Trump could stay ?out of the political fray? for only so long - POLITICO

It will be one big crash, but at least China will be happy!During his speech in Iowa on Wednesday, Biden, who leads the 2020 Democratic presidential field, accused Trump of inciting violence and propping up white supremacy in a blistering critique of the president's words and actions during a campaign stop. And it’s his job, in part, to comfort people,” Brown, who said he “wrestled” with how to handle Trump’s visit to Dayton, told reporters. But he swiftly accused Whaley and Brown on Twitter of “totally misrepresenting what took place inside the hospital.”“Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud,” he wrote, describing Brown as a “failed Presidential candidate.” (The Ohio Democrat considered a 2020 bid earlier this year, but decided against formally launching a campaign.) Their news conference, Trump continued, “bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with. They're very dishonest people.” Members of the president’s reelection campaign, along with White House staff, also criticized the Democrats for, as Trump’s social media adviser Dan Scavino put it, “doing nothing but politicizing a mass shooting.” “They are disgraceful politicians,” Scavino wrote in a tweet about Brown and Whaley. “The President was treated like a Rock Star inside the hospital, which was all caught on video.” “They all loved seeing their great President!” he continued, claiming in a separate tweet that “Trump Hating Dems” were attempting to shield voters from the “enthusiasm and love” Trump encountered during his visit.The outburst left both Democratic figures baffled. “You know he lives in his world of Twitter.”When the Mayor of Dayton first saw @realDonaldTrump tweet about her pic.twitter.com/Z8YdyeebXp— Scott Wartman (@ScottWartman) August 7, 2019 When the Mayor of Dayton first saw @realDonaldTrump tweet about her pic.twitter.com/Z8YdyeebXpThe result was more fodder for Trump critics who have long said he’s prone to inflammatory language in moments of tragedy.The president dismissed those complaints earlier Wednesday, telling reporters outside the White House that his rhetoric “brings people together,” before scolding undocumented immigrants in another sentence for “pouring in to this country.” In previous trips to meet with victims following mass shootings, Trump was similarly accused of stoking division and mixing politics with tragedy.