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Axios national political reporter Jonathan Swan has the reputation of being the objective person in the room when he’s on panels often dominated by open partisans and media folks pushing left-wing narratives. In an appearance during ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Swan popped a few liberal bubbles when it came to suggestions that President Trump’s tweets about former VP Joe Biden meant he was afraid. He also mocked the bluster of Congressional Democrats and their arbitrary deadlines.
During the Powerhouse Roundtable discussion late in the show, Swan was asked by moderator Jonathan Karl to comment on Trump’s many tweets and retweets slamming Biden.
After recalling speaking to at least one Trump aide who has urged the President to stop “elevating Biden”, Swan explained that Trump viewed things “through the lens of branding”. “But Trump likes to define people early on. I mean, that's his whole game. It’s like, ‘I need to brand him.’ It's all through the lens of branding. So, that's what he's doing right now,” he said.
He then dashed any suggestion that the President was fearful of Biden’s frontrunner status among the large Democratic field.
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