have said this before but trump’s brain is pretty obviously far more cooked than biden’s if you listen to what they actually say. but the presentation - basically trump being a spaz - makes trump *look and sound* less cooked to many people i think
Biden v Trump is a pretty direct ageism thing. Trump is aging worse than Biden, but due to vanity and aging in different ways Trump codes as less old and therefore gets way less shit for it.
This is such a problematic and pervasive phenomenon in American society. Speaking and acting confident is a sign of competence and intelligence even when someone is saying something completely and demonstrably wrong and/or incoherent or is manifestly bad at their job.
