White House to paint Republicans as ‘extreme’ allies of special interests
by Morgan Chalfant - 08/11/22 9:10 AM ET
The White House will paint Republicans as stewards of special interests who are pursuing an “extreme MAGA agenda that costs families” in the coming weeks, seeking to tie the GOP to former President Trump and his “Make American Great Again” slogan.
A new White House memo says that Biden, Vice President Harris and other Biden administration officials will fan out across the country in the coming weeks to tout job creation and elements of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to pass the House at the end of this week along party lines.
While pressing upon voters that Republicans are tied to Trump, the effort is also intended to blunt GOP attacks on Biden over inflation and concerns about the economy.
“The President and Congressional Democrats beat the special interests and delivered what was best for the American people,” the memo from White House communications director Kate Bedingfield and senior adviser Anita Dunn laying out the August recess message states.
“Every step of the way, Congressional Republicans sided with the special interests — pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families,” it states.
Democrats have had mixed success seeking to make elections in which Trump isn’t on the ballot about the former president.
A similar effort did not, for example, prevent Republican Glenn Youngkin’s election as Virginia’s governor.
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