The election is in three weeks, and Pennsylvania is a must-win state for both Trump and Kamala Harris, but during a rally last night in Montgomery County, northwest of Philadelphia, Trump got bored with the event, billed as a “town hall,” and just played music for almost 40 minutes, scowling, smirking, and swaying onstage. Trump is no stranger to surreal moments, yet this was one of the oddest of his political career.

This kind of behavior would have resulted in discussion of dementia and Alzheimers if it was a Democrat.

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    1 month ago

    It’s just kinda weird to me to hold up this as a refutation to the idea that “both sides are the same” when this specific thing is purely about aesthetics.

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      1 month ago

      It’s not aesthetics. It’s very obviously a mental issue. Almost certainly Alzheimer’s/dementia. If Biden had done this on the campaign trail every media outlet would be calling it what it is.

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        1 month ago

        What makes you think this wasn’t a conscious or cognizant decision?

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          1 month ago

          So it’s “he doesn’t have dementia he’s just removed” then? Because that was either mental decline or he’s just a fucking paint chip eater.

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            1 month ago

            Real classy language you got there.

            No, dancing doesn’t indicate any sort of cognitive impairment at all. There’s plenty of legitimate shit to criticize him for, this is just petty bullshit.

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          1 month ago

          It’s so incredibly obvious to me and pretty much anyone with a functioning brain that there is no point in trying to explain it to you. It’s very obvious where your bias lies here.

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            1 month ago

            The liberal position is that dancing means you have brain damage and if you don’t agree you’re the enemy. Interesting tact.