All focus is on President Joe Biden as more and more voices plead for him to step aside ahead of the November presidential election. The debate about his weaknesses has made Donald Trump’s usual tactic – shouting loudly – irrelevant, says Dag Blanck.
– It is a bit unusual when it comes to Trump. He wants to be seen and heard, but he doesn’t have to do anything when all the focus is on Joe Biden and moved away from Trump, says Blanck.
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The tactic from Trump has instead been to lie low and instead let the criticism of Biden continue.
– He has controlled himself. This only benefits him, says Dag Blanck.
Jan Hallenberg, senior researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute, is on the same track.
– Since Biden has such problems and it is covered so colossally in the media, his advisers probably think that it is just as well that it is allowed to act out, says Hallenberg.
Devastating debate
The silence from Donald Trump has become more noticeable since Joe Biden eliminated himself in the attention-grabbing presidential debate. The fact that the opponent’s microphone was turned off when they gave their speeches may have been in Trump’s favor, Dag Blanck believes.
– Trump came up with a long list of untruths that might have been noticed otherwise. But it has fallen into the background now, says Dag Blanck.
Since the debate, several Democrats have appealed Biden to drop out of the presidential race and let someone else take over. Something that was also somewhat noticeable in the opinion figures.
– It has been very good for Trump that the only credible candidate against him shows that he does not have the ability to run a presidential election campaign, says Jan Hallenberg.
Opinion in favor of Trump
In the coming days, everything will be put to the test for Biden, Jan Hallenberg believes.
– It has to end at some point. I would think that the days now and the beginning of next week are decisive, then it must be boo or bä. Either he resigns or he continues.
In connection with this and the fact that Donald Trump will soon hold a party convention, Hallenberg predicts that Trump will return to his true self.
– He must appear and choose his vice presidential candidate. You can already see in the little he has said that he has more attacked Kamala Harris, who he believes is a possible replacement for Biden. He has already adapted his actions in the way he talks.