Has this pair of 157 year old enemies been spared?, For next year's US presidential election, Trump | Biden | the presidential election

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 11:45 AM

77 year old Trump and 80 year old Biden, this pair of old enemies, have been feeling uneasy these days because the other camp has taken action again.

On the 28th US time, Trump stated on a program that even if he is convicted of criminal charges, he will continue to run in the 2024 presidential election because "there are no provisions in the US Constitution.".

According to Xinhua News Agency, on the 27th, Smith, a special prosecutor appointed by the US Department of Justice, made new charges against Trump for "improper handling of classified documents". The prosecution accused him of instructing his subordinates to delete the surveillance footage of his private residence at Haihu Manor. The prosecution also added an accusation against Trump of intentionally retaining state secrets. Previously, he faced 37 charges in this case. Trump insists that every investigation against him constitutes "political persecution".

According to the Congressional Hill, on the 24th local time, US House Speaker McCarthy publicly threatened that the investigation by House Republicans into President Biden's family's overseas business activities may rise to the level of an impeachment investigation.

Today, it was reported that Biden has publicly admitted for the first time that his son Hunter Biden's 4-year-old illegitimate daughter, Neville Roberts, is his granddaughter.

The competition between the two parties in the United States around the 2024 US election is gradually intensifying, and the protagonist is still the two old enemies of the 2020 election. Now it seems that neither Trump nor Biden has the upper hand? Chao News invites Wang Chong, Director of the Center for American Studies at Zhejiang University of Foreign Languages, to interpret this drama for you.

Trendy news: We see that Trump is very optimistic about his candidacy prospects. Can the "improper handling of confidential documents" case really stop him from participating in the 2024 election?

Wang Chong: Trump's optimism is reasonable. Due to improper handling of classified documents, the responsibilities involved can vary greatly. Strictly speaking, he is inappropriate, inappropriate, and inappropriate, rather than committing a crime. So it is very difficult to completely defeat Trump and send him to prison based on this point.

Trendy news: If Trump can become president for the second time, can the US Department of Justice pardon him for his crimes?

Wang Chong: According to American law, the President can pardon anyone, including himself. But in American history, no president has ever said he wants to pardon himself. The closest thing is that after the Watergate scandal, Nixon was investigated and found to have a problem, so he chose to step down and avoid being impeached or even imprisoned. Afterwards, Nixon's Vice President Ford pardoned him after becoming president.

If Trump pardons himself during his tenure, he will face ethical issues, criticism from political opponents, and public criticism. But legally speaking, he can do so.

Trendy news: Trump has always claimed that the accusations and investigations against him are "political persecution", is this a fact? Now, does the Democratic Party see Trump as its biggest competitor?

Wang Chong: "Political persecution" is a term used by Trump to describe himself as a victim in order to win people's sympathy, but in reality, it is part of the struggle between the two parties. The Democratic Party is now about to defeat Trump, while the Republican Party is also trying to impeach Biden, which is an important concrete manifestation of political polarization in the United States.

Now, the Democratic Party definitely sees Trump as its biggest competitor in next year's election, because recent polls show that Trump's approval rating is far ahead within the Republican Party - around 40%, while De Santis and Haley, who are behind him, are less than 10%. Trump can be said to be on top of the crowd. A poll released on June 27th showed that Trump led Biden by 3 percentage points, marking the first time since the poll began tracking in December 2022 that Trump's approval rating has surpassed Biden. So without a doubt, Trump is the most worried person in the Democratic Party's 2024 election.

Trendy news: House Speaker McCarthy threatened that the investigation into Biden and his family's overseas business activities may escalate to impeachment. What is the connection between this matter and Trump's multiple accusations?

Wang Chong: We know that the Republican Party's pro establishment camp has always had conflicts with Trump, but now it seems that because Trump has too much advantage within the party, Republican leaders should stand on Trump's side and help him regain the presidency. And this kind of impeachment against Biden is actually used by the Republican side as a bargaining chip to hedge against the risk of the Democratic Party's lawsuit against Trump. The two sides are likely to negotiate behind closed doors, with everyone taking a step back. This way, Biden and his family can avoid embarrassing themselves and pave the way for Trump's candidacy.

You see, this is the essence of American election competition. As the saying goes, the US election is a competition between two bad guys, not about who is better, as long as you are not the worst. So, smearing the opponent is the best way, which means "offense is the best defense.".

Faced with Trump's current situation of being plagued by lawsuits, the Republican Party has also launched a counterattack at the House level, aiming to expose Biden's age issues, as well as his son's economic and personal life issues, to the public.

Trendy news: From the latest evolution of the situation, which party will have the upper hand in next year's election?

