They also pointed to our ability to report on important stories and trends long before they are picked up by mainstream outlets our ability to contextualize information within the arc of history and our focus on the real-world consequences of the news. When we asked recently what makes TPM different from other outlets, readers cited factors like honesty, curiosity, transparency, and our vibrant community. It’s been recently reported that these theories about Biden’s mental state might also be part of an active Russian disinformation campaign meant to “denigrate” Biden - a campaign that the Trump administration attempted to hide.īut Trump’s favorite point of attack has frequently flopped in the face of his own rambling speeches, including a town hall that saw him refer to the herd immunity health strategy as “herd mentality,” assert that waiters “don’t think masks are good,” and claim that he “up-played” COVID-19 despite him directly admitting he had downplayed it. He and his campaign team often post videos on social media mocking Biden’s speech as slow and confused, and Trump has insisted that the Democratic candidate is “not all there.” The President also likes to brag about his own “amazing” cognitive ability, like being able to pass a test that required him to remember and repeat the words “person, woman, man, camera, TV” in order. Trump’s jab falls under one of his top campaign strategies: Smearing his challenger’s mental acuity. Meanwhile, two teleprompters could be seen standing plainly a few feet away: President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at Central Wisconsin Airport on Septemin Mosinee, Wisconsin.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) “‘Move it up, move it up, I can’t see, I can’t see,'” the President continued, mock-quoting Biden. “I’m watching what they’re doing with Biden where he’s using teleprompters,” Trump told his supporters during a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin. Ironically, Biden did not, in fact, repeat the line completely.President Donald Trump took a shot at his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, on Thursday night that visibly fell apart in yet another instance of Trump struggling to paint himself as more mentally capable than Biden. They know DC journo-stenographers won't hold them accountable for it,' Christina Pushaw, spokeswoman for Florida Gov. 'This is what happens when state media refuses to hold a presidential administration accountable and instead functions as press secretaries for that administration and ruling party: LYING BOLDLY & WITH IMPUNITY.

Because it’s humiliating to work for a senile puppet,' conservative commentator Liz Wheeler mocked. 'Adam Schiff's former comms director trying to convince us that something that didn't happen actually did is perfectly on brand,' John Cooper of the Heritage Foundation reacted.'ow much acid did you do today,' Caleb Hull mocked.'You know there's video?' writer Charles C.W.Repeat the line,'' reporter Jerry Dunleavy pointed out. 'Even if you suppose that is what he was supposed to have said, or what he meant to say, it is absolutely not what he actually said.'It would be something that people would forget about by the end of the day, but when you brazenly lie about it, that keeps it around longer,' Washington Examiner magazine editor Jay Caruso said.People, however, were not buying what Simons was trying to sell. Repeat the line,' before starting to repeat the quote. But again, the video shows Biden clearly reading teleprompter cues, saying, 'End of quote. Surprisingly, the White House official transcript of Biden's remarks shows what Simons claimed. Video of the speech even shows Biden leaning into the camera to seemingly get a clearer view of the teleprompter. Jackson Women's Health Organization in which the majority noted the American electorate is comprised of a majority of women.Īfter reading the quote, Biden said 'repeat the line,' a cue apparently on the teleprompter from which he was reading. Wade.įor example, Biden claimed the decision 'was not a decision driven by history,' that justices were 'playing fast and loose with the fact,' that the decision 'wasn’t about the Constitution or the law,' and that the decision to overturn Roe 'was an exercise in raw political power.'īiden then read a quote from the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Speaking at the White House about a new executive order on abortion, Biden repeatedly lied about the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Instead, the excuse only drew more attention to the embarrassing moment. The White House tried to excuse another teleprompter gaffe from President Joe Biden on Friday.

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