Al Gore Says It’s ‘Important’ to ‘Respect’ Trump's Camp That Uses Him as 'Vehicle to Express Anger'

Former Vice President Al Gore delved into the prospect of President Joe Biden going head-to-head with former President Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 general election in a conversation with Christiane Amanpour from CNN. Gore went on to highlight past economic accomplishments like the highs in the stock market and lower unemployment rates. However, when it came to discussing Trump, Gore adopted a distinctive tone that suggested the former POTUS served as a conduit for what Gore perceived as misguided anger among Trump's supporters. 

"I respect his supporters," Gore affirmed during the interview. "And I think it’s really important in this campaign season for people to maintain respect for his supporters. Many of them are using Trump as a vehicle to express their anger at how they don’t think things have been going in the right direction."

Gore appeared optimistic about a shift in public perception, stating that more people are starting to recognize positive developments. Despite acknowledging Trump's continued influence, Gore expressed hope that, over the next ten months, the positive economic trends would mitigate concerns about inflation.

"I think that more and more people are just now beginning to wake up to the fact that things are beginning to go in the right direction," Gore stated optimistically. "Inflation has come down dramatically. Employment is at all-time record high levels. The unemployment has been at record lows. Inequality is being reduced. And the wages are going up faster in the lowest income brackets. That’s something many of us have wanted and worked for for a long time." In other words, despite differing opinions on the state of the economy, Gore emphasized the need for Democrats to 'maintain respect' for Trump's supporters.

Gore has also been in the news recently, thanks to the Epstein scandal. In a recently unsealed deposition, a survivor of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein shared intriguing details about her alleged encounter with former Vice President Gore and his then-wife, Tipper Gore. Virginia Giuffre, who discussed various interactions with political figures throughout the deposition, including Bill Clinton and Gore, admitted her recollection was somewhat unclear on specific details.

Nevertheless, she recounted an alleged dinner with the Gores, describing Al as a 'wonderful guy who loved his wife,' according to The Messenger. Giuffre highlighted the ambience of the dinner, noting how the Gores appeared entirely engrossed in each other despite the social setting, stating, "It was a long dinner table with people around, but they were just lovely, just watching them as a couple." The victim expressed, "I remember thinking, you know, he's somebody that I would definitely vote for. He's just somebody who loves his wife that much." Nevertheless, Giuffre conceded that her memory of the event was not entirely lucid, and she could not definitively confirm whether the dinner occurred on Epstein's Little St. James Island or in New York.