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Bloomberg
US Democratic presidential aspirants were expected to take the debate stage in Ohio armed with a battery of fresh ammunition against Donald Trump.
Trump’s would-be challengers will be targeting a president who’s the subject of a deepening House impeachment inquiry and whose whiplash foreign policy in Syria is drawing withering criticism, even from some in his own party.
Look for Democrats to capitalise on bipartisan anger at Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria — a move that paved the way for a Turkish military offensive — especially since penalties subsequently imposed on Turkey were milder than lawmakers demanded.
The developments are a dramatic shift from the last Democratic debate in September. It remains to be seen whether the candidates focus just on Trump or also on Joe Biden, who’s on the verge of potentially losing his front-runner status.
Stressing the need for unity, the former vice president
has warned Democratic rivals against joining in criticism over his son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine and China, the target of unrelenting attacks from Trump.