America’s Political ‘Teams’: Not Fit to Play

Trump’s legal-defense team, Biden’s ‘business’ team, and the House Republican-leadership team are all fundamentally unserious, at a time when we face serious challenges.

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From left: Former president Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.)

Eduardo Munoz, Kevin Lamarque, Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

As we enter the penultimate phase of the 2024 presidential race, we should take a look at how the competing teams are coming together. Or not.

First, and most conspicuously, consider the Trump legal-defense team. It will play a pivotal role in the upcoming campaign, for it is clear by now that Trump will not be running as the self-imagined “de facto incumbent” but as a back-page, tabloid defendant.

Neal B. Freeman

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Neal B. Freeman

Neal B. Freeman, businessman and journalist, was a director of National Review Inc. for 38 years.

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