Donald Trump's attacks on Joe Biden risk blowing back on him
Donald Trump's attacks on Joe Biden risk blowing back on him
Analysis: The president's campaign is bashing his Democratic rival on issues where he is equally or more vulnerable, from defending China to sexual assault to nepotism to gaffes.
May 10, 2020, 6:20 AM EDT
By Sahil Kapur at NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/donald-trump-s-attacks-joe-biden-risk-blowing-back-him-n1203316
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released two new ads in recent days that take aim at apparent Democratic nominee Joe Biden for defending China and for lying about his achievements in the 1980s.
Of course, Trump himself has also defended China and lied about his achievements in the 1980s.
The new spots are part of a pattern by the Trump campaign of hitting Biden on issues where the president is also notably vulnerable, from China to his resume, from nepotism to allegations of sexual assault to verbal blunders.
In some cases, the strategy appears aimed at neutralizing weaknesses by muddying the waters. But it risks backfiring by drawing attention to Trump's equal or larger vulnerabilities. As the coronavirus crisis reshapes the political landscape, the president's campaign is throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks to his rival, who leads in recent national and battleground state polls.
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