The world is preparing for a possible confrontation between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but it will be more severe in the context of the possible repercussions of the new scandal of the former president after top secret documents were found at his home in Florida.
Two years after his defeat in the presidential election by his Democratic opponent, top secret records were discovered during an FBI search of his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, potentially in violation of national security law.
Ironically, these facts may provide momentum to Trump, who has already hinted at a re-run for the presidency in 2024, by allowing him to depict himself as a victim once again.
I expected he’d announce his candidacy sooner, and now I’m even more sure of it, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News.
Experts say that if the former president declares his candidacy, Joe Biden will almost certainly do the same, despite the fact that he is the oldest US president in office (79 years) and feels it a historic mission to defend the United States from Donald Trump.
However, unlike in 2020, the roles will be flipped, with Joe Biden as President and Donald Trump as his opponent.
Watching the rematch may not be fun given Trump’s vows of victory in 2020 and his role in the Capitol attack.
If you thought the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections were disgusting, you haven’t seen anything yet, cautions Alan Lichtman, professor of history at American University.
According to political experts, the FBI’s search of Trump’s residence is a game changer that might help both parties.
According to Joe Biden, the following argument is simple: Trump is the subject of multiple legal investigations into suspected electoral interference or financial wrongdoing.
This is both embarrassing for Republicans and energising for Democrats, who are increasingly hoping for a surprise victory in the November midterm elections, which determine the fate of Congress.
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorialised that Republicans should treat the midterm elections as if they were a referendum on Biden’s first two years in office, while Democrats would prefer to talk about Trump until the last moment – that is, until November.
Trump, on the other hand, will benefit from it since he is back in the spotlight and can introduce a new conspiracy theory to his following, which is already spreading on right-wing social media, loaded with calls to take up arms and fight in civil war.
Donald Trump has over $100 million in his ballot box, but he also has something more valuable: the FBI investigation against him, writes conservative National Review contributor Richard Lowery.
It puts him back in the spotlight and gives him the opportunity to position himself as a captive victim, he adds.
Donald Trump’s leadership of his own party would result in a landslide victory over any conceivable Republican primary opponent.
According to Republican political consultant John Thomas, if Trump wants to run for president, I don’t see how he could fail, adding that it would be his completion.
Joe Biden will very certainly follow him, despite his reservations about having to make place for a younger figure.
The first move is up to Trump, says George Washington University’s Lara Brown. I believe President Biden is waiting to see if Trump declares his campaign, and if he does, I believe he will declare his candidacy immediately.
Biden has recently achieved legislative victories. He can also profit from the outrage created by Supreme Court judgments, notably those concerning the constitutional right to abortion.
This gives some aides hope that he would be able to defeat his Republican opponent, with Joe Biden declaring in March, In the 2020 elections, I will be very lucky if I have the same opponent in front of me.
However, voters may not want either. In July, roughly 60 of Americans said Biden should not run in the 2024 election, while 57 said Trump should.
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