Trump World Seems Worried
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Donald Trump is running neck and neck with Joe Biden, and might even be taking the lead in the 2024 race. Yet Republicans and their media ecosystem seem to be in a panic about their candidate.
First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
- Anthony Fauci: The first three months
- The Biden campaign’s losing battle
- Chlamydia is coming for koalas.
The Path of Deception
As the presidential candidates head into their first debate next week, Trump’s people should be happy. Their candidate, of course, is dragging around a sled loaded with politically toxic baggage: He’s a convicted felon; he was found liable for sexual abuse; he tried to an insurrection; his speeches include gibberish and . He multiplies his own troubles at every turn, even undermining surrogates who keep trying to explain away his darker or weirder statements. And yet, against every rule of political physics, Trump is running even or perhaps pulling ahead of a reasonably successful incumbent.
