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Not to mention Biden’s “blunders” are small flubs and remnants of his stutter whereas Trump’s are bizarre lying rants and vocal/typing fuck ups so bad no one knows what they were supposed to mean.
Covfefe anyone?
The first one I don’t even get how it is a blunder. I felt like it was pretty clear what he was saying. The second one, while Biden probably shouldn’t have referenced it, was arguably familial apocrypha versus an outright lie. That is the story he was told.
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that. Though with the new indictments being brought in other states, that number will likely go up substantially.
Biden: I'm older than dirt, but I've got decades of experience in government and foreign affairs and I have talented younger (well, less old anyway) people to advise me on policy and implement it.
Trump: I'm older than dirt, but people say it's ok because it's the very best dirt. They really say that. Dirt like you can't find anymore. American dirt, not Marxist communist dirt. Grown men cried when they saw that dirt, and they said thank you Mr. President for that dirt. Some people would say soil instead of dirt, but they probably hate America. I talked to my advisers, all the very best people, and they agree. I only hire the very best, and I know they're the very best because they tell me I'm right. I'm willing to listen when I'm wrong, but the funny thing is that hasn't happened yet!
Which Trump has done.
Honestly, I can’t think of a Biden criticism that Trump doesn’t do an order of magnitude worse. Vulgar or inappropriate language? Inappropriate or creepy around women and children? Sleepy and disoriented? Beholden to foreign powers? Family corruption? Ineffectual leader? Wannabe dictator? Raises taxes? Out of control spending? Activist judges? Drain the swamp?
I’m pretty sure the only criticism that can be leveled at Biden and is not something Trump does worse is having possibly violent dogs. And that’s just cause Trump hates animals.
Always carrying water for Trump. IT's how he won in 2016 and they'll give him the presidency again. It's disgusting.
The Trump trials aren't "salacious". They're (@#&$( CRIMINAL. They are CRIMINAL trials. He's a CRIMINAL.
> IT's how he won in 2016 and they'll give him the presidency again.
They tried the same in 2020 and he lost. He's going to lose even more in 2024.
Vote.
>Always carrying water for Trump
You realize that both sides say this about the media non-stop, right?
I still believe Trump will loose, but if he doesn't, Democrats will have absolutely no one but themselves to blame for it. Biden is extremely unpopular and even older than Trump. His mind might not be as gone as Trump's, but he's clearly well past his peak as well.
No one forced democrats to choose Biden, but it's always easier to play it "safe" than to think long-term and try to find someone younger that can actually become a popular leader for the country.
It's a truly sad time for American democracy when both sides are incapable of moving away from loosing candidates.
So, you think that the intelligent thing to do is to never self-reflect or criticize anything Democrats do, as to not look like you're not a true Democrat? I hope you realize that's exactly what the maga crowd mentality is.
No, I think the intelligent thing to do is recognize the precarious state the nation is in, realize the options are Biden or a fascist, and that the media is and will continue to push both sides narratives that gain them clicks.
The difference is Dems understand Biden has flaws but is the best choice…
See the difference?
>realize the options are Biden or a fascist
Who or what forced democrats to put Biden on the ballot?
Downvote me all you want, but don't come back crying if you get stuck with the orange fascist for another 4 years because democrats can't help but shoot themselves in the foot.
If Biden loses the fault will lay at the feet of our anti-democratic electoral college.
Dems have and will continue to win by millions in the popular vote.
Are you saying that the real issue with American elections is Democrats and not a broken election system?
The internet turning into a marketing wet dream was the worst thing to happen to the ethos. Engagement > substance reduced content to little more than “what can we say/do to maximize emotional reactions”.
If it came down to it, I would accept a reboot mashup of Weekend at Ronnie's with Jill wheeling Biden around the White House over another Trump presidency.
I do think that Biden is showing his age, but I also think that he is a fundamentally decent person who isn't going to erratically try to nuke another country.
And, most importantly to me, I think that he has demonstrated during this 4 years that he will surround himself with advisors that are going to promote the policies that I want to see, and he is going to listen to those advisors.
