livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Crises everywhere: Trump fighting on all fronts before election
Minneapolis is in turmoil. Beijing is flexing its muscles. And there is no immediate end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed 100,000 lives in the United States and shuttered swaths of the economy.
Less than six months before the election, President Trump is being tested like never before, battling crises that range from racial tensions at home to geopolitical shifts in the Far East.
Some are partly of his own making, such as provoking a war with social media companies after a string of incendiary, defamatory, or untrue tweets, while others stem from the sudden emergence of a deadly infectious disease more than 7,000 miles away.
The result is likely to be a long, hot summer of discord.
Opponents see an opening for the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to appeal to a weary public with a message of calm, while supporters say it is a moment for bold leadership.
Democratic strategist Brad Bannon.
He said Trump allies were mistaken if they thought that a divisive campaign based on chaos and crisis would be as effective in 2020 as it was in 2016. This time, his opponents were just as fired up as his own base, giving Biden a clear opportunity to offer a different style.
“I think Biden’s strong suit is that he’s a calming voice. He’s steady. In a time of crisis, that’s a strong selling point,” he said. “Americans don’t like chaos.”
www.washingtonexaminer.com
Minneapolis is in turmoil. Beijing is flexing its muscles. And there is no immediate end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed 100,000 lives in the United States and shuttered swaths of the economy.
Less than six months before the election, President Trump is being tested like never before, battling crises that range from racial tensions at home to geopolitical shifts in the Far East.
Some are partly of his own making, such as provoking a war with social media companies after a string of incendiary, defamatory, or untrue tweets, while others stem from the sudden emergence of a deadly infectious disease more than 7,000 miles away.
The result is likely to be a long, hot summer of discord.
Opponents see an opening for the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to appeal to a weary public with a message of calm, while supporters say it is a moment for bold leadership.
Democratic strategist Brad Bannon.
He said Trump allies were mistaken if they thought that a divisive campaign based on chaos and crisis would be as effective in 2020 as it was in 2016. This time, his opponents were just as fired up as his own base, giving Biden a clear opportunity to offer a different style.
“I think Biden’s strong suit is that he’s a calming voice. He’s steady. In a time of crisis, that’s a strong selling point,” he said. “Americans don’t like chaos.”
Crises everywhere: Trump fighting on all fronts before election
Minneapolis is in turmoil. Beijing is flexing its muscles. And there is no immediate end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed
www.washingtonexaminer.com
