Donald Trump Is Completely Incoherent and the Press Is Giving Him a Pass
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Perhaps the best example you will find of how the national press puts their thumb on the scale is how they have framed the question of age in this presidential race. An 81-year-old president making a gaffe every time he opened his mouth is certainly newsworthy, but Joe Biden’s senior moments became the entire focus of the national press earlier this year. They piggybacked off the anxiety evinced by liberals watching their supposed “safe” candidate tank a winnable election, and the press turned it into a genuine frenzy.
So why are they so quiet about a 78-year-old former president also having completely incoherent moments? Where is the hysteria around responses like this that demonstrate a total lack of understanding of one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today?
Q: What specific legislation will you commit to to make child care affordable?
Trump: Well, I would do that and we’re sitting down, you know, I was, somebody, we had Marco Rubio and my daughter, Ivanka… But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about… pic.twitter.com/v8gqLUHS2v