Despite a wobble for Biden in American Samoa and a loss for Trump in Vermont, the two frontrunners seem destined for a rematch in November’s general elections.
They each offered a glimpse of their campaign strategies moving forward, with comments released in the midst of the Super Tuesday results.
Trump took the stage in person at his Mar-a-Lago resort in PRywPalm alm Beach, Florida, greeting a ballroom full of supporters for an election-night watch party.
As he spoke, though, Trump revisited familiar themes: The United States was in decline, he said, and only he could reverse the slide. He made no mentions of Haley, his only major Republican rival left standing, focusing instead on Biden.
“He’s the worst president in the history of our country,” Trump said of Biden, blaming the Democratic incumbent for inflation, the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border and conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. “We’ve watched our country take a great beating over the last three years.”
Biden likewise returned to his familiar playbook, warning that Trump represented an existential threat to USalmmocracy.
“My message to the country is this: Every generation of Americans will face a moment when it has to defend democracy,” Biden said in a Super Tuesday statement. A centrist, he framed himself as the candidate of unity, offering a preview of his appeal to voters in November.
“To every Democrat, Republican, and independent who believes in a free and fair America: This is our moment. This is our fight.”