The focus marks a new phase of the presidential race and shows how fierce a general election matchup could be.
By Matt Viser and Matt Viser National political reporter Email Bio Follow Ashley Parker Ashley Parker White House reporter Email Bio Follow May 24 at 6:00 AM He started out with “1 percent Joe.” Then he moved on to “Creepy Joe.” And finally he settled on “Sleepy Joe” — or sometimes, when feeling punchy, “Sleepy Creepy Joe.”
“There’s nothing quite like watching Joe Biden, who’s been in D.C. for about 60 years, say government has failed you,” Donald Trump Jr. said at a rally for his father in Pennsylvania Monday night. “I go, ‘Joe, in all fairness this is your life’s work. It is a failure, I agree with you.’ ” Biden’s campaign declined to comment on Trump’s focus on his candidacy, but his allies say privately that Trump is attacking Biden and his family only because they view him as the biggest threat.
But it is clear that the attacks are having an impact, and those close to Biden are particularly sensitive about even the mention of Hunter Biden. During Joe Biden’s announcement speech in Philadelphia — billed as the biggest moment of the campaign so far — his wife, grandchildren, and daughter appeared onstage, but his son did not.
“‘Mommy and daddy had a divorce and they’re going to really go after that,’ ” Biden recounted hearing from one of his grandchildren. “My generic point is they know how tough it’s going to be.” “I was 10 years old, man,” Biden told about 340 guests Tuesday at a fundraiser in the home of an Orlando attorney. “My dad left for a reason [Trump] couldn’t possibly understand. He left when coal died and there were no jobs — like thousands of people, he had to leave to do better for his family.”
Some Trump supporters and conservative media outlets have also taken aim at Hunter Biden’s personal life. The conservative website Breitbart News highlighted a police report last week detailing a how a cocaine pipe was left in a car rented to Hunter Biden and returned to an Arizona Hertz location, along with several other of his personal affects.
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