If Donald Trump wins the US election, he will hopefully thank some of the people who helped him
US Election: In November, Donald Trump will likely be asked to thank a select group of those who provided him with assistance throughout his campaign. It seems that the Trump team has already started expressing gratitude, as they told media reports that President Joe Biden deserves special recognition for his recent efforts.
The former president is certain that Biden’s farewell tour of the country, during which he is praising the achievements of his administration, is not doing Kamala Harris any favors. Some well-known political operations claim that he is not the only one who has this opinion.
In an opinion piece published last month, Karl Rove cautioned that Biden’s trip has turned into a publicity stunt for Trump, drawing focus away from Vice President Kamala Harris and reminding Americans of the previous four years.
A Trump campaign insider told media report, “It’s good.” “More Biden is good for us.”
There are rumors that an early choice made by the Harris team made Biden’s visits possible in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan—three of the most important battleground states in November’s election.
During Harris’s campaign trip in Detroit last week, Biden attended his first White House briefing. The Trump team sent a news release praising Biden for “upstag[ing]” Harris and “ensuring the eyes of the world were on him, not Kamala.” Biden had said to reporters at the briefing that he and Harris were “singing from the same song sheet” and referred to his vice president as “a major player in everything we’ve done.”
“Biden wanted to make it crystal clear that Kamala is tethered to every single one of his failures—aand it worked,” the campaign for Trump said.
Over the last three years, Biden’s approval ratings have declined. When he was originally elected, he had reasonably excellent ratings (just 30% of Americans disapproved of his performance), but when the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, his ratings drastically declined. According to FiveThirtyEight, Biden has had difficulty raising his popularity rating over 20 percent within the last year. 54 percent of Americans disapprove of the way he has handled the presidency as of Tuesday.
The Trump spokesperson referred to Biden’s recent media appearances as a “self-inflicted error” that came about as a consequence of the Harris campaign’s choice to “hide” Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate, and the nominee from the press.
“If Biden still happens to be president, there are major national events and disasters happening on his watch…that’s going to need to be addressed,” they said.
As Harris visited FEMA headquarters, Hurricane Helene caused him to share the TV screen with Biden, who spoke about the devastation from the Roosevelt Room. Additionally, Biden and Harris have traveled independently to the disaster area; on Wednesday, the president made two visits in North Carolina. He sent his vice president to Georgia to assess the damage.
“A voter’s attention span isn’t infinite. Additionally, there isn’t enough room in the media for them to report on every statement made during a campaign,” stated Karl Rove, a top advisor to former President George W. Bush.
Biden handed the baton to Harris by resigning as the front-runner, but he did so in the face of Democratic doubters about his viability for a second term.
Politico revealed in August that Biden was resentful of Senator Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and former President Barack Obama. Pelosi said that she and Biden were no longer on speaking terms with the president after fifty years of friendship.
According to the Trump insider, Biden did not like his withdrawal from the campaign, and he may have told his staff to get him in front of the public rather than “sideline him and lock him in a closet and pretend he doesn’t exist.”
“There’s actual tension between the campaign and the White House right now, and I think it’s bubbling up,” a campaign source said.
According to Rove, it would be difficult for the president to make a stronger argument for his vice president in light of Biden’s extreme unpopularity.
“This tour sounds like a cry for attention by an unpopular incumbent,” Rove said in a letter.
Steve Schier, a political expert and author, said that Harris would not benefit from further Biden.
“His increased public presence complicates and muddles Harris’ messaging and attempts by her to ‘turn the page’ and suggest that she is ‘a fresh start,'” Schier said in a media report.
In his opinion piece, Rove cautioned that Biden may repeat the error he committed while embarking on his “Bidenomics” triumph tour the previous year. The president promoted his economic agenda by traveling both domestically and internationally. Even with a catchy moniker, Americans were unimpressed with Biden’s plans; surveys regularly showed them to be skeptical of the economy’s status and worried about inflation.
During a “pre-election farewell tour” that highlighted his successes, Rove said that Biden would be unable to resist “vastly overselling his record—aggravating voters all over again.” Biden’s cheery rhetoric had irritated the public the last time.
“As the election draws closer, the candidates are vying for position. Mr. Trump may get a few from Mr. Biden, the Republican strategist said. “At this point, take it where you can get it.”
The Trump campaign is in complete agreement.
“In our opinion, they are exactly where we want them to be,” a previous president’s campaign staffer told a media report.