Former President Barack Obama expressed concerns about the “structure” of President Biden's campaign and told the president's allies they needed to “act aggressively” to counter former President Trump, according to a new report. Ta.
Obama “recommended that Mr. Biden seek advice from Mr. Obama's own former campaign aide, which Biden officials say he has done.” More from Washington Post Saturday's article was headlined, “President Obama, concerned about President Trump, urges Biden campaign to step up election campaign.''
“President Obama has questioned the structure of President Biden's re-election campaign, discussed the issue directly with Biden, and has given the president's top aides and allies the power to make decisions without approval from the White House,” the paper said. “I told them that it was necessary to give it to them.''
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Former President Barack Obama has expressed concerns about the “structure” of President Biden's campaign, saying Biden needs to “move aggressively” to counter former President Trump, according to a recent Washington Post article. He reportedly informed his allies. (Getty Images/AP Photo)
The conversation took place during “private lunches at the White House in recent months,” with President Obama asking Biden to take on Trump, who is currently the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination. directly urged them to step up their election campaigns. .
The Post reported that President Obama also got “enthusiastic” by discussing the 2024 election and Trump's “possible return to power” and “told Biden advisers that the campaign in Wilmington, Delaware, has more top officials.” “We need a decision-maker at this level, and we have to do that,” he said. It empowers those already in place. ”
One of the people President Obama mentioned as “the type of senior strategist the Biden campaign needs'' was David Plouffe, a former Obama adviser who led Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign.
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According to the Washington Post, President Obama had a “lively” lunch with Biden and pressed him to step up his campaign against Trump. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Plouffe suggested in early January that liberal voters supporting Nikki Haley in the primary could hinder Trump's chances of becoming president.
“I think it's probably too offensive to a lot of people,” Plouffe said on MSNBC Wednesday, saying she intentionally voted for Haley to hurt Trump in the presidential election. “But for those who are open to it,” the political strategist said, it could be a good “tactical” move.
“I don't know if it will be able to block Trump's support, but it could lead to an extension of the primaries,” he added.
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