On September 3, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published an article citing four anonymous sources saying Trump did not want to make a visit to the Aisne-Marne cemetery near the French capital Paris in 2018 and said that `the cemetery
President Trump at the White House on September 10.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former longtime lawyer, published a book on September 9 calling Trump a `fraud, liar, and bully.`
Bob Woodward, veteran Washington Post journalist, will release his book `Rage` next week, which is likely to give the President more headaches.
In reality, Cohen’s book is unlikely to influence a large number of voters.
However, that doesn’t mean they won’t have an impact.
In Cohen’s book, the former lawyer accuses Trump of describing Hispanics as `not my people` and that Trump believes they are `too stupid` to vote for him.
The Hispanic vote has been the deciding factor for Republicans in four of the last five presidential elections.
The revelations from Goldberg make things more difficult for Trump.
Military people and veterans are a very important group of voters for the Republican Party.
It’s unclear what information is in Woodward’s book, but the journalist is famous for digging up negative information about the White House, especially under Trump, and many former officials seem to want to share their stories.
According to analyst Joe Lockhart, former White House spokesman under Bill Clinton, the timing of the article being published and the two books being published are very notable factors.
The remaining days are precious for Trump as he is trailing Biden by a significant margin in national polls and in battleground states such as Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Trump doesn’t have much time left.
However, scandal and controversy do not always translate into political consequences for Trump.