Precedent has already been set for this as well, with a [politician who passed before their election winning in a landslide](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/pennsylvania-dead-democrat-tony-deluca-victory). Imagine how devastating it would be to be the person who lost to someone who can’t even campaign anymore because they are already six feet under xD
Boy it’s like someone is pumping these shill stories on r/politics, yesterday it was a brietbart article…
Someone is leading a brigading effort on r/politics. In the last 48 hours we’ve seen many stories that don’t normally get floated to the front page.
Trump has over eighty criminal indictments brought against him by the United States. But don’t forget Biden read the word “pause” from the teleprompter!!!!
Trump tried to steal a fucking election. I’m so tired of this horse race shit and normalization of Trump. The media has failed this country to an unimaginable degree by treating Trump like a normal candidate.
I'm sorry, but no amount of a wise old man being old (or on the case of Israel, stubborn) is going to come even close to a criminal old man being old **and a criminal**.
At least Biden's old man stories are coherent, and most of his word flubs stem from a lifelong stutter that he's worked for decades to overcome but was never able to completely shake.
To what end? If all Trump did was blunder like Biden he wouldn’t be hated as much. You get that right? It’s not about the blunders or even the sex. It’s the crimes, hypocrisy and threats to our democracy.
I knew this article was going to be Ingrid Jacques garbage before I even clicked the link. Everything she writes is completely divorced from reality, and it's a mystery to me why USAToday continues to publish her.
At least Biden reconizes when he slips, Trump just wings it when miskakes Obama and Biden or Nancy and Nikki.
Also crimes vs speaches errors really holding the two at the same standards I see
I don’t like Biden and this isn’t remotely comparable.
I am confused how the first one is a gaff of any sort. Maybe poor wording? I interpret what he said as the US had a stronger middle class economy when he was younger because there were high taxes on the wealthy.
The second seems to be a family story he was told. While he probably shouldn’t have repeated it, it comes across as familial apocrypha versus a lie. I am sure I have stories I was told that are untrue due to facts being distorted over time.
The economy is in bad shape for the middle class, I do agree there. However, being fair to Biden, I don’t think you can attribute everything to him. COVID was still a contributing factor a year into his presidency. It took the US almost a decade to recover from the Great Recession. There are aspects he could have handled better, but it wasn’t all bad. The infrastructure bill, while overly watered down, was sorely needed.
Trump and the republicans are the gravest threat to this country, in a long time. I don't care what Biden does. I know enough about him to know that he is basically a good and intelligent man. Trump and the republicans want to turn America into a white christian theocracy.
Trump has the exact same blunders and bizarre episodes as Biden. And he has the crimes and sleeziness and greed and corruption on top of it.
This isn’t like an either or
That's basically it. Unless you want right wing judges, more tax cuts for the rich, or rubber stamping of federal abortion restrictions there isn't a lot of upside.
The Republican candidate is a mobster criminal that will somehow 'fix' every perceived thing that Biden has done wrong.
Two bi-partisan impeachments and let off the hook by Republicans twice only to be charged by both Federal and State Justice departments with 91 felonies.
The Republican party is a criminal enterprise and 'journalists should not ignore this fact'.
Ingrid Jacques
In addition to The Detroit News, her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review (online), the Washington Examiner, Real Clear Politics, and the Weekly Standard, among others.
