“President Biden deliberately avoided the word for nearly three years, using euphemisms like ‘the other guy’ and ‘my predecessor.’ Now his speeches are peppered with it: ‘Trump,'” Axios reports.
“Biden’s subtle shift in rhetoric is a clear sign his team is in general election mode — and wants to frame the race for the White House as a choice between Biden and Donald Trump, more than as a referendum on Biden’s presidency.”
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