Biden blasts Trump 'vanity projects', calling him a 'loser' at fundraising event

Former US President Joe Biden launched a sweeping attack on President Donald Trump, during a gala event at the weekend - labelling his successor "a loser" on account of his "vanity projects" in Washington DC. At a Democratic Party fundraiser on Saturday, Biden attacked Trump’s plans to construct a ballroom and the approach he has taken to renovate the city's Reflecting Pool. The BBC has contacted the White House for a response to Biden's remarks. Trump has repeatedly criticised Biden's track record while in office, and his opponent has responded in kind. But Biden's 10-minute remarks at Saturday's event in Hanover, Maryland, amounted to one of his bluntest critiques yet. "It's not just his vanity projects, tearing down the East Wing of the White House making room for his ballroom, putting his name on the Kennedy Center, building an arch in his own honour, even hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool," Biden said. "Woah! What a loser," he added. Biden was making reference to Trump’s effort to get his name added to the front of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - which a court has since ordered to be removed. Regarding the ballroom, Trump has defended his $400m (£300m) efforts to demolish parts of the East Wing and build the new facility - saying it is necessary for national security and to host state guests. The US president also spent $14.7m to re-colour and restore the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. …