Mitch Landrieu, national co-chairman of President Biden’s re-election campaign, said in an interview Sunday that former President Trump, the Republican Party’s favorite for the presidential nomination, should not come within 100 miles of the White House, highlighting the 91 counts. he faces.
“Do you know anyone, let alone someone trying to become president, who is currently facing 91 felony counts in four separate courts, across the country, brought by an independent legal system ? There’s no one in America,” Landrieu said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki.”
“So the idea of him becoming president again is astounding. It should not be within 100 miles of the White House,” Landrieu continued.
Landrieu, who was charged with implementing President Biden’s landmark infrastructure bill, indicated that the Biden campaign intended to target Trump specifically for the legal battles he faces, including the recent verdict of $83.3 million that a New York jury determined he owed E. Jean Carroll for defaming her.
Landrieu’s comments come as the Biden campaign shifts into high gear as it begins what the Biden team sees as a long general election season. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley received 17 delegates, compared to Trump’s 32, out of a total of 1,215 delegates for the party nomination. But she trails Trump by nearly 60 points in national polling averages, according to The Hill/Decision Desk headquarters, and last week’s New Hampshire primary was seen as one of Haley’s best chances ever. assert its dominance in the race. Even though she performed well, she is still 11 points behind Trump.
Landrieu, in the interview, said he is convinced that the American public will see the 2024 election as a choice between Biden and “the Republican Party of Donald Trump — which is not even a recognizable Republican party to Republicans who liked Ronald Reagan or George.” Bush, or Mitt Romney, or Liz Cheney, whoever those people are.
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