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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 03:51 PM Oct 2020

Biden ready to fight back if Trump goes after his family, campaign says

Source: NBC News

Ahead of tonight's debate, the Biden campaign is telegraphing that if President Trump goes after Joe Biden's family, it plans on attacking him for spreading and amplifying Russian disinformation.

In a pre-debate press call with reporters, the campaign's deputy manager, Kate Bedingfield, said that the campaign expected Trump "to continue to bully" and attack Hunter Biden and his foreign dealings during tonight's debate. She said that Biden is prepared for those attacks as well, hoping to flip the attention to the fact that Trump is more obsessed with Biden's family than America's families amid a pandemic.

"Here's the thing, these attacks are backfiring on Trump. You know, despite leveling them in the first debate, poll after poll showed voters resoundingly thought Biden won that debate because voters are sick and tired of Trump's lies and we've heard the same debunked attacks for over a year," she said.

A senior campaign adviser, Symone Sanders, also commented on the Commission on Presidential Debate's decision to mute the microphones, saying that the debate will serve as "a test of presidential temperament," especially for the president.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/2020-10-22-trump-biden-election-n1244210

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GopherGal

(2,007 posts)
7. To not prep Joe for Trump to go after Hunter
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 05:06 PM
Oct 2020

would be campaign advisory malpractice. If your candidate leaves the campaign trail for debate prep, you'd better be using that time well. Preparing your candidate for things that Trump is guaranteed to bring up is a no-brainer.



yaesu

(8,020 posts)
2. tRump tries to draw people in the mud with him, must be very careful not to fall for his "dirty"
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 04:24 PM
Oct 2020

tricks. nt

Cha

(296,848 posts)
6. trump is more obsessed with Biden's Family than helping America's Families.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 04:50 PM
Oct 2020

that's Biden's response.

Cha

(296,848 posts)
3. Exactly! "trump is more Obsessed with
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 04:48 PM
Oct 2020

Biden's Family than America's Families".. Boom.

Like getting rid of ACA & Social Security, and Killing Americans with COVID.. He admitted LYING ABOUT it ON TAPE.

world wide wally

(21,738 posts)
4. Here is what Biden should say to Trump after he attacks Hunter Biden,
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 04:48 PM
Oct 2020

"Y'know... If there was any truth to that, I would be pissed off, but it is simply more of the delusions you suffer from all the time. They are doing some incredible things with mental illness these days and you should really look into getting some help for the sake of us all"
"Next question?"

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Talitha

(6,561 posts)
9. Dump will try to goad Joe into attacking Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr....
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 07:05 PM
Oct 2020

I'm betting that's what the goal is. And if Joe takes the bait, they'll attack him for it. Doesn't matter that they've been attacking Hunter - AND that Dump got impeached over it already. They crave a victims' stage.

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