Trump attempts to spin anti-democracy, authoritarian criticism against Biden

https://washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-speech-authoritarian-c…

Former president Trump sought to turn the tables on rising alarms from Democrats and some Republicans that Trump’s return to power would imperil free elections and civil liberties.

The Washington Post reported that a "senior Trump adviser" told them, “President Trump is turning the tables, We are not going to allow Joe Biden and the Democrats to gaslight the American public," and it's clear from what LaCivita wrote that it's yet another of their juvenile attempts to "own the libs."

The New York Times characterized this move as the Trump campaign "going on offense" to counter accusations by Biden that he is a threat to democracy. But I'm not sure this marks much of a change in strategy. After all, Trump has been saying since 2016 that any election he loses is rigged. He even says it when he wins! Recall his "commission" to investigate voter fraud in the election against Hillary Clinton in which he sought to prove that he really won the popular vote because of all the illegal votes. That investigation didn't go anywhere but his claims helped set the stage for his Big Lie in 2020.