Obama Privately Warned Biden About Trump's Strengths In 2024: REPORTGretchen Clayson
Reporter
August 02, 2023 3:04 PM ET
Former President Barack Obama reportedly offered current President Joe Biden some advice at a private lunch in June 2023, warning him not to underestimate the strengths of former President Donald Trump.
While visiting the White House this summer for what aides described as a regular “catch-up” between the two men, Obama reportedly warned Biden of Trump’s “iron-grip” on the Republican Party, according to The Washington Post.
In addition to Trump’s formidable lead over other GOP candidates, Obama reportedly pointed to Trump’s “intensely loyal” following among voters and a Trump-friendly conservative media as forces that could work against Biden in 2024, the outlet stated. Those strengths coupled with a largely polarized country, Obama reportedly warned, could make Trump a far more formidable opponent than most Democrats realize.
Obama has reportedly offered to assist his former vice president in the 2024 race, with plans to ramp up fundraising efforts in the coming months. Eric Schultz, a senior adviser to Obama, reportedly stated the former president will “tailor” his campaign activity to maximize its effect.
“We place a huge emphasis on finding creative ways to reach new audiences, especially tools that can be directly tied to voter mobilization or volunteer activations,” Schultz stated, according to The Washington Post. “We are deliberate in picking our moments because our objective is to move the needle.”
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