CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston said Wednesday that President Joe Biden should be allowed to call former President Donald Trump’s supporters “trash.”
Biden made the comments Tuesday during a virtual campaign event. event This was in response to a joke told by stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during President Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden. Preston said doubling down on comments would make Democrats look “stronger.” (Related article: ‘It would be helpful if you could answer my questions’: Harris Faulkner slams guest’s spin after being asked about Kamala Harris comparing Trump to Hitler)
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“I think if you’re going to say it, you better take it at face value,” Preston said when CNN This Morning host Casey Hunt asked for comments from political strategists. “I think that’s a problem for the Democratic Party.” on the panel.
“I’m shocked that I would say that. No, but realistically, if he said, ‘Listen,’ I’d think, well, what I’m saying is I mean all of Donald Trump’s racist supporters, yes, I think they are terrible people. “People are going to look at the Democratic Party a little differently,” Preston added. “I think Democrats in general don’t seem to have enough power and always push things back. And I think it’s a good way to see Joe Biden backing off from saying what he really believes.” I don’t think so.”
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have escalated their attacks on Trump, with Harris on Tuesday’s rally days after calling Trump a “fascist.” He devotes his speech to attacking the former president as a “petty tyrant.” CNN City Hall. waltz compared From Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden to a 1939 rally held at the venue by groups sympathetic to Nazi Germany.
The Harris campaign has actively distanced itself from Biden during the campaign.
RealClear poll shows Harris trailing Trump by 0.4 percentage points. average Trump leads in polls from October 11th to 29th drop If Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West, and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in the survey, it would be 0.1%.
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