Trump campaign highlighting alleged Biden sexual assault despite accusations against president
by David M. Drucker
| April 30, 2020 12:00 AM
President Trump’s campaign is amplifying sexual misconduct allegations against Joe Biden, a messaging strategy Republican allies are confident will tear down the presumptive Democratic nominee without boomeranging on an incumbent with a history of similar accusations.
The Trump campaign, joined by the Republican National Committee and prominent supporters, is blitzing the media with demands for Biden to address allegations by Tara Reade, 56, who says the then-senator assaulted her when she worked for him in 1993. Normally, an obvious line of attack, the broadside risks casting fresh attention on accusations of sexual misconduct brought by multiple women against Trump.
Republicans in Trump’s orbit are comfortable with the strategy. Allegations against Trump were litigated in public during the 2016 campaign — and he won the presidency. With the Reade accusations, Trump, a polarizing candidate with low personal favorable numbers, has an opportunity to nuke some of Biden’s greatest political assets — likability, empathy, strength with female voters — and even the playing field. The tactic was effective against Hillary Clinton four years ago.
“It comes as no surprise that the Democrats and mainstream media have given Joe Biden a pass on his sexual assault allegations,†Trump campaign spokesman Ken Farnaso said Wednesday. “It’s baffling that nearly everyone in American politics has been asked for a reaction to this except Joe Biden himself. Is he off-limits?â€
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