The attack against Donald Trump not only gave a break to Joe Biden in the offensive launched by the critical sector of his party to force him to start the re-election again. It also allowed him to do the trick that led him to do so White House in 2020: that of the conciliator who fights for national unity.
This is the message the president sent last night in an address to the nation Oval Office. «Even though we argue, we are not enemies; we are neighbors, co-workers, friends and, above all, Americans,» Biden said in his message which, although short (less than six and a half minutes), gave him time to make a mess when talking about «former Donald Trump», thus using the word «president», given that the Republican candidate for the White House is in good health after the attack and spent Sunday playing golf in New Jersey before going to the city of Milwaukeewhere this Monday his party’s convention will begin, where he will be officially consecrated as presidential candidate and, in addition, he will have to announce who will be his traveling companion.
For now there are two finalists: the senator from Ohio JDVancewhose selection would indicate that Trump will adopt a much tougher policy if he wins the election, and those of Florida Mark Rubio who, if elected, would provide leadership to the U.S. establishment. Should the vice presidency go to the first of these lawmakers, Rubio would be a very strong candidate for Secretary of State.
In his speech, Biden confirmed that he spoke with Donald Trump on Saturday, hours after he was slightly injured when one of the bullets fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks cut off the top of his right ear. The former president is literally alive by a matter of two centimeters. One of the participants at the demonstration ButlerIn Pennsylvaniawhere the attack took place, was not so lucky and died instantly from a blow to the head. Two other people are seriously injured and their conditions are stable.
For the moment, the American authorities are maintaining absolute silence about the assassin, killed instantly by Secret Servicethe security forces unit responsible for protecting the president, diplomats, and foreign leaders in the United States.
While Republicans blame the left and Democrats, they are inclined to think that Crooks was nothing more than a madman with a sophisticated weapon, the kind of person who unfortunately abounds in the United States, a country that has 4% of the world’s population . . but more firearms than the rest of the 96%. But this is nothing more than speculation with no basis in reality. Until there is an official version, everything is speculation.