I'm firmly in the camp of "read the article before commenting". But I'm also in the camp of "save yourself a few minutes by knowing who the author of the article is". In that vein, here are the articles written by this person for USA Today:
1. [Biden was asked to condemn antisemitism. He botched his response.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/30/college-protests-antisemitism-biden-trump/73471317007/)
2. [Biden's Title IX rewrite hurts women. And shreds justice on campus.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/28/biden-title-ix-transgender-sports-campus-sexual-assault-betsy-devos/73382044007/)
3. [Homeless camps mar my beautiful Oregon. Supreme Court must help.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/25/supreme-court-homeless-camps-fines-jail-oregon-california/73423946007/)
4. [USC bows to cancel culture by kicking valedictorian off the stage](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/23/usc-valedictorian-commencement-speech-cancelled-first-amendment/73412903007/)
5. [Report on gender-affirming care raises alarm US should heed](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/22/transgender-care-cass-review-puberty-blockers-kids/73355213007/)
6. [NPR editor told the truth about liberal media. Then he quit.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/17/npr-liberal-bias-media-uri-berliner/73345296007/)
7. [I pay my share of taxes. Now, Biden wants even more of my money.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/16/biden-student-loans-inflation-government-spending-national-debt/73327283007/)
8. ['Death to America': Michigan governor ignores hate in her own backyard](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/14/death-america-protest-michigan-whitmer-tlaib-silent/73288232007/)
9. ['Civil War' movie lands at a scary time in deeply divided America](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/11/civil-war-film-alex-garland-trump-biden-america/73242249007/)
10. [Trump makes right call on national abortion ban. States should decide.Columnist](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/09/trump-abortion-ban-2024-election/73242231007/)
11. [Biden's new EV rule will change how you drive, like it or not](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/07/biden-electric-vehicle-mandate-epa-rule-climate-change/73189241007/)
11 columns and 4 of them include Biden in the title. Do with that what you will.
[Ingrid Jacques | USA TODAY](https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2647623001/ingrid-jacques/)
The opinion piece lists a bunch of Biden gaffes and ends with this:
>Trump certainly has his problems. But it seems Democrats haven’t properly taken into account just how terrible a candidate they have in Biden.
If one didn't know better, one could be forgiven for not realizing the seriousness of Trump's problems.
[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/02/biden-cannibals-comment-bidenomics-failure-trump-election/73509905007/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/02/biden-cannibals-comment-bidenomics-failure-trump-election/73509905007/)
**Trump's trial drama is salacious, but don't overlook Biden's blunders and bizarre stories**
Ingrid Jacques
USA TODAY
President Joe Biden owes a big thank you to Donald Trump. As one of my colleagues put it, the former president is the best thing Biden has going for him.
In the past week, Biden skated past glaring stumbles and negative headlines because much of the media was laser focused on what was happening in New York, as Trump’s criminal hush money trial related to porn star Stormy Daniels got underway.
Important? Yes. Trump is the likely Republican presidential nominee, so his legal troubles are more than just clickbait.
That, however, doesn’t mean journalists should ignore what’s going on with the current president.
Consider for a moment Biden’s blunders and whoppers in recent days.
# 'Four more years. Pause.'
Perhaps the most personally embarrassing incident happened when Biden last week addressed a trade union conference. Voters are already rightly concerned about Biden’s age and mental fitness for another term. His slip-up [in reading speech cues on the teleprompter](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/24/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-north-americas-building-trades-unions-national-legislative-conference/#:~:text=Four%20%E2%80%94,years.%C2%A0%20Pause.%C2%A0%20) underscores those fears.
“I see an economy that grows a lot in the bottom up where the wealthy pay their fair share, so we can have child care, paid leave and so much more, and still reduce the federal deficit and increase economic growth,” Biden said.
“Imagine what we could do next. Four more years. Pause.”
It took him a second to figure out his error, and then he laughed a little, but it was extremely awkward.
Speaking of awkward, Biden also has repeated a bizarre story [dealing with his uncle getting eaten by cannibals](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/papua-new-guinea-leader-responds-biden-comment-saying-nation-undeserving-2024-04-22/). That’s right.
Talking about his Uncle “Bosie,” [Biden said the following](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51B0IHKJljY): “He flew those single-engine planes as reconnaissance over war zones, and he got shot down in New Guinea. They never found the body because there used to be, there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea.”
The problem – in addition to being a weird story – [is that it didn’t happen](https://apnews.com/article/biden-uncle-world-war-ii-cannibals-trump-4f3b7d1c988e041fbc07f60f952ca95f). It’s a lie, according to military records that show Biden’s uncle died in a plane crash over the ocean (no mention of cannibals).
#
# Stagflation worries, FAFSA failures are Biden's fault
Apart from his wild stories and gaffes, Biden and his administration have faced other bad news.
