Sources say campaign is concerned that Trump may engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in 2020

Donald Trumpā€™s campaign is most concerned going into the debate against Kamala Harris with the former presidentā€™s mood, afraid that the mercurial Trump could engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to people familiar with the situation.

The campaignā€™s internal refrain is whether they get ā€œhappy Trumpā€ or ā€œangry Trumpā€, the people said, as they count down the days to perhaps the final presidential debate this cycle.

Tuesday nightā€™s televised debate is widely seen as a crux moment in the rebooted 2024 campaign. Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race after a campaign-killing debate performance crystalized fears over his age and mental acuity, Harris has turned the race on its head.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Wait, there is a ā€œhappy trumpā€? Iā€™m not sure Iā€™ve ever seen him do a normal human laugh and he usually just gives that weird grimace that is supposed to be a smile usually the same time as that weird thumbs-up for photo ops.