The Democrats have stated that no one is above the law in the United States of America, even as President Joe Biden has kept mute on Trump’s conviction.
This was disclosed by Biden campaign Communications Director Michael Tyler said in a statement on Thursday.
Tyler was reacting to the conviction of the Republican candidate in the November Presidential election, Donald Trump on Thursday.
However, AFP stated that President Biden was not excited by Trumps conviction. This is in spite of the damage done to Trump’s campaign.
“If anyone expected Joe Biden to be celebrating the fact that election rival Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, they were disappointed,” AFP stated.
“Instead the Democrat’s campaign issued a sober warning. It stated that the only way to prevent Trump returning to the White House remained the ballot box.
AFP stated that the challenge now will be for Biden to extract political gain for Trump’s historic criminal conviction.
The media warned that this should be in such a way that he avoids fueling Trump supporters’ belief that the prosecution itself was political.
“In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement.
“But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box.”
According to AFP, the White House was even less keen to get its hands dirty after Trump was convicted on all 34 counts in his hush money case.
“We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment,” Ian Sams said in a curt statement.
However, President Biden himself did not comment on Thursday.
AFP reported that Biden was at his home in Delaware on what was already a hugely significant day for him — nine years to the day after his son Beau’s death from brain cancer in 2015, aged 46.
“Trump’s historic conviction — which would have been a knockout blow in any other election year — is undoubtedly a brighter spot for Biden. This is after weeks of polling showing him neck and neck nationally with Trump who leads the Democrat narrowly in most of the key swing States, AFP stated.
“Biden has previously made occasional jokes about Trump’s legal plight. Including mocking him for falling asleep at the trial. He said he’s been too “busy” to be on the campaign trail.
The media maintained that Biden has largely stayed muted on the issue. However, the question now is whether he keeps a presidential distance above the fray. Or opts for a more aggressive approach.
“Biden will be hoping that the verdict can sway even a small number of independents. Or wavering voters who could be crucial in one of the closest White House races in living memory.
“It helps Biden for this reason: I’m Joe Biden and I’m not a convicted felon,” said Democratic strategist Rachel Bitecofer.
AFP stated that Biden has already launched a social media fundraising drive off the back of the verdict.
“Trump’s conviction “speaks for itself,” David Karol, who teaches government and politics at the University of Maryland, told AFP.
“I don’t think this is the kind of thing that Biden needs to talk about to bring it to voters’ attention. It’s a big deal, it’s historic.”
Biden would also be keen to “avoid the impression that he is directing the prosecution of his opponent,” he added.
Karol said, however, that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Biden found it hard to resist bringing it up in his first election debate with Trump. Which is scheduled for June 27, two weeks before the Republican is sentenced.
David Axelrod, a former top aide to President Barack Obama, meanwhile warned Biden. He said Biden shouldn’t be “tempted to flood the zone about the conviction.”
“While Trump wallows in his own troubles, the right play for Biden may be to lean even more into the day-to-day concerns of people. The contrast would be powerful,” Axelrod said on X.
“Biden may also be reluctant to comment given his own family situation, AFP stated.
“He may want to avoid talking about court cases at all,” said Wendy Schiller. Schiller is a professor of political science at Brown University.
The President’s only surviving son, Hunter is due in court next week on gun charges.
source: AFP
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