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Trump confuses Obama and Biden in speech, warns Biden will lead U.S. into 'World War II' (www.msnbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Syldon@feddit.uk to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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There was more of this at the weekend.

Do you think Trump is going to cry the mentally impaired plea, and using this as proof of oncoming senility?

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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 22 points 1 year ago

Biden has done nothing senile that I have seen. He did fall off his bike once.

[-] theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Yep, though to be fair, his bike had toe clips/cages which are notoriously hard to get out of if you’re not used to them. I wonder if that was his main bike, or if he switches sometimes and forgot because of the photo op. Plenty of young people fall because of toe clips and that’s probably why they’re mostly passé.

[-] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

I did it once when I was about 21/22 in the middle of a (deserted) road. Embarrassing but I reassured myself that it wasn't dumb.

[+] Fazoo@lemmy.ml -7 points 1 year ago

He routinely mixes stuff up or falls into nonsense talk. Just watch any video of unscripted content and he's making senile mistakes. Old guy is old. Hardly shocking.

Hopefully once the boomers get to old we'll finally be able to move on.

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago

Haven't seen too many presidents. They all get punchy. Doesn't help that Biden has a speech impediment and speakes greater than 6th grade english.

[-] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Which are fine hits towards Trump, but does nothing to alleviate the issue of senile seniors in government. Speaking coherently > Reading/Speaking at a basic level.

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Age is a funny thing. Just as all young peoole are not the same, older folks experience age in different ways. The body always breaks down, usually weaker spots first, but mental acuity is a different story. There are those that don't lose mental sharpness and those that do and severely. In presidents go, it gets down to the decisions they make, not extemporaneous speaking. That's not to say if they screw up from a teleprompter it's worrisome.

[-] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I mentioned unscripted, aka real moments that actually show how sharp their minds are. He's still in the game, sure. After 40 years, I'd expect him to keep himself on the path, but noticing danger and pitfalls is another story.

Last election he argued with and made enemies among auto workers. This election, he's buddying up. He's done good and he's done bad, some promises unkept or even unmentioned since.

He's better than Trump, sure, but that's a low bar to set. Especially for someone who won't live to see the potential consequences of their actions.