Trump readies a debate onslaught -- and Biden allies worry

[Judi Lynn]

By
Sean Sullivan and
Josh Dawsey
September 25, 2020 at 1:23 p.m. CDT

President Trump is gearing up to launch blistering personal attacks on Joe Biden and his family in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, while Biden is bracing for an onslaught and worried allies are warning the Democratic nominee not to lose his temper and lash out, according to people with knowledge of the strategies in both camps.

Trump has told associates he wants to talk specifically about his opponent’s son Hunter Biden and mused that the debates are when “people will finally realize Biden is just not there,” according to one adviser. The president is so eager to lay into his rival that he has called aides to test out various attacks, focusing on broadsides that cast Biden as a longtime Washington insider with a limited record of accomplishment, said another adviser, who like many interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly describe private talks.

Biden and his advisers are anticipating a venomous barrage, according to a person with knowledge of their thinking, and they are preparing to counter with an affirmative case for a Biden presidency. The Democrat wants to stay focused on how he would address the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s economic problems, which he blames Trump for worsening.

The prospect of a cage match between a president for whom no subject is off-limits and a challenger who can be openly emotional is making some Biden advisers nervous. They see a fine line between Biden’s passion and empathy, which can appeal to voters, and the raw anger that sometimes gets him in trouble and could undercut his pitch as a calming alternative to a president who thrives on chaos.

More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-trump-debate-attacks/2020/09/25/f2565f36-fd91-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html

[Thekaspervote]

1. Oh such click bait! This isn't Joe Biden's first debate

If paragraph 2 is correct, it’s his advisors that should worry. He gonna go full unhinged

[C_U_L8R]

2. Joe is quite capable of dealing with Trump

[Solly Mack]

3. I'm not worried about Biden.

[Blue Owl]

4. Oh please

Quit plagiarizing from the National Inquirer, Washington Post...

[muntrv]

5. You say Hunter Biden? I say Ivanka Trump's trademarks in China.

[msongs]

6. raw anger???????????? never seen such a thing nt

[bamagal62]

7. Give me a break. He'll run circles because Trump will be so adderalled

That he’ll go off the rails and make no sense.

[mzmolly]

8. Are Ivanka, Jared, Tweedledum and Tweedledee

off limits? Nope.

[3Hotdogs]

10. --- Don, remember when you told us how you would have liked to date Princess Sparkle Pony,

if she weren't your daughter?



I don't have any such thoughts about Hunter.

[CBHagman]

9. Just another reminder of what a sad, empty life Trump leads

I haven't read Mary Trump's book but have a general idea of how Trump's family dynamics and upbringing worked (or didn't work), and once again humankind is paying the awful price for someone with a miserable, empty life but access to ample power.

[marie999]

11. If trump brings up Hunter, Biden's response should be,

Excuse me Mr. President, but you are confused, Hunter isn't running for president.