President Donald Trump remained silent during the first night of the Democratic Nomination Convention on Monday, but was discharged in a series of retuits minutes after the last speaker, the former first Michelle Obama, finished her comments.
“My vision of life after Obama’s presidency is very different from @MichelleObama,” said Senator Lindsey Graham, SAR. C., a message that Trump’s Twitter account temporarily reposted after Obama finished speaking.
Democrat after Democrat has criticized Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, as well as his pugilist governance technique, the kind of complaint that rarely, or never, remains Trump’s unanswered reaction. But the president’s reaction remained more familiar: to suggest that Joe Biden would further suppress the economy by raising taxes and introducing liberal policy prescriptions.
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Most of Trump’s reaction came in a series of quick retweets from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a regular training spouse who spoke Monday about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
His Twitter account also included attacks on conference speakers such as former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Rep. Susan Molinari, Republicans who encouraged GOP members to vote for Biden.
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“Unlike John Kasich, we’re on the right track with President Trump,” Graham said in a message retwated through the president.
Trump’s official reaction came from Crusader spokesman Hogan Gidley, who questioned why Democrats had discussed taxes, immigration and stricter environmental policies.
“Democrats would probably try to cover the harmful fact with a Hollywood-produced infomercial,” Hogan said, “but they can’t hide the fact that Joe Biden’s radical socialist left-pointing is complete.”
Trump has performed a number of counterprogramming occasions during the week as the Democratic National Convention continues, adding cross stops in four states on the battlefield.