Joe Biden courts Latino voters in first trip to Florida as Democratic nominee

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Florida on Tuesday (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Joe Biden made his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday with an urgent mission to boost support among Latinos who could decide the election in one of the nation’s fiercest battleground states.

“More than any other time, the Hispanic community, Latino community holds in the palm of their hand the destiny of this country,” Mr Biden said during a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event in Kissimmee.