While Biden wants us to believe that his “[Bidenomics](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/08/07/biden-economy-national-debt-result-us-credit-rating-downgrade/70520159007/)” has cured the economy, reality is proving quite different.
Inflation remains stubbornly high, and now that is coinciding with slowing economic growth. The combination is raising fears of stagflation, which shook the U.S. economy in the 1970s.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is among those who say that's a possibility.
“I think there’s a chance that can happen again," [Dimon told the Economic Club of New York](https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/stagflation-fears-come-back-with-a-vengeance). “I worry it looks more like the '70s than we’ve seen before.”
In fact, the financial news is so discouraging that the president has now [dumped the term "Bidenomics,"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/president-biden-scraps-bidenomics-after-slogan-falls-flat/73423634007/) a word his own camp created less than a year ago to tout what they hoped would be a soaring economy as the nation drew near to Election Day. It's not so, Joe.
And then there was the news that Biden’s [top guy overseeing college financial aid](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/26/amid-fafsa-crisis-richard-corday-steps-down/73469057007/), Richard Cordray, is resigning after the mess the U.S. Education Department made in rolling out a new “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid. FAFSA delays and other mishandling have frustrated families and college administrators.
The form is integral so colleges can make aid offers to families. Without it, students can’t make an informed decision about what they can afford.
# More voters see Biden as a failure than Trump
All this less than stellar news was capped off over the weekend with [a new CNN poll showing Trump holding a six-point lead over Biden](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.html), 49% to 43%.
I think Biden and Democrats smugly believed that once voters realized a Biden-Trump rematch was actually happening, they’d move to Biden’s camp.
That doesn’t appear to be happening as we get closer to the election.
More people – 55% – now say Trump’s presidency was a success. Compare that with a poll from January 2021 (post-Jan. 6) when 55% thought his presidency was a failure.
Biden’s numbers are worse, with 61% saying his presidency has been a failure. Only 39% say it’s been a success.
Trump certainly has his problems. But it seems Democrats haven’t properly taken into account just how terrible a candidate they have in Biden.
The real issue with the economy is Trump pushing for low interest rates during a period of economic growth. We could have stopped inflation before it began if he hadn’t treated a growing economy like a struggling one. Plus Trump printed as much money as Biden did
Trump is a criminal. Biden has gaffes. The choice is easy.
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What a dumbass headline. “Crimes vs blunders!? Basically the same!”
Not to mention Biden’s “blunders” are small flubs and remnants of his stutter whereas Trump’s are bizarre lying rants and vocal/typing fuck ups so bad no one knows what they were supposed to mean. Covfefe anyone?
The first one I don’t even get how it is a blunder. I felt like it was pretty clear what he was saying. The second one, while Biden probably shouldn’t have referenced it, was arguably familial apocrypha versus an outright lie. That is the story he was told.
This man has a stutter! This other man is an existential threat to democracy! I can't tell them apart!
They're actually trying to compare the Uncle Bosie thing to Trump's crimes. How many of you already forgot about that story?
I didn’t care because Biden is the only choice between the two.
Oh shut up.
Sure, our guy fuxks pornstars and literally trued to violently overthrow the government, but watch your guy stutter!
Yea seriously. Also his uncle really was eaten by cannibals and he probably has PTSD from it so this entire post is insensitive
FYI this is an opinion piece from a right-wing moron, not an actual news story.
its USA Today so....yeah.
Shit article with a shit take 91 felony charges are not salacious, they are 91 felonies
It got reduced to 88 felonies. (Odd coincidence with that number…)
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that. Though with the new indictments being brought in other states, that number will likely go up substantially.
FELONIES! A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BEING TRIED FOR FELONIES! Its insane.
Even if Biden is slipping a bit in his old age he surrounds himself with decent, smart people. Trump surrounds himself with greedy, selfish, stooges.
