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US President Joe Biden has largely avoided discussing Donald Trump's legal problems. Is this a good idea?

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[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any thoughts on this strategy?

I think it could play out well - if Biden talks about Trunp's indictments too much, it could play into Trump's claim that all of it was orchestrated by the "deep state." Trump's indictments will get undoubtedly get insane amounts of coverage anyway.

It also draws another contrast between Biden & Trump - whereas Biden avoids commenting on Trump's indictments, Trump spends all day criticizing Hunter Biden.

[–] Neblib@mastodo.neoliber.al 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@CoffeeAddict yeah I think it's the right strategy, no need to give Trump any more free publicity. There are so many wins from this cycle, especially given the hardships, that a positive story that explains why those changes were good for nearly every American could be powerful on its own without needing to bring up the other side, though I imagine the loss of freedoms and privacy in red states will get highlighted. I'm sure the PACs will make the issue blatant once we're past the GOP primary.

[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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Exactly! Biden might not have to waste much of his energy pointing out Trump’s legal problems, and he can instead point out the republicans other failings.