If Trump lets Democrats bait him, he will lose

Published August 5, 2024 1:58pm ET



Democrats are baiting former President Donald Trump, and unfortunately, he is falling for the trap again. The former president seems to have resumed his long-established frustrating habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in his presidential campaign. I write this as someone who is voting for Trump and has supported Trump in his last two campaigns. 

This is the third time Trump has been nominated as the Republican nominee for president. Yet, with this historical feat, one would think he would have learned from his past mistakes and stopped repeatedly falling for the Democrats’ political tricks. Unfortunately, he doesn’t and commits numerous unforced errors that threaten his chance at victory. For example, take the recent controversy surrounding Trump’s comments regarding Vice President Kamala Harris

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