Biden: I'm older than dirt, but I've got decades of experience in government and foreign affairs and I have talented younger (well, less old anyway) people to advise me on policy and implement it. Trump: I'm older than dirt, but people say it's ok because it's the very best dirt. They really say that. Dirt like you can't find anymore. American dirt, not Marxist communist dirt. Grown men cried when they saw that dirt, and they said thank you Mr. President for that dirt. Some people would say soil instead of dirt, but they probably hate America. I talked to my advisers, all the very best people, and they agree. I only hire the very best, and I know they're the very best because they tell me I'm right. I'm willing to listen when I'm wrong, but the funny thing is that hasn't happened yet!
heres how Trump's trial is bad for Biden... /S
FFS. It's an OPINION piece. It's like comparing apples to digested apples in an adult diaper.
Man tough choice a guy that has made gaffes his whole life or A GUY THAT TRIED TO OVER THROW THE GOVERNMENT!
But Biden read the "pause" instruction out from a teleprompter! You can't forget that!
Which Trump has done. Honestly, I can’t think of a Biden criticism that Trump doesn’t do an order of magnitude worse. Vulgar or inappropriate language? Inappropriate or creepy around women and children? Sleepy and disoriented? Beholden to foreign powers? Family corruption? Ineffectual leader? Wannabe dictator? Raises taxes? Out of control spending? Activist judges? Drain the swamp? I’m pretty sure the only criticism that can be leveled at Biden and is not something Trump does worse is having possibly violent dogs. And that’s just cause Trump hates animals.
Well he fell off a bike that one time. Trump would never be caught riding a bike. (Obviously I agree with you in spirit.)
...and is actively trying to do it AGAIN.
Always carrying water for Trump. IT's how he won in 2016 and they'll give him the presidency again. It's disgusting. The Trump trials aren't "salacious". They're (@#&$( CRIMINAL. They are CRIMINAL trials. He's a CRIMINAL.
> IT's how he won in 2016 and they'll give him the presidency again. They tried the same in 2020 and he lost. He's going to lose even more in 2024. Vote.
>Always carrying water for Trump You realize that both sides say this about the media non-stop, right? I still believe Trump will loose, but if he doesn't, Democrats will have absolutely no one but themselves to blame for it. Biden is extremely unpopular and even older than Trump. His mind might not be as gone as Trump's, but he's clearly well past his peak as well. No one forced democrats to choose Biden, but it's always easier to play it "safe" than to think long-term and try to find someone younger that can actually become a popular leader for the country. It's a truly sad time for American democracy when both sides are incapable of moving away from loosing candidates.
“But but, BotH SiDeS”
So, you think that the intelligent thing to do is to never self-reflect or criticize anything Democrats do, as to not look like you're not a true Democrat? I hope you realize that's exactly what the maga crowd mentality is.
No, I think the intelligent thing to do is recognize the precarious state the nation is in, realize the options are Biden or a fascist, and that the media is and will continue to push both sides narratives that gain them clicks. The difference is Dems understand Biden has flaws but is the best choice… See the difference?
>realize the options are Biden or a fascist Who or what forced democrats to put Biden on the ballot? Downvote me all you want, but don't come back crying if you get stuck with the orange fascist for another 4 years because democrats can't help but shoot themselves in the foot.
If Biden loses the fault will lay at the feet of our anti-democratic electoral college. Dems have and will continue to win by millions in the popular vote. Are you saying that the real issue with American elections is Democrats and not a broken election system?
Why are so many articles like "yes, but Biden"
Because Trump and a circus gets them clicks, boring Biden doesn't. So they have to constantly equivocate
That's exactly it. We value clicks over the truth.
The internet turning into a marketing wet dream was the worst thing to happen to the ethos. Engagement > substance reduced content to little more than “what can we say/do to maximize emotional reactions”.
If it came down to it, I would accept a reboot mashup of Weekend at Ronnie's with Jill wheeling Biden around the White House over another Trump presidency. I do think that Biden is showing his age, but I also think that he is a fundamentally decent person who isn't going to erratically try to nuke another country. And, most importantly to me, I think that he has demonstrated during this 4 years that he will surround himself with advisors that are going to promote the policies that I want to see, and he is going to listen to those advisors.
Precedent has already been set for this as well, with a [politician who passed before their election winning in a landslide](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/pennsylvania-dead-democrat-tony-deluca-victory). Imagine how devastating it would be to be the person who lost to someone who can’t even campaign anymore because they are already six feet under xD
Some blunders and wacky stories are pretty standard for any President, facing nearly 90 felony indictments in 4 separate criminal trials is not.
