{"id":2292398,"date":"2024-07-11T04:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T08:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-long-can-trump-cede-the-spotlight-to-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T04:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T08:34:31","slug":"how-long-can-trump-cede-the-spotlight-to-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-long-can-trump-cede-the-spotlight-to-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"How long can Trump cede the spotlight to Biden?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-long-can-trump-cede-the-spotlight-to-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u2063discusses\u2064 how former President Donald Trump has been avoiding the \u2064spotlight since the infamous June 27 presidential debate, allowing President Joe Biden to absorb \u2063media attention and criticism. Democrats are\u200d eager to\u2063 shift the focus back to Trump, but he has been hesitant \u2062to fully re-enter the\u200c race. Despite challenges\u2064 from Biden&#8217;s campaign, Trump has started to become more\u200b active in campaigning, appearing on\u2064 Fox News and holding \u200ca rally in\u200c Miami. Biden will face scrutiny during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-eager-to-work-with-china-on-debt-other-global-challenges\/\" title=\"Yellen \u2018eager\u2019 to work with China on debt, other global challenges\">press\u200d conference<\/a> at \u200cthe NATO summit, while Trump is expected to announce his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-setting-the-record-straight-with-big-move-is-she-paving-her-way-to-vp\/\" title=\"MTG&#039;s &#039;Record Straight&#039; Move: VP Path Ahead?\">vice presidential choice<\/a> and take center stage at the Republican\u200d National\u2063 Convention. The article suggests\u200b that Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-presses-biden-to-build-up-navy\/\" title=\"Congress Presses Biden to Build Up Navy\">quiet approach<\/a> since the debate\u200b has been viewed positively by GOP members, while Democrats are pushing for a return to spotlight on Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump avoids overshadowing Biden meltdown \u2014 but spotlight heading his way<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/haisten-willis\/\">Haisten Willis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T04:00:00-04:00\">July 11, 2024 4:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699512\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> was elected in 2020 in part with a message of being the stable, reliable alternative to the chaos of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Lately, those roles have been reversed. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has largely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070141\/message-discipline-trump-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"avoided the spotlight\">avoided the spotlight<\/a> since the now-infamous June 27 presidential debate, letting his opponent soak up most of the media attention and criticism in Washington. The question now is how long he can,\u00a0and should,\u00a0try to keep it up.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are eager to make that shift and train their fire on Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to stop talking about [Biden],\u201d Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/08\/us\/politics\/biden-trump-strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"complained\">complained<\/a> to CNN last weekend. \u201cWe need to get back to talking about Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Trump, contrary to his typical style, has been happy to sit back and let team Biden absorb the pressure and the constant questions about Biden\u2019s fitness for office. <\/p>\n<p>With the debate now two weeks in the past, Trump has begun tentatively stepping back into the race in a more active way, appearing on Fox News for interviews and holding a Tuesday evening rally in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign tried highlighting statements he made there to turn the tide, focusing in particular on Trump challenging Biden to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3075770\/trump-punts-vp-biden-golf-match-florida-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"round of golf\">round of golf<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump hasn\u2019t been seen in public for 12 days, now he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-scrambles-to-explain-why-joe-cant-play-golf-after-he-openly-challenged-trump-to-a-match\/\" title=\"Biden Campaign Scrambles to Explain Why Joe Can\u2019t Play Golf After He Openly Challenged Trump to a Match\">inviting fictional serial killers<\/a> to dinner, teasing lil\u2019 Marco Rubio, praising Project 2025 architect Tom Homan, and challenging the President of the United States to golf,\u201d Biden campaign spokesman James Singer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d challenge Donald Trump to create jobs, but he lost 3 million,\u201d Singer continued. \u201cWe\u2019d challenge Donald Trump to stand up to Putin, but he bent the knee to him. We\u2019d challenge Donald Trump to follow the law, but he breaks it. We\u2019d challenge Donald Trump to not destroy our country, but that\u2019s all his Project 2025 aims to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s probably no coincidence that the statement mentions Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/static.project2025.org\/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"900-page\">900-page<\/a> policy mandate for a second Trump term, two different times. Democrats in recent days have worked to tie Trump to the proposal despite his claims to know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071030\/trump-knows-nothing-project-2025-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"nothing about\">nothing about<\/a> it. <\/p>\n<p>So far, the push seems to be paying limited dividends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s disavowal is a ridiculous lie, but I doubt most members of the public know anything about it,\u201d <em>Guardian <\/em>columnist Margaret Sullivan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/article\/2024\/jul\/09\/biden-media-attacks-trump-felon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lamented\">lamented<\/a>. \u201cNor do they likely know much \u2013 if anything \u2013 about Project 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden will again be under an intense microscope as he hosts a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2024\/07\/08\/nsc_spokesman_kirby_president_biden_will_hold_a_big_boy_press_conference_on_thursday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"big boy\">big boy<\/a>\u201d press conference on Thursday as part of the NATO summit. Should he survive that,\u00a0which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3075914\/pelosi-punts-biden-discussions-fter-nato-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"not guaranteed\">not guaranteed<\/a>,\u00a0Biden\u2019s campaign may finally have a chance to spring pressure back on his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will have another rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, is expected to announce his vice presidential choice any day now, and will become the center of attention during next week\u2019s Republican National Convention, during which thousands of delegates and reporters will descend on Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden\u2019s team may welcome any relief of pressure, the president is not content to fully cede the spotlight back to Trump, with Biden already announcing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/live-blog\/trump-biden-election-2024-live-updates-rcna161049#rcrd45434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with NBC\u2019s Lester Holt that will air Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>GOPers, on the other hand, appear happy with Trump\u2019s uncharacteristically quiet ways since the debate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been focused. He\u2019s been on message. He\u2019s been raising money,\u201d New York GOP spokesman David Laska told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cHe\u2019s been doing the things necessary to run a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-to-appear-with-ron-desantis-at-turning-point-action-rally-in-ohio\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance to Appear With Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action Rally in Ohio\">successful presidential campaign<\/a>. Meanwhile, senior Democrats are calling on their nominee to drop out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Brad Bannon says Biden should keep talking next week \u2014 just about Trump rather than himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention will be focused on Trump with his VP pick and the beginning of the RNC,\u201d Bannon said. \u201cGiven those circumstances, the president has to be very active and aggressive, criticizing the pick for being a Trump toady and also talking about the convention itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bannon sees the RNC as a great chance for Biden to hit the reset button on his campaign, making it more about Trump vs. Biden rather than Biden vs. his own party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the polls, Trump is ahead, but Biden is definitely within striking distance both nationally and in the battleground states,\u201d Bannon said. \u201cBiden has to bring Trump\u2019s vulnerabilities into the open again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Marisa Schultz contributed to this story<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699512\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699512\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump has been staying out of the spotlight since the June 27 debate, allowing Biden to face media attention and criticism. However, he is starting to become more active in the race, appearing on Fox News and holding a rally in Miami. Biden&#8217;s campaign is trying to shift focus back to Trump, but Trump seems content to let Biden face the pressure. Both candidates have upcoming events that will put them back in the spotlight. Democrats are calling on Biden to focus on criticizing Trump rather than himself. Trump&#8217;s quiet approach since the debate has been praised by GOP members. Biden&#8217;s team sees the upcoming Republican National Convention as an opportunity to reset the campaign and focus on Trump&#8217;s vulnerabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2292399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-spotlight.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5894,32183,16758,3634],"class_list":["post-2292398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-politics","tag-presidential-election","tag-spotlight","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-spotlight.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}