guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive qualities to the opponent.
: Trump uses allegations made against Hunter Biden to identify Joe Biden with those allegations.^[9]

guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive qualities to the opponent.
: Trump uses Clinton's years as a politician to identify her with the failings of other politicians.