The election in the USA

The election in the USA The electoral movement
Sources: Kremlin cheers Trump behind the scenes

Outwardly, the Kremlin gives the appearance of not caring about the presidential election in the United States - but behind the scenes, the Russian leadership is closely monitoring developments. This is stated by a number of sources in the Russian government and the business community for the independent Russian Moscow Times.

- The Kremlin cheers for Trump and is happy about the outcome of the debate, says a source close to President Putin's administration.

Some people in the management are said to have followed the debate in real time despite the time difference, while others saw it on YouTube the next day.

Moscow has strong hopes that Trump will oust Biden - who has been one of Ukraine's most important allies during the war - from the White House, according to the sources.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismisses the election as "an internal American matter" and says Putin has more important things on his mind. This is also what Kremlin officials are instructed to say publicly, according to the sources.

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Republicans launch advertising campaign against Harris

The Republicans in the United States have set their sights on Vice President Kamala Harris, who is speculated to take over the Democratic presidential campaign if Joe Biden withdraws, The Telegraph reports.

In a new advertising campaign, the message "vote republican in November - stop Kamala" is trumpeted.

According to seven Democratic sources Reuters spoke to, Harris is the obvious choice if Biden steps aside. A CNN poll on Tuesday showed Harris getting 45 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for Trump in a hypothetical election between them — a better number than Biden.

The survey also shows that a majority of both Democrats and voters at large believe that the Democrats have a better chance with a candidate other than Biden.

Harris has so far been clear in his support for Biden as a presidential candidate.
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Trump keeps a low profile during the storm surrounding Biden

Donald Trump is usually keen to be in the limelight, but has been sitting back and keeping a low profile since Biden's debate performance - and age - became the focus of US political debate. This is reported by several American media.

- Chaos is our friend, says a person close to Trump to CNN.

Trump and his allies have been laying low at his golf club in New Jersey this week, letting Biden dominate the news. The former president has no public appearances on his schedule, and campaign staff were given Thursday off to celebrate National Day.

- When your opponent implodes, don't interrupt [...] There is no reason to enter into that conversation, former Republican congressman Steve Stivers told The Hill.

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The election in the USA The debate about Biden's age
Biden: I need to sleep more and work less in the evenings

Joe Biden needs to sleep more, have shorter working days and not work after 8 pm. He said that to the group of Democratic governors he met on Thursday night, Swedish time, two people who attended the meeting told the New York Times.

It is one of the clearest admissions about his own reduced ability to work that Biden has given since the debate. He has previously blamed his criticized performance on jet lag - despite having been at home for over a week at the time.

One of the governors, the doctor Josh Green from Hawaii, is said to have asked Biden about his health during the meeting. The president replied that it is good.

- It's just my brain, he added, which reportedly amused some governors and surprised others.
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