If Biden said something like this it would spell the end of not only his campaign but his current tenure. It's just one of countless examples of insane gibberish from Trump that the press & Democrats are choosing to treat as an immutable part of the electoral landscape rather than a story or issue.
I mean, Biden has a whole campaign staff. They’re all deciding that attacking Trump on this isn’t a good idea for some unknown reason.
It’s not “Biden’s cognitive decline”.
We saw what we saw Thursday night. Biden--and he's ultimately responsible--didn't take the fight to Trump. That's a fatal liability in this presidential cycle. He has to withdraw.
No. You saw what you saw. It was one night out of 3+ years.
Biden withdrawing is a magic wand solution that fails multiple logistical and pragmatic checks.
Yeah the fact his most recent appearance seems worse than what he was doing 3+ years ago is seen as evidence of decline. The elderly don’t generally improve with age and Biden doesn’t appear to be breaking the mold
Trump's only 3 years younger than Biden and as the OP points out, nobody bothers to mention this. They only attack Biden about it.
We should have a younger candidate! Do we? Nope. Is it far too late in the game to change that? Yep.
It’s too late in the game to win the election? Well at least one person is ok with that.
Trump has been spouting gibberish for years, it’s not indicative of decline. He’s not visibly deteriorating the way Biden is. And why would Trump step aside when he’s leading in the polls?
"Why would Trump step aside when he's leading in the polls?"
1. Polls are bullshit.
2. Depends entirely on which polls you're looking at.
3. Interesting that you'll make excuses for Trump but not for Biden.
Biden is ostensibly the candidate trying to appeal to people who value rational thought. Biden is the one who needs excuses like “I was sleepy” and “I have a cold.” Trump is the same lunatic piece of shit he was when he won in 2016 and he’s leading now. “Polls are bullshit” isn’t a winner’s slogan
This is egregious quote-mining. His full answer is the opposite of the "meh the stakes don't matter as long as I give it a try" it's being misrepresented as. You can disagree with his contention he's singularly experienced & positioned to meet the moment but not whether he understands the stakes.
