Summary:
- Former President Donald Trump's political ambitions are under scrutiny following his jailbooking in Atlanta and facing 91 criminal charges across four indictments.
- Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, such as Chris Christie, view Trump as a liability for the party.
- Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to build on Trump's foundation, while Biden's campaign focuses on their work for the American people.
- Bernie Sanders urges attention to policy issues like women's rights and climate change amidst Biden's reelection campaign.
- Trump plans to leverage his criminal probes for his 2024 presidential bid, even using his mugshot for fundraising.
Days after the Atlanta jailbooking of former President Donald Trump made headlines around the world, his political ambitions are again under scrutiny. Trump currently faces 91 criminal charges across four indictments. Among his contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who was interviewed on ABC's This Week Show, suggested that Trump is a liability for his party.
The majority of my competitors believe that you can have a convicted felon as our nominee for president and that they support that and that he could win. I think that's an impossibility. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who alongside Christie participated last week in their party's first debate, acknowledged Trump's achievements when interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press. I want to build on the foundation that Trump laid.
Frankly, I will invite him as an advisor and a mentor. I don't want to relearn the same lessons. I want to pick up where he left off. Trump's legal problems won't be a part of President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign strategy. The Biden campaign's co-chair, Cedric Richmond, told ABC. What I will say about President Biden and Vice President Harris is that they have always focused on the American people. So they're going to continue to do their jobs of bringing down costs, raising wages, rebuilding the middle class.
But as President Biden's age continues warring Democratic voters, independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who appeared on NBC, suggested turning the focus to what's at stake in the policy arena. Do you believe that women have a right to control their own bodies? Well, the president has been stronger than that. Do you think that climate change is real or do you agree with the Republicans that it's a non-issue? Meanwhile, Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, is betting on using his criminal probes to advance his 2024 presidential bid. That includes promoting his mugshot, which is being printed on all kinds of merchandise for fundraising purposes. Veronica Valera-Siglesias, VOA News, Washington.
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