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Trump lied and Biden got tongue tied at the first debate. So why is the world only focusing on one? (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago

Tongue tied isn't the same as what happened with Biden on the debate night. It's theoretically possible for Trump to stop lying or at least restrain himself, because it's not a physical ailment that only gets worse as time goes by. Compare 2020 debate Trump vs 2024 debate Trump and you'll see how much better he was this time. Biden on the other hand has no control over what is going on with him, and it doesn't get better with age, only goes the opposite direction. He did good during his 4 years, but he's only tarnishing his legacy by running again. He should quit while he's ahead.

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[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Cool… cool. We’re just gonna ignore the sitting President has dementia. What’s for dinner?

[-] enbyecho@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Ok boomer

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[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You should look up what dementia actually entails. It's not a joke to be thrown at people who are just simply old and can't articulate the way they used to. Which was the case with Biden.

It's an insult to those who suffer from the disease and belittles their struggles.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

They’re also not a President who won’t submit to a cognitive test, so spare me your outrage. Do you know that the 82 year old doesn’t have dementia?

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

My point is that dementia is a very specific disease that is debilitating and if Biden came within a golf shot of having it he never would have mounted that stage.

Honestly, Trump displays more things symptomatic of dementia than Biden does. Biden is just displaying old age. And yeah, he's fucking old. But then, Trump is only 2 years younger than his old ass.

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[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee -4 points 4 months ago

Oooo look at the pretty gaslight!

[-] the_doktor@lemmy.zip -4 points 4 months ago

REALLY? THE PAID FOR BY THE ALT RIGHT MASS MEDIA ISN'T GOING AFTER TRUMP, ONLY ATTACKING MINOR SHIT BIDEN DOES AND ACTING LIKE IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM? YOU DON'T FUCKING SAY.

Fuck this country.

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