Trump "Invisible Loser" vs Bloomberg "Incompetent Gold Spoon"... Offstage Verbal Battle

President Trump Launches Fierce Attack on Bloomberg via Twitter

Bloomberg Fires Back

Analysis Suggests Trump is Trying to Check Presidential Contenders

▲On the 13th (local time), President Donald Trump posted a tweet targeting former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jaehee] U.S. President Donald Trump, who has criticized Democratic presidential candidates, has now launched a fierce attack on former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. As Bloomberg steadily raised his approval ratings and emerged as a presidential contender, Trump moved to check him. President Trump has also been sowing discord between Senator Bernie Sanders, who is leading among Democratic candidates, and former Mayor Bloomberg, consistently exploiting divisions among the Democratic presidential hopefuls.

On the 13th (local time), President Trump mocked former Mayor Bloomberg on Twitter by comparing him to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Trump referred to Bloomberg as "Mini" and wrote, "Mini Mike Bloomberg is a loser who can't debate and has zero presence," adding, "He reminds me of a very small version of 'Low Energy' Bush." Former Governor Bush was a competitor of Trump during the 2016 Republican primary and is the second son of former President George H.W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush. At the time, Trump attacked Bush by calling him "low energy."

He continued, "The 5-foot-4 'Mini' Mike is dead energy and does not want to debate professional politicians," and added, "He hates Crazy Bernie, and maybe he can stop Bernie with his own wealth." This was a disparaging remark implying that the short-statured Bloomberg would surpass the progressive Senator Sanders.

Previously, President Trump also sowed discord between Senator Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren, further encouraging divisions among leading Democratic presidential candidates.

▲Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's post on Twitter in response to President Trump's attack

Former Mayor Bloomberg fired back on Twitter. Bloomberg said, "We have many mutual connections in New York," and "They mock you behind your back as an incompetent silver spoon who lost money through stupid deals, like a 'clown.'" He added, "I have the record and resources to beat you," and "And I will definitely do so."

Analysts suggest that President Trump's preemptive attack on Bloomberg, who has not yet fully entered the presidential race, is because Bloomberg has emerged as a threatening opponent.

In a Quinnipiac University poll released on the 10th (local time), Bloomberg ranked third (15%) behind Senator Sanders (25%) and former Vice President Joe Biden (17%). Furthermore, with the decline of Biden, who shares a moderate support base, Bloomberg's chances of absorbing these voters have increased, strengthening the argument that if Bloomberg is nominated as the presidential candidate, he would be a worthy opponent for President Trump.

In fact, among Black Democratic supporters, Bloomberg ranked second with 22% support, following Biden's 27%. The political news outlet Politico commented, "Bloomberg has begun to erode Biden's Black support."

Given this situation, Washington insiders are saying that the most challenging Democratic presidential candidate for President Trump to face is former Mayor Bloomberg. This is because facing the radical Senator Sanders would be easier for Trump, as he could label Sanders a "socialist." On the other hand, Bloomberg's moderate stance offers greater expansion potential and could create a political storm.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.