Foreign policy dominates Biden’s agenda ahead of first debate: From Politics Desk

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In today’s edition, Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander recaps President Joe Biden’s big foreign policy push ahead of the first debate. Plus, political editor-in-chief Amanda Terkel dives into Donald Trump’s campaign’s often emotional fundraising appeals.

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Foreign policy dominates Biden’s agenda before the first debate

By Pedro Alexandre

We are now two weeks away from the first general elections presidential debateand we are also just days away from guilty verdicts against donald trump It is Biden Hunter.

But if there was one set of issues that dominated President Joe Biden’s time and agenda during this crucial period, it was foreign affairs and international relations.

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Last week, Biden traveled to France for a state visit and to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

And although part of this trip focused on the US domestic audience – especially Biden’s speech on democracy and freedom – many other things were focused on foreign relations.

In covering this trip for NBC News, what struck me most — of course, after what may be the last formal reunion of D-Day veterans — were the public discussions about who will lead the United States in less than a year. Even along the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery, some of those attending Biden’s speech — in which he denounced isolationism — wore red MAGA hats.

Behind all the powerful images of that place and the stories of a unified Western alliance in World War II was the harsh reality that Americans, 80 years later, are deeply divided.

Then this week — just days after his son’s conviction — Biden flew to Italy for the G7 meeting between major Western nations and Japan.

At the top of Biden’s agenda was a 10-year agreement security agreement with Ukraineas well as a $50 billion loan to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

“Repeatedly, we will support Ukraine,” Biden said Thursday in Italy.

However, underlining the political risks of the 2024 elections, the future of this US-Ukraine security agreement could depend on the winner in November, given Trump’s previous rhetoric on Russia and Ukraine.

In election years, these international trips can reinforce the image of a commander-in-chief in his country – and allow him to plant the American flag abroad (as both Ronald Reagan and Biden did in D-Day speeches who were 40 years apart).

But with polls showing that the economy, inflation, immigration and democracy rank as American voters’ top concerns for the upcoming election, it’s quite likely that these were Biden’s last trips abroad before the election — especially because the 2024 campaign really heats up with the first debate. this month.

From Hugs to Guillotines, Trump’s Fundraising Emails Are a Rollercoaster

By Amanda Terkel

“You’re on my mind.”

“Do you need a hug?”

“I love you.”

“They want to sentence me to death!”

No, these are not increasingly desperate attempts at romance (albeit with a creepy twist at the end) from someone you met on a dating app.

These are fundraising emails from Donald Trump.

“It’s like a multiple personality reading battery test. I don’t know exactly what they’re up to,” said Democratic strategist Tim Lim.

But for the Trump campaign, the answer is clear: “a personal feeling.”

“The Trump campaign cares about supporters and every American. President Trump’s supporters appreciate messages that have a personal touch, as well as messages that highlight corrupt Joe Biden’s record of failures and weaknesses,” said Caroline Sunshine, deputy communications director for the Trump campaign.

Politicians (and scammers) have long relied on emotional appeals to get people to part with their money. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has become the scourge of donors’ inboxes with frequent and terrible fundraising emails like: “URGENT” and “We are on the edge of Demo-apocalypse,” imploring loyal Democrats to donate money before it was too late.

Then-President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign helped get the country to this point when he realized the effectiveness of casual conversations that seemed to come from a friend. Things like “Hey” and “I don’t usually send emails” raised a lot of money.

But if Obama was your laid-back friend for a cup of coffee, Trump’s vibe shifts from intimacy to fear and back again.

Read more about Trump’s fundraising appeals →

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