The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.
Appearing on Monday’s broadcast of a state TV show 60 Minutes, State Duma member Oleg Matveychev complained that Biden’s move is a disaster for Trump’s election chances. “He is left without any trump cards!” Matveychev said. “Previously, he could easily attack Biden’s health, now he has nothing left to attack. More than that, attacking Biden at this point would be seen as inappropriate and rude.”
“Now they’re switching to [Vice President Kamala Harris] and are trying to attack her, but nothing new will stick to her,” Matveychev added. “Bringing up the fact she is not quite white will only activate her electorate.”
Russian state TV’s coverage of Harris—which is a carbon copy of what is playing on Fox News—was largely limited Monday to attempts at mocking her laughter.
Matveychev said that Biden’s departure from the race rendered the previous agenda obsolete. Discussing the age of the U.S. president or an assassination attempt against Trump is now yesterday’s news, he argued.
Absolutely. They were trying to hide it for months and Biden’s frailty was obvious well before even Jon Stewart pointed it out.
At the highest levels, you need pros in there helping you, and they should be honest. You should also trust what they say, even when it’s painful. He should have done it last year so that the Democrats could find the strongest candidate.
That being said, I think Kamala’s (assuming she’s the one) strongest opponent will be herself. They’ll be looking for any little things and we have 4 months to go. If she’s able to maintain a strong message and nothing trips her up, she’s got this.
I think she has a shot to win this, better than Biden, but it’s going to be tough still. I like how Republicans are targeting her now and one of three topics they’re focusing on is that she’s “weird”. It included laughing at strange monents and her loving Venn diagrams lmao