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Biden's Opening Statement

Donald Trump's political tactics aren't new, in fact they are very generic for authoritarian leaders. Controlling the media (and calling opposing media fake or unpatriotic), having loyalty tests, challenging the integrity of the courts, saying the elections are fraudulent, having your own security force, calls for "law and order", saying how great your own country is, blaming minorities, etc. These are tried and true techniques, but the Democrats just can't seem to get ahead of him. I think it would be very effective if they predicted what he is going to say and to make him look ridiculous when he inevitable tries that strategy. And it needs to come directly from Biden. "Hello American. Over the next few months Donald Trump and I will embark on a series of debates and criticism of each other. I want you to know that whatever I say negative about him, he is going to instinctively say that he isn't doing that bad thing, that I am. If I say he is weak on