
The Debate was a Bloodbath, but Trump Missed Opportunities
I think Trump could have pulled a Gerald Ford gaffe (“There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe”), a Rick Perry gaffe, (“I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Sorry. Oops”) and sweated like Richard Nixon, and it wouldn’t have mattered. Biden’s stiff gait, hand shake to a ghost, dead eyed stare, hanging open mouth and seemingly constant brain freeze confirmed the worst fears of the electorate: The man holding the nuclear codes for the most devastating arsenal on the planet has progressive dementia.
Those of us who have had a loved one suffering from mental decline are quick to recognize the disease, and we know the stages. It is highly probable that if he’s still alive, Joe Biden will be so significantly impaired by 2028, which would be the end of his second term, that he won’t be practically functional, let alone in a position to assume the responsibilities of the most demanding job in the world.