The Democratic presidential candidate, Mike BloombergHe showed this week that he will pay the president with the same currency Donald Trump any attack he makes, that will challenge him and use the tasks for his own benefit: prove that he is the candidate who can take him out of the White House.
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On Twitter, Donald Trump’s favorite social network to communicate with the world, an exchange of blows took place between these two New Yorkers as if he were the first round Boxing at Madison Square Garden. Between Tuesday and Thursday, Trump dedicated several tweets to accuse the billionaire former mayor of New York as a racist and to mock his height of 5 feet and four inches. The attacks began by an audio, recorded in 2015, where Bloomberg defends the police practice of searches called “Stop and Frisk” (“Stop and Register”) that was implemented under his administration.
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Bloomberg He was not intimidated. Responding with tweets, first apologized for its search policy. He then reminded Donald Trump of his failures as an entrepreneur and threw him in the face that New York high society mocks him behind his back. Meanwhile, in a rally in North Carolina, the former mayor, amid applause from his followers, thanked Trump for his attack because it was a sign of his rise in the polls and his relevance as a contender.
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Does Trump really feel threatened by Mike Bloomberg? Juanita Tolliver, Campaigns Director of Center for American Progress Action Fund, a liberal political research and defense organization, believes Trump is reacting to the movement that Bloomberg’s candidacy has in the polls.
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“He (Trump) knows that the former mayor of New York is ready to invest an infinite amount of resources in this election period. That is a direct threat in Trump’s mind. It’s so threatening that the president even dedicated a nickname (to Bloomberg), ”said Tolliver.
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In November, Mike Bloomberg, one of the richest men in the world, entered to fight for the Democratic presidential candidacy by presenting himself as the option I could win against Trump. Promised Spend at least $ 150 million of your fortune for the campaign, including more than $ 100 million in internet ads against the President.
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One of his most recent campaign announcements, and which directly faces Trump’s political strategy, was the launch of a plan for immigration reform which includes protecting dreamers and beneficiaries of the TPS and that offers a path to citizenship for the undocumented.
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The former mayor of New York has been making progress in the polls, even though he is still behind Joe Biden, and seems to be simply hurting Biden, Pete Buttigieg Y Amy Klobucharbut not to Bernie Sanders who stays ahead with a narrow difference.
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Bloomberg has not been the only Democratic candidate that Donald Trump attacks. Last year, he tried to pressure the President of Ukraine to announce an investigation against the son of former vice president Joe Biden in exchange for releasing $ 400 million in military assistance. He called Bernie Sanders “crazy Bernie.”
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In the Democratic fight, demonstrating that you have the figure and ability to defeat Donald Trump in November has become a key factor in obtaining voter support.
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Two analysts consulted by Univision agree that Mike Bloomberg achieves notoriety when facing Donald Trump, but that is not enough to win the Democratic candidacy to face him in the presidential elections.
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“The president apparently looks for fights with anyone and anyone who criticizes him. I’m not sure there is an articulated strategy beyond that, ”said Kyle Kondik, director of Center for Politics, an entity that is dedicated to political analysis.
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For his part Juanita Tollive, believes that Bloomberg seeks to present himself as the person who can effectively defeat Trump. “Entering to fight with him on Twitter effectively elevates Bloomberg’s profile, but in a larger picture, I doubt it is something significant,” he added.
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