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Trump Thinks He’s Found Biden’s Greatest Vulnerability

In targeting Hunter Biden, the president is waging psychological warfare against the Democratic nominee.
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After 18 months of flogging the Hunter Biden story, what does President Donald Trump have to show for his efforts? His opposition research on former Vice President Joe Biden’s son culminated in his own impeachment. Despite railing against the scion’s alleged swampiness at nearly every rally, Trump’s convoluted narrative about Biden family corruption has taken root only on Fox News. At the very least, the accusation that Hunter leveraged his father’s high office to enrich himself has failed to measurably move the polls. Even Trump’s ardent supporters are now him to change the subject. Yet he remains obstinate in his obsession.

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