In the summer of 2024, two successive events transpired to assure that Donald Trump would rise to the White House for a second term. The July attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, galvanized many voters to see the inherent danger posed in this country, and then on July 21, the called-for debate by President Biden was held. After months of insistent reports that Biden was a vibrant dynamo (behind the scenes, quixotically), the then-president postured as a bold and brave figure as he challenged Trump to an early debate.
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This was something of a strategic move by Biden’s handlers, and you would have to be something of a conspiracist to suggest that this was an intentional move to display his weakness and provoke a change on the Democratic ticket. (Ahem.) Trump surely sensed there was blood in the water and he eagerly accepted the challenge. As