In power for 100 days, Donald Trump remains obsessed with his predecessor Joe Biden and overwhelmed the slightest opportunity the one who remains his best political enemy.
If the US gross domestic product in the first quarter fell, it was because of the “balance” left by its Democratic predecessor, the American president, who was sworn in on January 20 on his Truth Social network on Wednesday.
He denied any link between economic slowdown or stock market depression and its protectionist policy, although this contraction in economic activity is mainly explained by an outbreak of imports in anticipation of customs duties dear to the Republican.
“You could even say that the next quarter will be in a way because of Biden,” he even added during a meeting of his cabinet.
According to a recent count of New York Timesthe billionaire spoke of his predecessor on average six times a day since his inauguration.
Even the conservative influencer Dave Portnoy, who was a powerful relay of this anti-Biden rhetoric during the campaign, begins to get tired of it.
“Pissing on the feet”
“What is this old adage already?” Don’t come and piss me on my feet and then tell me that it rains? “He protested on the X network, adding” The stock market is a direct reflection of the hundred days of Trump to the government. This does not mean that it will not improve and that you should not be patient, but it is its market not that of Biden. »»
Donald Trump, whose trust side has dropped his last weeks, exhausted his predecessor at the slightest opportunity.
He “knows that he has problems in terms of foreign economy and policy, and he is looking for a way to exonerate himself. Taking Biden to work for him in the past. But that will not work indefinitely, ”plans Joseph Grieco, professor of political science at Duke University, interviewed by AFP.
-During a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, the Republican asked his supporters if they preferred “Joe L’Imormi or Joe the crook?” – His two predilection nicknames.
Then Donald Trump made a particularly insulting description of his predecessor, as during his campaign meetings: “He goes to the beach, you see?” And he could fall asleep in a few minutes … with a drooling net at the corner of his mouth. »»
The Washington Post counted around thirty references to Joe Biden in the long speech.
“The other guy”
The current president repeated that the Democrat had stolen the victory in 2020, which all the facts deny.
In the absence of real responding so far on the part of the democratic opposition, surrounded by advisers and ministers who compete in flattery, Donald Trump visibly seeks where to direct his taste for political castagne. And always falls back on his punching bag favorite.
The American president attacked Joe Biden on the most diverse subjects, whether it is the high price of eggs, strikes against Yemen Houthis, illegal immigration, paper straws …
Any opportunity is good for launching spikes relayed on social network X by the accounts affiliated with Donald Trump with hilarious emoticons.
In March, promoting from the White House of Tesla, the brand of its ally Elon Musk, the Republican launched to journalists, leaving a red vehicle: “Do you think that Biden could enter this car?” I don’t believe. »»
When he was in power, Joe Biden had adopted a completely different strategy. He often refused to only pronounce the name of Donald Trump, whom he called “the other guy”.
