Coronavirus Speech Was Designed to Look Presidential. It Worked.

WILMINGTON, Delaware— It was the speech Joe Biden needed to deliver.Lining up over an hour, a pack of reporters stood in close proximity waiting to enter an ornate room at Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington to hear the former vice president attempt to do the opposite of what President Donald Trump offered the night before: an image of “strong, steady, and capable leadership” to address the coronavirus pandemic.The venue befitted a presidential hopeful: panels of thick navy-blue velour