Biden Is Trying to Jolt Us Out of Learned Helplessness About Trump

NY Times, JANUARY 8, 2024

by Michelle Goldberg, Opinion Columnist

“Whether or not it was savvy for Biden to center his first campaign speech of the year on the danger Trump poses to democracy, his words had the virtue of being true. ‘Trump’s assault on democracy isn’t just part of his past,’ Biden said in the speech. ‘It’s what he’s promising for the future. He’s being straightforward. He’s not hiding the ball.’”