Biden campaign whipsaws messaging after Trump assassination attempt and RNC

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Monday forced President Joe Biden‘s campaign and supporters to strike a balance between lowering the nation’s political temperature following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and launching renewed attacks against Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump’s running mate.

Biden made the easy call over the weekend to immediately pause all ad reservations and outbound campaign communications following the Trump assassination attempt and urged voters in a nationally televised address to “lower the temperature” surrounding the election.

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