Trump isn't actually lying that low
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- Trump has not been quiet in the post-debate fallout.
- The former president has been posting consistently on Truth Social and scheduling campaign rallies.
- Not a man known for holding his tongue, Trump is beginning to turn his commentary to Kamala Harris.
On the morning of July 5, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social 23 times in a span of 10 minutes. Though some are suggesting that the former president is remaining strategically quiet in the wake of last week's debate, he's not staying silent on social media or in person.
The flurry of activity — between 10:28 am and 10:38 am — included everything from polling graphics to pictures on the golf course. Trump's other posts over the past week have been similarly wide-reaching. Some days, he shares lengthy paragraphs about Biden's policy failures; other days, campaign videos; others still, an un-captioned, zoomed-in, pixelated image of Joe Biden's face looking oddly tan.
Some of his posts have begun to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris, whom many Democrats speculate will replace Biden on the ticket should he drop out. On July 4, Trump referred to her as "our potentially new Democratic Challenger, Laffin' Kamala Harris."
Trump is present beyond social media as well, with campaign rallies scheduled for July 9 and July 13, in Florida and Pennsylvania respectively, according to his campaign website.
"We continue to have a robust campaign schedule that outpaces Crooked Joe Biden," Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, told Business Insider. "We just announced a slate of events and rallies next week. Biden could never."
The White House and Biden campaign did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment. Biden is scheduled to hold a rally in Wisconsin on July 6.
Though Trump has sat for a few radio interviews since the debate, two advisors told the New York Times that he is content to let the media focus on the Democrat party's internal chaos. He would rather Biden remain the nominee, the advisor said, as recent polling indicates that other Democrats, namely Harris, are more formidable opponents.
Yet a leaked video, first reported by the Daily Beast, illustrates the former president's penchant for speaking freely and loudly. In it, Trump rides on a golf cart and calls Biden a "broken-down pile of crap" and Harris "pathetic."
With a known love for the spotlight, Trump is not a man known for holding his tongue. A judge told him as much earlier this year, saying, "You just can't control yourself."
As the fallout continues to swirl around Biden, it remains to be seen how long Trump will be content to let someone else sit in the eye of the media storm.