For much of the past year, Donald J. Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain. Now, everything has changed, after the decision by President Biden not to seek a second term. Jonathan Swan, who covers the Trump campaign for The New York Times, discusses the former president’s struggle to adjust to his new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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This is the daily for much of the past year, Donald Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain.
Now everything has changed.
Today, my colleague Jonathan Swan on Trumps rude awakening and his struggle to adjust its Monday, August 12.
Jonathan, welcome back.
Thanks for having me back.
So the last time we spoke was at the Republican National Convention last night.
The New York Times Bureau there was literally being deconstructed during our interview.
And to say that a lot has changed for Donald Trump since that moment feels like an understatement of the highest possible order.
When you talk to Trump's aides, the convention in Milwaukee seems like a distant, foggy memory, almost like it never happened.
Like I think back to that first night at the convention when Trump, remember, he'd just been shot, right, two days before.