• Nougat
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    765 months ago

    The letter, written by Trump’s campaign manager David Warrington, argues that Biden’s speech is not a true news event but rather a “campaign advertisement during prime time.”

    They really, really don’t want Biden to have dropped from the race.

    • @FiremanEdsRevenge
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      665 months ago

      And without a hint of irony. Everyone remember how trump used his trials press conferences as campaign advertisements?

      • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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        195 months ago

        And the whole reason he announced so early was because he knew the indictments were coming and wanted to play the “election interference” angle to try and shield himself from being held accountable.

        • @dhork
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          125 months ago

          Well, that and he knew that he could grift lots and lots of money from people as long as it was for a “campaign”. Plus, if he claims that everything anyone ever does is “election interference”, then it becomes easier to justify using campaign funds for everything.

      • AFK BRB Chocolate
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        15 months ago

        If he reads this, he’ll decide he needs to get more indictments for the free air time.