Donald Trump, the ex-President, has NO problem talks and blaming the guy who beat him for his job to anyone that will listen….
Joe Biden, the former US Senator, does NOT like to get in political slugfests…..
Most of his knocks (Even curses) against Trump tend to only come out in ‘leak’s’ to the media by those close to hm…
President Joe Biden’s directive to his campaign team is simple enough: Don’t talk about Donald Trump’s four criminal cases, people familiar with his campaign strategy said.
Trump is in enough difficulty without Biden appearing to meddle in his opponent’s legal troubles for political gain, the president’s advisers and allies said.
“Every day he [Trump] is in court, he’s reminding the American people that he’s dangerous, reckless and tried to overthrow an election,” said a person close to the Biden campaign, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the campaign’s viewpoint.
But with Trump’s first criminal trial expected to begin as early as April and the other cases pending, Biden is finding ways to spotlight his opponent’s predicament without delving into specific cases. He is focusing instead on the underlying behavior that gave rise to some of the criminal charges Trump faces while avoiding any mention of judges, prosecutors, courtrooms or potential penalties.
Trump’s status as both a defendant and the presumptive Republican nominee poses a distinct dilemma for Biden. Campaigns are built for one purpose — winning — and a proven way to win is to magnify an opponent’s vulnerabilities. If the verdict in the “hush money” case in Manhattan goes against him this spring, Trump could enter the home stretch of the campaign as a convicted felon — a vulnerability without parallel in American politics. (Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case, as he has in other criminal proceedings.)
By saying nothing, Biden isn’t necessarily helping his cause. At every turn, Trump is telling voters that he’s the target of unjust prosecutions meant to sink his candidacy. He continually names Biden and the Democrats as the puppeteers behind the charges.
Independent voters are a crucial constituency in the election. A recent Politico Magazine/Ipsos poll shows that a narrow majority of independents believe Trump is guilty in all four of the criminal cases he faces. If Trump’s accusations of election interference go unanswered, he could conceivably make headway with some of these voters by persuading them the charges are without merit….
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At the same time, Biden is freely — and cheekily — invoking a civil case that strikes at the core of Trump’s identity as a rich, successful businessman. Trump has been unable to get a bond to cover the $464 million judgment against him and his co-defendants in a case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Biden repeated a joke at a campaign reception in Houston on Thursday that has been getting a laugh from his audience. A “defeated”-looking man came up to see him and complained that he’s being “crushed by debt” and is “completely wiped out,” Biden said.
“I had to say, ‘I’m sorry, Donald, I can’t help you,’” Biden quipped