CNN’s Jake Tapper Asks If Trump ‘Is Trying To Lose’ With Things Like Attack On ‘Jewish Governor’
CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) if former President Donald Trump is “trying to lose” with things like his attack on “overrated Jewish Governor” Josh Shapiro (D-PA).
Trump’s stunning attack came in a lengthy Truth Social post following Shapiro’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday.
On Sunday morning’s edition of CNN’s State of the Union, Tapper floated the idea that Trump’s attack on Shapiro and other similar distractions make it seem like Trump is deliberately sabotaging his chances:
JAKE TAPPER: Last week, former President Trump tried to respond to some of what was going on at the convention. He called in to Fox News, and said, I’m not really quite sure what his message was in that, but he posted, “where is Hunter?” on social media.
He went after Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as an “overrated Jewish governor” who should be supporting him because of Israel.
He attacked Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp, he called Vice President Harris lazy.
What do you say to the analysis that this really is Donald Trump’s race to lose? But sometimes it looks like he’s trying to.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: Well, I think I think the point is that he went to the border, to talk about a broken border. We’ve repaired the damage, I think, between Governor Kemp and President Trump. Governor Kemp came out strongly for, President Trump in Georgia. He’s going to put his, ground game behind President Trump and all other Republicans in Georgia.
So that’s a very underreported story. If we don’t win Georgia, I don’t see how we get to 270. But I do believe, Georgia’s ours to lose. When you look at the right track, wrong track number in Georgia, it’s really hard, for Kamala Harris to tell Georgians that we’re on the right track. They don’t believe it.
So, policy’s your friend, from my point of view, is, is how to win this race.
Nothing is going to change with Vice President Harris. She’s a nice person. Cory Booker is one of my best friends. She is lucky to have Cory to be a surrogate.
But the truth of the matter of the policies of the last four years have been miserable failures. The world is on fire. Your grocery bills up, your gas bill is up, your mortgage payments are up. And the worst is yet to come if you reelect these people yet again.
JAKE TAPPER: You said last week that, quote, Donald Trump, the provocateur, the showman may not win this election, unquote, urging that he focuses more on policies the way that you are in this interview. Mr. Trump responded to you. Take a listen. Yeah.
DONALD TRUMP: Look, I like Lindsey. I don’t care what he says, okay? Lindsey wouldn’t have been elected if I didn’t endorse him. So, you know South Carolina. Lindsey is my friend. But if I didn’t endorse him, he would have had no chance of getting elected.
JAKE TAPPER: “I like Lindsey, I don’t care what he says,” the president says. He doesn’t seem receptive to your advice.
Watch above via CNN’s State of the Union.