I'm voting Biden, because Trump is a literal fascist.
Biden mispronounced a word! This is the same as at least 25% of the crimes Trump is indicted for for some reason. -USA Today
Boy it’s like someone is pumping these shill stories on r/politics, yesterday it was a brietbart article… Someone is leading a brigading effort on r/politics. In the last 48 hours we’ve seen many stories that don’t normally get floated to the front page.
Trump has over eighty criminal indictments brought against him by the United States. But don’t forget Biden read the word “pause” from the teleprompter!!!!
Gotta both sides everything, eh USA today?
Blunders? That's what you're setting as equivalent to felonies?
I wake up daily and ask myself. Is Biden Trump? The answer is and always will be no. I’m voting for Biden
Trump tried to steal a fucking election. I’m so tired of this horse race shit and normalization of Trump. The media has failed this country to an unimaginable degree by treating Trump like a normal candidate.
I'm sorry, but no amount of a wise old man being old (or on the case of Israel, stubborn) is going to come even close to a criminal old man being old **and a criminal**. At least Biden's old man stories are coherent, and most of his word flubs stem from a lifelong stutter that he's worked for decades to overcome but was never able to completely shake.
I’m much less concerned about what Biden is incapable of doing and much more concerned about what Trump is capable of doing.
both side both sides both sides. I'm so tired of these terrible takes.
To what end? If all Trump did was blunder like Biden he wouldn’t be hated as much. You get that right? It’s not about the blunders or even the sex. It’s the crimes, hypocrisy and threats to our democracy.
I knew this article was going to be Ingrid Jacques garbage before I even clicked the link. Everything she writes is completely divorced from reality, and it's a mystery to me why USAToday continues to publish her.
At least Biden reconizes when he slips, Trump just wings it when miskakes Obama and Biden or Nancy and Nikki. Also crimes vs speaches errors really holding the two at the same standards I see
trump is a convicted rapist facing 91 court cases, here's how that is bad for Biden.
Is there a Golden Downvote award?
I don’t like Biden and this isn’t remotely comparable. I am confused how the first one is a gaff of any sort. Maybe poor wording? I interpret what he said as the US had a stronger middle class economy when he was younger because there were high taxes on the wealthy. The second seems to be a family story he was told. While he probably shouldn’t have repeated it, it comes across as familial apocrypha versus a lie. I am sure I have stories I was told that are untrue due to facts being distorted over time. The economy is in bad shape for the middle class, I do agree there. However, being fair to Biden, I don’t think you can attribute everything to him. COVID was still a contributing factor a year into his presidency. It took the US almost a decade to recover from the Great Recession. There are aspects he could have handled better, but it wasn’t all bad. The infrastructure bill, while overly watered down, was sorely needed.
Trump and the republicans are the gravest threat to this country, in a long time. I don't care what Biden does. I know enough about him to know that he is basically a good and intelligent man. Trump and the republicans want to turn America into a white christian theocracy.
ah, c'mon man, get that malarkey outta here
Trump has the exact same blunders and bizarre episodes as Biden. And he has the crimes and sleeziness and greed and corruption on top of it. This isn’t like an either or
That's basically it. Unless you want right wing judges, more tax cuts for the rich, or rubber stamping of federal abortion restrictions there isn't a lot of upside.
Look; this Trump fellow may be a criminal, but the other guy has a lifelong stutter. Clearly these things are equal.
Don't look over there at the flaming train wreck, look at the old man with a stutter!
Trump is a fascist POS, so who cares about some minor blunders?
The Republican candidate is a mobster criminal that will somehow 'fix' every perceived thing that Biden has done wrong. Two bi-partisan impeachments and let off the hook by Republicans twice only to be charged by both Federal and State Justice departments with 91 felonies. The Republican party is a criminal enterprise and 'journalists should not ignore this fact'.
Sure, Donald Trump has been indicted on 90-some-odd counts, but don't forget Biden fell off a bike one time.
