The ex-president’s allies want his competition to drop out as they start focusing on Biden. But Trump’s team insists he’s not taking anything for granted.
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The approach Trump’s team has adopted is a reflection of the unprecedented and unorthodox place his campaign is in. He has publicly taken on the posture of an incumbent, privately adopted the mindset of a fighter, all while trying to avoid the fate of a convict.
The results: A man who once couldn’t resist a camera or crowd is doing a lot of his work outside of public view. While he has worked the phones, Trump has done far less on-the-ground campaigning than his competitors, his campaign says in part due to his near-universal name recognition and constant media attention. He rejected the opportunity to appear at the first GOP debate and is unlikely to appear at the second debate, in California, which is hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, an institution he has feuded with in the past.
The articles about him working the background to make the other Republican candidates drop out so he has more airtime and attention. Basically the opposite of him shutting up.
Article talks about how he’s staying out of the camera. That’s the part I’m referring to. His lawyers probably reminded him about how he can’t keep his mouth shut and he’d just confess AGAIN to all of the crimes he’s about to go to jail for.