Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on one thing
They both want the midterms to be about the former president
One thing upon which Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree is that the biggest issue confronting voters in the midterms this November is Donald Trump. The two men are locked in a dark contest, the likes of which no living American has witnessed between a sitting and former president. Mr Biden and Mr Trump are travelling to battleground states to warn of grievous threats from fellow Americans and to make the case, respectively, that Mr Trump is to blame, or that only he can save the country.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Joe Biden’s big gamble”
United States September 10th 2022
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