During Trump’s speech to the Pennsylvania NRA, the former president got the time of day and day of the week wrong in the same sentence.
Trump said: “I didn’t need it. I’ve had a very good life. Nice Saturday afternoon. I can tell you that if I didn’t do this I would be in a very good position.”
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Trump: If I weren’t here I would have a nice Saturday afternoon
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(It’s Friday night) pic.twitter.com/P5rQ44hL6z
— Biden-Harris Headquarters (@BidenHQ) February 10, 2024
It wasn’t afternoon when Trump gave the speech. It was night. It wasn’t Saturday when Trump gave the speech. It was Friday.
Please tell us more about Biden, who just held a press conference with a ravenous White House press corps, in cognitive decline.
Trump’s speech was a disaster. He sometimes struggled to speak, slurred his words, made no sense and sweated profusely.
Trump was also confused and lying. The former president made nearly 30 false statements, including a claim that if Biden wins, the president will change the name of Pennsylvania, and Trump said he won Pennsylvania twice.
President Biden must highlight this contrast with Trump to the American people by being more visible. Biden may mix up the names of foreign leaders, but this is nothing new. Biden has been doing this on the national stage for more than a decade.
Joe Biden knows what day it is and where he is.
The same, apparently, cannot be said for Donald Trump.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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