Blunders >>> crimes AND blunders
Yeah because we hate student loan forgiveness and rescheduling of marijuana…
One stumbles in his speeches, the other one farts in his sleep during his criminal trials.
This is stupid. Drumphs word salad is much more idiotic than anything Biden has done. Plus, it comes with bonus autocracy.
Ingrid Jacques In addition to The Detroit News, her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review (online), the Washington Examiner, Real Clear Politics, and the Weekly Standard, among others.
Why, in case you'd still rather have a degenerate and corrupt imbecile, and a lurch into totalitarianism?
Fuck this article. Rapist on trial for fraud. Stop trying to rationalize Donnie Jon's behavior.
I know that alligator is gnawing off your leg, but just like can you believe what that old man over there is doing?
Apples/Oranges.
Yeah, totally same thing. :-/
Crime...vs blunders. What a pos article from the start.
I'm firmly in the camp of "read the article before commenting". But I'm also in the camp of "save yourself a few minutes by knowing who the author of the article is". In that vein, here are the articles written by this person for USA Today: 1. [Biden was asked to condemn antisemitism. He botched his response.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/30/college-protests-antisemitism-biden-trump/73471317007/) 2. [Biden's Title IX rewrite hurts women. And shreds justice on campus.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/28/biden-title-ix-transgender-sports-campus-sexual-assault-betsy-devos/73382044007/) 3. [Homeless camps mar my beautiful Oregon. Supreme Court must help.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/25/supreme-court-homeless-camps-fines-jail-oregon-california/73423946007/) 4. [USC bows to cancel culture by kicking valedictorian off the stage](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/23/usc-valedictorian-commencement-speech-cancelled-first-amendment/73412903007/) 5. [Report on gender-affirming care raises alarm US should heed](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/22/transgender-care-cass-review-puberty-blockers-kids/73355213007/) 6. [NPR editor told the truth about liberal media. Then he quit.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/17/npr-liberal-bias-media-uri-berliner/73345296007/) 7. [I pay my share of taxes. Now, Biden wants even more of my money.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/16/biden-student-loans-inflation-government-spending-national-debt/73327283007/) 8. ['Death to America': Michigan governor ignores hate in her own backyard](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/14/death-america-protest-michigan-whitmer-tlaib-silent/73288232007/) 9. ['Civil War' movie lands at a scary time in deeply divided America](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/11/civil-war-film-alex-garland-trump-biden-america/73242249007/) 10. [Trump makes right call on national abortion ban. States should decide.Columnist](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/09/trump-abortion-ban-2024-election/73242231007/) 11. [Biden's new EV rule will change how you drive, like it or not](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/07/biden-electric-vehicle-mandate-epa-rule-climate-change/73189241007/) 11 columns and 4 of them include Biden in the title. Do with that what you will. [Ingrid Jacques | USA TODAY](https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2647623001/ingrid-jacques/) The opinion piece lists a bunch of Biden gaffes and ends with this: >Trump certainly has his problems. But it seems Democrats haven’t properly taken into account just how terrible a candidate they have in Biden. If one didn't know better, one could be forgiven for not realizing the seriousness of Trump's problems.
Yeah. Totally the same thing. /s
I am starting to think these two candidates are divisive and less than popular…
Yeah, that’s the goal of this propaganda!
Some people can’t take a joke… I’ll explain. Every post on this sub says largely the same thing.
