Morning Jolt: Who Cares What President Biden Thinks about Trump’s Trial?

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May 28 2024

Who Cares What President Biden Thinks about Trump's Trial?

On the menu today: Politico tells us, with great excitement, that after the jury returns a verdict in Donald Trump's Manhattan trial on falsifying business records, President Biden will address the nation — likely from the White House! — about the verdict. As if we're all on the edge of our seats, wondering what the president thinks this all means. As usual, read everything Andy McCarthy writes in his soup-to-nuts coverage of the Trump trial, but today's newsletter focuses on some big questions outside of the courtroom: Has President Biden really taken a "vow of silence" about Trump's trial, as Politico asserts? How on earth can the White House claim that a Biden statement about the verdict won't be "political"? And how much of an impact, if any, will this have on the 2024 presidential race?

Another Biden Address No One Wants

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