The current and former president both marked the national holiday, but did so with starkly contrasting messages.
Both the current and the former president have released messages on social media to commemorate Memorial Day, each marked by clear differences—and not just the use of the caps lock key.
While Joe Biden chose to focus on those who had given their lives defending the U.S. and its allies, Trump opted to broaden those he was honoring to include those „STOPPING THE THREAT OF THE TERRORISTS, MISFITS AND LUNATIC THUGS,“ and make a forward-looking political statement.
It comes as the two appear as front-runners in their parties‘ respective fields for the nomination for the 2024 presidential election, having both now declared their candidacy.
According to a May 24 Quinnipiac University poll of 1,819 U.S. adults, conducted between May 18-22, Trump leads the Republican field with 56 percent support among likely voters, compared to 25 percent for his next most popular rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who declared his candidacy on Wednesday. Among those asked were 669 Republican voters.
Meanwhile, in a May 25 survey by SSRS, conducted between May 17-20 on behalf of CNN, 60 percent of 432 likely Democrat voters supported the incumbent president in his primary bid for a second consecutive term, with the next most supported candidate, Robert F.
