Donald Trump has been mocked online after he criticized President Joe Biden for not being able to “put two sentences together.”
Speaking at the Team Trump Nevada Commit to Caucus event at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas on Saturday, Trump ridiculed Biden, his expected opponent in the 2024 election, for his apparent cognitive impairment. The frontrunner in the GOP primary suggested the incumbent president is too old to run for office again.
There have been some among Democratic voters who believe that 80-year-old Biden should not attempt a second run for the White House, with the president known for making gaffes and confused remarks when speaking in public.
As clips of 77-year-old Trump’s rambling speech in Las Vegas were posted online, many suggested that the Republican may also be suffering from similar speech problems.
“Today he couldn’t find the door again,” Trump said of Biden. “He can’t put two sentences together and he’s in charge of nuclear warfare.” Trump also impersonated Biden after the “stuff has worn off, so he’s incoherent” by aimlessly walking around the stage as if lost, adding, “Where am I?” while the crowd laughed and applauded.
“Honestly, we shouldn’t be laughing, we should be crying,” Trump said. “Because honestly they’re destroying our country, these incompetent fools.”
A clip of Trump delivering the “can’t put two sentences together” line was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by user @Acyn, who frequently shares videos of political figures’ speeches and interviews online.
The clip was edited to then show Trump making disjointed remarks during the same speech, telling the crowd “They’re not doing well. They’re not being treated— and they are—they are right now at a level—I think we’re going to get—so we’re at 28.”
While sharing the clip, Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the news website Meidas Touch, wrote: “He’s really not well. This isn’t a troll on him. He’s clearly going through something serious.”
Author and political scientist Matt Flammable added: “More projection than a 12-screen cineplex.”
Steward Beckham, a former analyst for Media Matters for America, posted: “The power of disinformation is so great that a major portion of a presidential campaign speech can be simply projection.”
In reply to the video, one X user shared a gif of Trump’s wife and former first lady Melania Trump blinking with the caption, “Omg, when will it all end?”
Another X user replied: “Shouldn’t laugh, but very much will.”
Trump’s office and the White House have been contacted for comment via email.
Elsewhere during his speech, Trump had a message for his former Vice President Mike Pence, who confirmed he would be dropping out of the GOP primary at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual conference in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Pence, whose relationship with Trump fell apart in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, pulled out of the race after “it became clear to me it’s not my time.” He had struggled in the polls and was having difficulty raising campaign funds.
“Everybody that leaves seems to be endorsing me. I don’t know about Mike Pence. He should endorse me,” Trump said.
“You know why? Because I had a great successful presidency and he was the vice president. He should endorse me. I chose him, made him vice president, but people in politics can be very disloyal.”
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