Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Americans of the cost of division during a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He urged the people of the country to turn past a moment, he described as "neither good nor normal" and unite.

Biden's speech referenced Abraham Lincoln's popular address there, as the former vice president talked about issues such as economic inequality, and racial division. He also pointed at Donald Trump raising questions about the effectiveness of masks and social distancing in terms of restricting the spread of the coronavirus.

Biden recited the opening words of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, saying he taught us that "house divided could not stand," adding that is a timeless truth. He then went on to say that America, today, once again is a house divided and it can no longer be that way.

The former veep pointed out that as a country, they are facing too many crises and there is a lot of work to do. Biden noted that the future of the country is too bright to have it destroyed with anger, hate, and division. "The country is in a dangerous place," he added.

Biden said their trust in each other is decreasing and hope seems elusive. In his remarks, Biden refrained from directly mentioning Trump but regularly alluded to his presidency, CNN reported.

Taking a jab at Trump's administration, he said there are some Americans that do not want them to overcome their division, but rather deepen them, adding that it is a time to build bridges and not walls. Biden went on to say that it is time to have their arms open and not their fists clinched to tear each other apart. He urged those gathered and those watching his speech to come together.

The speech emphasized on Biden's plan to deliver a unifying message towards the closing weeks of a presidential race that he continues to lead. If polls are anything to go by, Biden is leading among independent and older voters, groups that supported Trump in 2016 and that suburbanites and White women have tilted in his direction compared to four years ago.

His message in Gettysburg suggested that he could end the chaos of Trump's presidency. This was a stark contrast with Trump, who tweeted earlier Tuesday afternoon that he was stopping negotiations for a stimulus package in an attempt to boost an economy affected by the pandemic, saying he did not want to shell out money on bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States.