Biden’s Strategy Regarding Trump Indictment: Silence

Written by Editorial Team

The story: President Joe Biden is noticeably keeping quiet on his predecessor Donald Trump's federal indictment. Dodging inquiries, the White House is offering no comment, his campaign isn't responding, and Biden himself seems eager to steer clear of the topic. "I have no comment on what happened," he declared to reporters in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Friday.

Why? Biden is grappling with an optics issue, highlighted by a recent Fox News chyron reading "Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested." It's a compelling argument, one even acknowledged by the Associated Press.

“The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his own administration indict his chief political rival.”

Biden’s role: As president, Biden oversees the Department of Justice, which has federally indicted his potential 2024 election adversary, former President Trump. Reports also disclose that Biden administration officials were directly involved in green-lighting the initial Mar-a-Lago raid leading to the indictment. Some polls are showing that Trump would beat Biden in 2024 by six points.