On the offensive
Good morning and welcome to US Election Countdown. I'm Steff Chávez, the FT's Washington reporter — it’s great to be back with you after the long weekend! Today, let’s talk about:
- Biden’s counterattack
- The Trump family’s Middle East aspirations
- How to lose an election in two hours
Joe Biden is trying desperately to salvage his campaign. And make no mistake — this week is critical for his political future.
The president kicked off a combative new offensive to hold on to his candidacy yesterday as he attacked his Democratic critics, vowed to stay in the 2024 race and called for renewed party unity [free to read].
Biden stressed in a letter to congressional Democrats that he’s committed to “running this race to the end”, warning that “any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps [Donald] Trump and hurts us”.
There’s no way around it: his hold on the Democratic leadership is still slipping after his recent media appearances assuaged no one. The party is divided between those who’ve called for him to drop out, those who’ve promised to stand by him and those who haven’t said either way.
As the counterattack began and lawmakers were back on Capitol Hill following the holiday weekend, one Democratic powerbroker suggested that we may be approaching the end of Biden’s candidacy . . . Register for the FT to keep reading the newsletter for free.
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2wTrump is destroying the republican party by forgeting the values and principles that once were the back bone of the party and turning it into a cult. But Biden will do the same to the democratic party, by not only handing the election to Trump, but probably assuring him a majority in both the Senate and the House. Combine that with the present SCOTUS and you have the recipe for a perfect storm.
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2wDemocrats imploding over Biden is making Trump and MAGA look cool. Watch Trump's poll numbers go up again!!!! Ironic and hilarious the mainstream media are going after Biden now. Are you not entertained!? XD