Trump is dragging down Biden with him as the Ukraine scandal threatens to upend his presidency
John Haltiwanger
4 hours ago
President Donald Trump is trying to drag former Vice President Joe Biden's name through the mud ahead of an election year and amid an escalating impeachment inquiry.
Trump in a July 25 phone call urged Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son.
Trump's primary allegation is that Biden squeezed Ukraine into firing its top prosecutor to the benefit of his son, but there's no evidence of this.
Even still, there's growing evidence Trump's efforts are successfully sowing doubts about Biden.
Biden's campaign advisers are worried that Trump is winning the messaging battle, as polling simultaneously shows a significant cohort of voters believe Biden probably pressured Ukraine to fire the prosecutor on his son's behalf.
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The Ukraine scandal and related whistleblower complaint pose an existential threat to Donald Trump's presidency.
The revelation that Trump urged a foreign power, in this case Ukraine, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has sparked an impeachment inquiry in Congress.
But the controversy also has the potential to sow doubts and suspicion around Biden, despite no evidence of wrongdoing on his part, and there are already signs that it's begun to.
Trump seems to be looking to his 2016 playbook in this regard.
Throughout the 2016 campaign season, Trump sought to malign former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, his top opponent, by constantly focusing on her use of a private email server.
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