Axelrod: Obama doesn’t want Trump-Biden race to be ‘tag-team match’
David Axelrod says his former boss, former President Barack Obama, doesn’t want the 2024 presidential election to become a “tag match.” Axelrod appeared on CNN’s “Laura Coats” live on Thursday and said, “It’s not customary for former presidents to go out and actively campaign, but it’s unusual for President Obama to do so.” Because it’s […]
Axelrod rips Trump for mocking Biden’s stutter
Former Obama aide and CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod on Monday accused former President Donald Trump of mocking President Biden’s stuttering at a campaign rally in Georgia this weekend. “It’s pathetic and petty to make fun of someone’s stutter for laughs. It’s like a schoolyard bully, not an adult.” Axelrod I have written Early […]
Axelrod says impression of GOP as extreme thwarting party: This is not the image ‘the Republican Party wants’
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said extreme impressions of the Republican Party are having a negative political impact. “If it were me [President Biden’s] If you run a campaign, you might as well pay to have it seen by all Americans. [Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)] Because what has been holding the Republican Party back […]
Axelrod criticizes Biden for going after CNN reporter
Former White House aide and CNN contributor David Axelrod on Friday criticized President Biden for earlier harsh remarks he made to a reporter for the network who asked him about concerns about his memory and age. “Donald Trump is a gaffe machine himself, but he’s energetic, so these questions aren’t that serious for him,” Axelrod […]
Axelrod slams effort to keep Trump off the ballot: ‘It worries me’
CNN commentator David Axelrod, who served as an adviser during the Obama administration, denounced efforts by several states to keep former President Trump from voting in 2024, calling it “very destructive” and ” “It will cause a huge reaction,” he said. “I think it’s going to have a big reaction. And that worries me. I […]
Axelrod: Trump acted like ‘jackass’ in ‘improvisational’ New Hampshire victory speech
Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday called former President Trump's New Hampshire victory speech “impromptu” and accused the former president of acting like an “idiot.” President Trump's rambling victory monologue after a strong showing in the Granite State included repeated jabs at his archrival, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, including his own earlier in […]
Axelrod warns Biden campaign to ’get into gear’ after Trump’s easy Iowa win as Harris guarantees victory
David Axelrod, former campaign strategist for former President Barack Obama, said Tuesday that Biden's reelection team must prepare for a tough battle against the “formidable” Donald Trump. It came a day after Vice President Kamala Harris vowed that the Democratic ticket would win whoever the Republicans nominated. . “The president and his campaign need to […]
Axelrod says Trump a ‘formidable’ candidate, Biden and campaign ‘need to get into gear’
Former President Barack Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod said Tuesday that President Biden's re-election campaign must “step up into gear” to defeat former President Donald Trump, saying he believes Trump is more than a threat to democracy. He argued that there was a need to send a message. “The president and his campaign need to […]
David Axelrod denies being ‘pearl-clutcher’ on Biden campaign, warns Trump is ‘formidable’
Former President Obama aide David Axelrod warned Tuesday that Donald Trump is a “terrible” candidate and denied being a “pearl holder” in President Biden's campaign. Axelrod and a “CNN This Morning” panel discussed Trump's victory in Iowa. “If I were in the Biden camp, I would look at the one-third of people who say, 'No, […]
Axelrod: It’s ‘deeply, deeply’ unhelpful to dismiss concerns about Biden polling as ‘bedwetting’
David Axelrod, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, defended recent criticism of the president's re-election campaign, saying it is unhelpful to brush off concerns about President Biden's poor performance in major polls. Axelrod said: interview Politico said people who voice concerns about the Biden campaign's strategy find it “upsetting” to be called “bedwetters.” […]