uh ABC's editorial producer John santui John on the other end of this you have former president Donald Trump's campaign uh the former president is uh just after surviving this attempted assassination on his been back out on the campaign Trail and the Trump campaign has been notably a little bit more quiet on President Biden following this debate a sign that maybe they really wanted to see him stay on the ballot in November what more are we learning from the Trump campaign about how they're responding to this and also how they're preparing to now face off against vice president KLA Harris Rachel literally as you were just introducing me we just got a statement from former president Donald Trump I'm gonna read the entire thing Rachel has posted to his truth Social account it reads quote crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for president and is certainly not fit to serve and never was he only attained the position of President by lies fake news and not leaving his basement all those around him including the doctors and the media knew that he wasn't capable being president and he wasn't and now look what he's done to our country with millions of people coming across our border totally unchecked unbedded many from prisons mental intitutions and number of terrorists he goes on to say we will suffer greatly because of his presidency but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly Trump goes on to end the statement make America great again of course the signature line Rachel as you know all too well listen the Trump team in recent days Rachel you and I have been reporting this together have actually backed off attacking President Biden because they see an easier path to beat Joe Biden now all of which to say as again because you and I do this together Rachel we reported earlier today our understanding at ABC news is that the Trump team had been building basically a Justin Case book to beat kamla Harris they've been doing research some polling and we know from our reporting Rachel that they've already looked at how they would you know take some of the past statements of the vice president now that of course Joe Biden's endorsed her and start to build attack ads against her the reality is that this is going to be a bit of uncharted waters for the Trump team because again for much of the last three years they've been gearing up for Joe Biden so it is going to have to be a quick pivot they are going to have to start to spend more money especially on ads which as you well know Rachel a big bulk of Donald Trump's campaign cash has been used really for his legal bills over the last year at he fended off the cases in New York the federal cases by special councel Jack Smith and the investigations brought by fton County district attorney fonnie Willis and eff to turn the election there um I do think the other thing that I'm hearing from my sources and I know my colleague Katherine folders and you were hearing it as well Rachel is that one of the things they're going to do is attack kamla Harris on immigration but seriously though this is a big shock to them as well John santui thank you