By Tashi McQueen
AFRO Political Writer
tmcqueen@afro.com

Former President Donald Trump (R) returns to the campaign trail on July 9 with a televised rally in Florida. The gathering took place at one of his golf clubs, the Trump National Doral Miami. 

At the rally, Trump challenged Biden, offering an additional debate this week after a subpar one for the Democratic president on June 27. Trump also challenged Biden to a game of golf, something they argued about during the CNN debate.

“If he wins, I will give the charity of his choice, any charity that he wants, $1 million,” said Trump at the rally.

The Biden-Harris campaign rejects former President Donald Trump’s (R) challenges during a rally on July 9. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

During the event Trump teased a potential vice president pick, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), but did not officially confirm who his running mate will be. 

James Singer, a Biden-Harris campaign spokesperson, released a statement during the rally rejecting Trump’s challenges.

“Joe Biden doesn’t have time for Donald Trump’s weird antics – he’s busy leading America and defending the free world,” said Singer.

Throughout the rally, Trump reveled in the Democratic party being at odds concerning whether or not to keep Biden as the party’s presidential nominee. He also discussed increasing border control and improving the economy. 

During a Zoom press call ahead of the rally, the Biden-Harris campaign and supporters hammered Trump’s responsibility for the undoing of Roe v. Wade via several Supreme Court appointments during his presidency. They also pushed that voting for Trump is voting for Project 2025, despite Trump’s recent attempts to distance himself from it.

Former President Donald Trump (R) denies involvement with Project 2025, a vast conservative presidential action plan. (AFRO Photo/Tashi McQueen)

Project 2025 is a massive presidential transition plan for the next conservative administration to carry out. It was created by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. The plan includes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and removing the terms “diversity, equity and inclusion,” “abortion” and “reproductive health” from all federal documents and agencies. 

Project 2025 assumes that a conservative president will enter office in January 2025, ready to implement these wide-ranging, upending policies.

“Unfortunately for team Trump, no matter what they say, we know exactly what Trump is planning to do and he cannot run from what he has already done,” said U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16) during the call. 

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