It is understandable that Donald Trump has been relentless in his criticism of Joe Biden over the years, partly because he is a political rival and also because he appears to genuinely dislike Biden.
I mean, who could blame him?
Of course, this criticism increased tenfold as the “lawfare” tactics escalated. Trump used every tool at his disposal, especially his social media platform Truth Social, to hammer home the message that he believed the Biden family, and especially Joe, were dishonest and corrupt.
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One accusation that Trump has faced since 2016, including from the right, is that he has no filter and that there are times when he should perhaps hold back and let a situation take its course, but he does not do so.
Yet, like many public figures on the right, Trump has shown no particular fondness for the “silence is golden” philosophy. Partly that’s just his nature, and partly because he knows that if he doesn’t rise up and cause an uproar over an issue, who else will.
This is one of the reasons why he has repeatedly raised the issue of Biden’s cognitive health, because after the tough 2019-2020 Democratic primary campaign in which it was left-wing/media personalities, raise questions about Biden’s mental abilities, the media and the left stopped talking about it once their “Flock to Biden” strategy took shape in the spring of 2020.
Given Biden’s disastrous performance at Thursday’s debate, the Democratic meltdowns, the donor freak-outs, and all the mutual accusations in the media, you’d think Trump would take a victory lap and say, “I told you so,” right?
He doesn’t do it, folks.
Aside from a handful of posts and reposts about Biden’s terrible performance and what it meant, his Truth Social account largely focused on the Supreme Court immunity ruling and other matters related to the left’s lawfare campaigns against him.
In other words, Trump seems to be (largely) adhering to the rule “silence is golden” on this issue – an unusual tactic for him at least at the moment, but one that is earning him recognition:
President Trump’s silence at this point is a stroke of genius.
Sit back and watch the Democratic Party implode while his poll numbers skyrocket.
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) July 3, 2024
There’s something kind of scary about how Trump is completely noiseless while the Democrats are destroying themselves. It’s like the scene in Jurassic Park where the velociraptor uses the doorknob.
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) July 3, 2024
I don’t know who it was in the Trump campaign who finally made him realize that he should keep his mouth shut while his opponent implodes, but he owes that person a raise.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 3, 2024
And as you can imagine, it drives the mainstream media crazy (Voice warning):
Lmaoooooo
“Come on, asshole. Do something offensive!” pic.twitter.com/OzDJdnTZdF
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 3, 2024
I’m not sure if it was intentional or just casual, but it was fascinating to watch his discipline after the debate. He could have easily confronted Biden, but he didn’t, because why would he?
This reminds me of the aged adage that you should never interrupt your opponent when he is in free fall. It is one of the most underrated political strategies of all, and it has been fascinating to watch how this strategy, whether intended or not, has played out more and more as we approach the Democratic National Convention, which promises to be an absolute blast.
Think about it: Despite all the talk in the media and on the left about infighting within the Republican Party and how Trump is supposedly a bull in a china shop, the Republican National Convention will be rather tame and average, even decent – in contrast to how excited the DNC will be about the Biden issue.
It’s a remarkable reversal of a story you couldn’t make up if you tried. As the title says, you’ve got to love it.
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