Less than five months before Americans will decide his fate, Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned. For starters, if the election were held today, he'd likely lose
Though outwardly confident, Trump has complained to advisers in their roughly weekly White House meetings about the perception that he is losing to Biden and has pressed his aides for strategies to improve his standing. Late last month, the Trump campaign moved two veteran political aides into senior leadership roles, reflective of an effort to bring more experience to the campaign team.
"A lot of Americans know of Joe Biden, but not too many know Joe Biden. And our job is to educate voters about the real Joe Biden," said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtagh. "He's sided with the rioters. He's barely made a passing reference to all the violence that happened. Black Americans care about safe communities, too.
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