For a politician who built his brand on relentless, maximalist energy, the accusation is the ultimate political poison: 'low energy.' It was a term Donald Trump famously weaponised against his rivals, most notably former primary rival Jeb Bush, whom he relentlessly mocked as 'Low Energy Jeb'; now, it is being flung directly back at him.
Just weeks after securing his victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, the President has hit the campaign trail for a series of barnstorming rallies, only for the move to reportedly backfire dramatically within his own Republican circles.
