Exclusive: The Trump campaign says it “doesn’t want to get in the way” of Democrats “attacking each other” over President Biden’s possible reelection, with a source telling Fox News Digital that the former president wants to focus on the campaign and the upcoming Republican National Convention rather than on destroying his rival.
Outside of challenging Biden to a second debate (which he proposed be held without a moderator), former President Trump has been cautious in his attacks on Biden. Asked about his strategy, a Trump campaign source said Trump was instead focused on the campaign and winning.
“The Democrats are in disarray,” a Trump campaign source told Fox News Digital. “Why would we let them shoot each other?”
The Trump campaign is now setting its sights on the Republican nominating convention, which will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from July 15-18, where Trump is expected to be formally nominated as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, sources told Fox News Digital.
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“The convention is coming up, there are two rallies coming up and a vice presidential announcement coming up,” the source said. “We’re focused on what we have to do and the big news that’s coming our way.”
“They’re going to let Democrats attack each other all day,” the Trump campaign source added.
Biden is reeling under growing pressure, including from many in the Democratic Party, to step aside and call off his campaign for the presidency in 2024. Concerns began surfacing after Biden’s brutal loss to Trump in the first presidential debate last month.
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Since then, Biden campaign officials and White House officials have been engaged in damage control, and the president himself sent a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Monday morning in which he stressed his determination to continue the campaign and defeat Trump in November.
Trump is expected to give his first interview since Monday’s debate with Sean Hannity on Fox News’ “Hannity” at 9 p.m. ET.
Trump is scheduled to hold a rally Tuesday night at his golf club in Doral, Fla., near Miami, before traveling to Pennsylvania on Saturday for another rally at the Butler Farm Show.
Former President Trump spoke at a rally at Greenbriar Farm in Chesapeake, Virginia on June 28, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, in a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Monday, Biden urged them to stop questioning whether he should stop seeking reelection and to “move forward united as a party.”
“I am determined to continue this campaign,” Biden wrote, arguing that further doubts about his candidacy “will only help Trump and hurt us.”
Trump’s approval rating tops 50%, he leads Biden on two key voter issues: poll
At 81 years old, Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. His halting speech and halting answers at the debate in Atlanta caused widespread panic within the Democratic Party, with many calling publicly and privately for him to step down.
A new poll shows that Republican front-runner Trump has an approval rating of more than 50% and is leading Biden on voters’ two top issues: the economy and immigration.
At a rally in Wisconsin, President Biden declared that he would beat President Trump “again in 2020,” but after a long pause, he corrected himself. (Fox News)
The USA Today/Suffolk University poll was conducted among 1,000 registered voters between June 28-30, after Biden’s debate gaffes shocked Democrats.
Fifty-one percent of respondents said they approved of President Trump’s job performance from 2017 to 2021, while 41% said they approved of Biden’s current job performance.
Regarding the economy and immigration, which are key issues in the 2024 election campaign, Increasing the number of registered voters They said they believe Trump would do a better job than Biden.
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The poll found that 53% of registered voters trust Trump to handle immigration issues, while 40% say they have confidence in Biden.
Respondents also viewed Trump as more competent than Biden. Dealing with national securityin trade with the US, the figures were 52% to 42%, and in trade with China, the figures were 51% to 41%.
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