Biden campaign blasts Trump for siding with a 'murderous dictator' over the former vice president

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This one might backfire for President Trump.

Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign has responded forcefully to Trump, after the president insulted Biden during a press conference in Japan on Monday.

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Upon Trump's return to the U.S., the Biden campaign let him know they were paying attention to the whole thing, as well.

It may seem odd that it took Biden's team a whole day to respond, but that delay may actually be the result of some careful strategy. Tim O'Donnell

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.