Biden battles noisy Trump supporters during Minnesota rally
At his stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, former Vice President Joe Biden battled with noise from Trump supporters as he took aim at the president.
Talking over a constant stream of air horns and beeps, the Democratic nominee responded to President Donald Trump's claim at a rally earlier Friday that doctors inflate the number of deaths from COVID-19 to get more money.
"The president of the United States is accusing the medical profession of making up COVID deaths so they make more money," Biden said. "Doctors and nurses go to work every day to save lives. They do their jobs. Donald Trump should stop attacking them and do his job."
Biden addressed the noise three times during his remarks. At one point, he referred to those "ugly folks" blasting horns and attempting to interrupt the event.
"Dr. [Anthony] Fauci called for a mask mandate last week. This isn't a political statement like those ugly folks over there beeping the horns," Biden said. "This is a patriotic duty, for God's sake. Look, in his own words, as I said, the president knew back in January how extremely dangerous and communicable this disease was."
Biden pleaded with voters to keep themselves engaged in the final four days of the race -- once again taking a jab at the loud protesters as he did so.
"Right here in Minnesota, with all of you, in the final days, keep that sense of empowerment. Keep that -- empowerment with you, that sense of optimism, of what we can overcome," he said. "Now look, there's a reason they don't want to hear me, because they know the president doesn't say anything. So they're not used to not hearing anything."
Toward the end of his remarks, Biden pointed to a recent appellate court ruling that absentee ballots received after Election Day cannot be counted, and urged everyone to hand-deliver their ballot rather than mail it.
"So if you want your voice to be heard, drop off your ballot. Don't put it in the mail. Or vote safely in person any day up through Election Day," he said. "But you've got to get it done. And make sure everyone you know votes as well, so they'll not be able to stop us."
-ABC News' Molly Nagle