Wang Chong: It is too early to say who has the advantage between the two parties. We need to see the economic performance of the United States at that time, as well as the situation on the Russian Ukrainian battlefield. These two factors may be the decisive factors determining the direction of the 2024 election. If high interest rates cannot suppress high inflation, the economy will falter, and if US aid on the Russia Ukraine battlefield does not result in Ukrainian military victories, then it is definitely not good news for the Democratic Party.

Two women were stabbed to death and reported to have committed a crime 4 days before the follow-up visit for schizophrenia. Suspect of a bloody murder case in a Hong Kong shopping mall appeared in court today. Male | Last Friday | Murder case

According to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po, a bloody knife stabbing case occurred at Hollywood Square in Diamond Hill last Friday. The police arrested a 39 year old man on suspicion of stabbing two young women, one of whom was stabbed over 30 times. The suspect appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistrates Court this morning. The police at the Kwun Tong Magistrate's Court temporarily charged the suspect with two counts of murder last Sunday. The suspect appeared in court this morning at the Kwun Tong Magistrate's Court. Acting Chief Magistrate Zheng Jihang, after listening to the opinions of both the prosecution and defense, decided to postpone the hearing for two weeks until 9:30 am on June 19th, waiting for two psychiatric expert reports to be obtained. The defense did not object. Zheng Jihang approved the application, and the defendant needs to be temporarily detained at Xiaolan Mental Hospital. When the suspect appeared in court, he wore black framed glasses, a light gray shirt, and camouflage green shorts, and was able to answer the judge's questions normally. accordingly

Currently, the highly anticipated summer harvest work in Henan has shifted its focus to the northern region of Henan. According to the Henan Daily client, on June 4th, Lou Yangsheng, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, presided over a special video scheduling meeting on the "Three Summers" work in the province, listened to the situation report, analyzed and judged the situation, and arranged and deployed the next steps of work. Governor Wang Kai made specific arrangements. On the evening of May 31, 2023, in Xiafutou Village, Xuliang Town, Boai County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province, villagers braved light rain in the wheat fields to harvest wheat. Visual China Map Lou Yangsheng pointed out that the current summer harvest battle in the province has entered the decisive stage. Doing a good job in summer harvest in northern Henan Province is related to the summer grain yield and seed safety. We should focus on seizing opportunities and make every effort to organize the wheat harvesting work in the northern Henan region, minimize losses, and protect the interests of farmers to the greatest extent possible. Accurate forecasting is essential

Xinhua All Media+| Welcome home! What innovative technologies are protecting the return journey of Shenzhou 15? Spaceship | Shenzhou | Technology

On June 4th, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu all safely and smoothly exited the spacecraft, and the Shenzhou-15 manned flight mission was a complete success. What innovative technologies are there to safeguard the return journey of Shenzhou 15 in this mission? On June 4th, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen photographed that "the sky and the ground" ensure the high-precision return of spacecraft. For the Shenzhou series spacecraft, the return and re-entry GNC technology is directly related to the life safety of astronauts. Taking the success of this return mission as a symbol, China has comprehensively upgraded its GNC system since the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft, which features autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking, autonomous adaptive prediction and re-entry return guidance, and has completed a comprehensive update and replacement

The Chinese naval fleet has arrived! Assembly | Navy | Chinese Fleet

At noon today, a Chinese naval fleet consisting of Zhanjiang and Xuchang ships arrived at the assembly area of the "Comodo-2023" multinational maritime joint exercise. It is understood that the assembly anchorage for this exercise is 3 nautical miles long and 1.5 nautical miles wide, capable of anchoring up to 50 ships. Naval vessels from various countries participating in the exercise will also arrive at the anchorage today to complete the assembly of the "Komodo 2023" multinational maritime joint exercise, which is held every two years by the Indonesian Navy. This year is already the fourth edition of the exercise. The exercise will be held from June 5th to 8th in the city of Jakarta, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, including the port and sea phases. In the coming days, participating navies from various countries will participate in ship reading style search and rescue exercises, maritime interception and damage management exercises, aerial exercises, and other course objectives exercises

New comment: Donkey like "morale" limit pulls US debt "bomb" fuse hard to dismantle US | debt | morale

On the evening of June 1st, the US Senate passed a bill on the federal government's debt ceiling and budget, and the flame of the US debt bomb was temporarily extinguished at the last moment. The two parties in the United States have staged an extreme tug of war over the US debt bomb. Some experts believe that the US debt crisis is the result of the reckless politics promoted by the US dollar hegemony, and the underlying cause of this crisis is the highly polarized political system of the US. Since the end of World War II, the US Congress has adjusted the debt ceiling more than a hundred times. The recurring debt crisis will not only have a catastrophic impact on the US economy and people's livelihoods, but also continuously erode the value of US dollar assets such as government credit and US bonds, bringing significant and far-reaching impacts to the global economic landscape. 【

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