Donald Trump Jr. says Joe Biden is the 'Loch Ness Monster of the Swamp'

Donald Trump Jr. called Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden the "Loch Ness monster of the swamp" in Washington, D.C. during his speech at the Republican National Convention.

Trump said Monday night that his father presided over the "lowest unemployment rate in nearly 50 years" and the lowest unemployment rate on record for African-Americans, hispanic Americans and women before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

"The president quickly took action and shut down travel from China. Joe Biden and his Democrat allies called my father a racist and xenophobe for doing it," he said on Monday evening. "They put political correctness ahead of the safety and security of the American people."

Trump said there is "light at the end of the tunnel" despite the economic damage caused by the pandemic.

"Job gains are outpacing what the so-called experts expected but Biden’s radical leftwing policies would stop our economic recovery cold," he said. "He’s already talking about shutting the country down -- again. It’s madness."

Trump argued that Biden's economic agenda "seems designed to crush the working man and woman."

"He supported the worst trade deals in the history of the planet. He voted for the NAFTA Nightmare. Down the tubes went our auto industry. He pushed TPP. Goodbye manufacturing jobs," he said. "Beijing Biden is so weak on China that the Intelligence Community recently assessed that the Chinese Communist Party favors Biden. They know he’ll weaken us both economically and on the world stage."

Trump said Biden would allow more illegal immigrants to "take jobs from American citizens" and his "open border policies would drive wages down for Americans at a time when low-income workers were getting real wage increases for the first time in modern history."

Trump said it "makes sense" that Biden would pledge to repeal the 2017 Republican tax reform law because he's "basically the Loch Ness Monster of the Swamp."

"For the past half-century, he’s been lurking around in there. He sticks his head up every now and then to run for president, then he disappears and doesn’t do much in between," he said. "So if you’re looking for hope, look to the man who did what the failed Obama-Biden Administration never could do and built the greatest economy our country had ever seen and President Trump will do it again."

Trump said this election is different than others that came before it.

"In the past, both parties believed in the goodness of America. We agreed on where we wanted to go. We just disagreed about how to get there," he said. "This time the other party is attacking the very principles on which our nation was founded," including freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the rule of law.

Trump cited former President Thomas Jefferson. 

“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man," he said, quoting Jefferson. 

"Now the left is trying to cancel all of those founders. They don’t seem to understand this important principle: In order to improve in the future, we must learn from our past, not erase it," Trump said. "So we are not going to tear down monuments and forget the people who built our great nation," he continued. "Instead, we will learn from our past so we don't repeat any mistakes and we will work tirelessly to improve the lives of all Americans."

Trump slammed Democratic mayors who did not denounce the looting and violence in major cities that occurred among protests after the May 25 death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police.

"Democrat mayors pretend it’s not happening," he said. "Every American must be free to live without fear of violence in your country, in your communities and in your homes."

Trump said that every man and woman is "created equal and must be treated equally under the law" and "that’s why we must put an end to racism."

"We must ensure that any police officer who abuses their power is held accountable. What happened to George Floyd is a disgrace and if you know a police officer, you know they agree with that too," he said. "But we cannot lose sight of the fact that our police are American heroes. They deserve our deepest appreciation." 

Trump argued that “defunding” the police is not an option.

"No matter what the Democrats say, you and I both know when we dial 911, we don’t want it going to voicemail," he said.

Trump said his father believes education is the "civil rights issue" of all time and that a "great education" must be accessible to all, not only the "rich and powerful." 

"That’s why my dad is pro-school choice. That’s why he called education access the civil rights issue of not just our time but of all time. It is unacceptable that too many African-American and Hispanic American children are stuck in bad schools just because of their zip code. Donald Trump will not stand for it," he said.

"If Democrats really wanted to help minorities and underserved communities, instead of bowing to big money union bosses, they’d let parents choose what school is best for their kids. They'd limit immigration to protect American workers. They’d support the police who protect our neighborhoods," he said. "If Democrats cared for the forgotten men and women of our country, they'd do exactly what President Trump is doing."