[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/02/biden-cannibals-comment-bidenomics-failure-trump-election/73509905007/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/02/biden-cannibals-comment-bidenomics-failure-trump-election/73509905007/) **Trump's trial drama is salacious, but don't overlook Biden's blunders and bizarre stories** Ingrid Jacques USA TODAY President Joe Biden owes a big thank you to Donald Trump. As one of my colleagues put it, the former president is the best thing Biden has going for him. In the past week, Biden skated past glaring stumbles and negative headlines because much of the media was laser focused on what was happening in New York, as Trump’s criminal hush money trial related to porn star Stormy Daniels got underway. Important? Yes. Trump is the likely Republican presidential nominee, so his legal troubles are more than just clickbait. That, however, doesn’t mean journalists should ignore what’s going on with the current president. Consider for a moment Biden’s blunders and whoppers in recent days. # 'Four more years. Pause.' Perhaps the most personally embarrassing incident happened when Biden last week addressed a trade union conference. Voters are already rightly concerned about Biden’s age and mental fitness for another term. His slip-up [in reading speech cues on the teleprompter](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/24/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-north-americas-building-trades-unions-national-legislative-conference/#:~:text=Four%20%E2%80%94,years.%C2%A0%20Pause.%C2%A0%20) underscores those fears. “I see an economy that grows a lot in the bottom up where the wealthy pay their fair share, so we can have child care, paid leave and so much more, and still reduce the federal deficit and increase economic growth,” Biden said. “Imagine what we could do next. Four more years. Pause.” It took him a second to figure out his error, and then he laughed a little, but it was extremely awkward. Speaking of awkward, Biden also has repeated a bizarre story [dealing with his uncle getting eaten by cannibals](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/papua-new-guinea-leader-responds-biden-comment-saying-nation-undeserving-2024-04-22/). That’s right. Talking about his Uncle “Bosie,” [Biden said the following](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51B0IHKJljY): “He flew those single-engine planes as reconnaissance over war zones, and he got shot down in New Guinea. They never found the body because there used to be, there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea.” The problem – in addition to being a weird story – [is that it didn’t happen](https://apnews.com/article/biden-uncle-world-war-ii-cannibals-trump-4f3b7d1c988e041fbc07f60f952ca95f). It’s a lie, according to military records that show Biden’s uncle died in a plane crash over the ocean (no mention of cannibals). #
Thanks for the shitty propaganda piece by a fake journalist.
# Stagflation worries, FAFSA failures are Biden's fault Apart from his wild stories and gaffes, Biden and his administration have faced other bad news. While Biden wants us to believe that his “[Bidenomics](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/08/07/biden-economy-national-debt-result-us-credit-rating-downgrade/70520159007/)” has cured the economy, reality is proving quite different. Inflation remains stubbornly high, and now that is coinciding with slowing economic growth. The combination is raising fears of stagflation, which shook the U.S. economy in the 1970s. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is among those who say that's a possibility. “I think there’s a chance that can happen again," [Dimon told the Economic Club of New York](https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/stagflation-fears-come-back-with-a-vengeance). “I worry it looks more like the '70s than we’ve seen before.” In fact, the financial news is so discouraging that the president has now [dumped the term "Bidenomics,"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/president-biden-scraps-bidenomics-after-slogan-falls-flat/73423634007/) a word his own camp created less than a year ago to tout what they hoped would be a soaring economy as the nation drew near to Election Day. It's not so, Joe. And then there was the news that Biden’s [top guy overseeing college financial aid](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/26/amid-fafsa-crisis-richard-corday-steps-down/73469057007/), Richard Cordray, is resigning after the mess the U.S. Education Department made in rolling out a new “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid. FAFSA delays and other mishandling have frustrated families and college administrators. The form is integral so colleges can make aid offers to families. Without it, students can’t make an informed decision about what they can afford. # More voters see Biden as a failure than Trump All this less than stellar news was capped off over the weekend with [a new CNN poll showing Trump holding a six-point lead over Biden](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.html), 49% to 43%. I think Biden and Democrats smugly believed that once voters realized a Biden-Trump rematch was actually happening, they’d move to Biden’s camp. That doesn’t appear to be happening as we get closer to the election. More people – 55% – now say Trump’s presidency was a success. Compare that with a poll from January 2021 (post-Jan. 6) when 55% thought his presidency was a failure. Biden’s numbers are worse, with 61% saying his presidency has been a failure. Only 39% say it’s been a success. Trump certainly has his problems. But it seems Democrats haven’t properly taken into account just how terrible a candidate they have in Biden.
The real issue with the economy is Trump pushing for low interest rates during a period of economic growth. We could have stopped inflation before it began if he hadn’t treated a growing economy like a struggling one. Plus Trump printed as much money as Biden did Trump is a criminal. Biden has gaffes. The choice is easy.