Let Trump Beat Trump?

Biden’s Veep Front-runner • Trumpworld Kills Research Funding • Will Conventions Happen? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Let Trump Beat Trump? Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Donald Trump’s poor showing in recent swing state polls is prompting debate about shaking up the reelection campaign, Gabriel Sherman reports. Is Brad Parscale’s job safe? Could Corey Lewandowski return? The lesson for Joe Biden, says an ex-West Wing staffer, is to “shut the fuck up and let Trump go out there and destroy himself.” Also on the 2020 front, Kamala Harris has emerged as the front-runner to become Biden’s running mate, Eric Lutz writes, and both parties are still planning summer conventions. Meanwhile, Caleb Ecarma examines a right-wing conspiracy theory that helped defund a virus research program—and Trump’s anger at 60 Minutes for exposing it. Thanks for reading! [“Trump’s Feeling Is, ‘Why Are We Losing Everywhere?’”: With Advisers Feuding and Numbers Plummeting, Trump Eyes Campaign Shake-up]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [Brad Parscale (and his Ferrari) is in the hot seat. Kushner is pushing for Nick Ayers, and against a Corey Lewandowski return. But whose fault are the disastrous swing state numbers?]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [Is Kamala Harris Running Away With the Biden Veepstakes?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Harris’s debate takedown appears to be water under the bridge as Democrats see the California senator emerging as the front-runner.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [How the Right-Wing Disinformation Loop Helped Kill Virus Research Funding]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Matt Gaetz floated a conspiracy theory about a public health initiative on Fox News. The White House defunded it. Then, Trump lashed out at *60 Minutes* for reporting the story.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [“Assaulted the Rule of Law”: Barr Dropping Michael Flynn’s Charges Sparks Fury Among Justice Officials]( By [Alison Durkee]( [Thousands of former DOJ officials are blasting the department’s motion to drop charges against the former national security adviser. But Trumpworld is moving on and casting Obama as the criminal instead anyway—even if the president doesn’t seem to know why.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Democrat, GOP Convention Dreams May Be a Logistical Nightmare]( By [Eric Lutz]( [“We are full steam ahead,” says the RNC’s chairwoman, even as local leaders in Charlotte question 50,000 Republican convention-goers converging on the city.]( [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast