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In reply to the discussion: Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate [View all]mr715
(4,243 posts)97. After the Hurr report...
He gave a "fiery" response about his mental acumen and confused his sons Beau and Hunter.
It wasn't a one shot thing. He was having trouble for a long time.
The entire reason why the debate was so disastrous was because it affirmed the framing that existed. He had been being handled by consultants and advisors and the only thing that got him out of that bubble was Nancy Pelosi "doing things the easy way or the hard way."
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Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate [View all]
Shrek
Yesterday
OP
Imagine what Melania must be going through every time her husband opens his mouth.
sop
23 hrs ago
#3
Yeah but the made up out of thin air conspiracy theories aren't in the sea of valid opinions.
EdmondDantes_
19 hrs ago
#61
Exactly. At first I thought he was overtired, and his handlers had over worked him,
yellow dahlia
21 hrs ago
#42
None of it was handled properly from my perspective. I blame the consultant class.
yellow dahlia
4 hrs ago
#100
If we could talk to those aides we would have a better clinical picture of the mental status leading up to the debate.
Irish_Dem
11 hrs ago
#82
The reason the debate was scheduled so early in the cycle is because his staff thought he wasn't fine.
Renew Deal
10 hrs ago
#84
There was an abundance of gas being blown out the TSF's ass during that debate as well
Niagara
23 hrs ago
#6
At the time many even in the corporate media were saying he shouldn't debate
senseandsensibility
21 hrs ago
#44
I'm in Jills corner. SHE would know something is off, more than anyone here!
bluestarone
20 hrs ago
#60
I recall that it was widely accepted here that Trump was going to either not show up at all, or storm off in rage
MichMan
19 hrs ago
#67
Stop talking. This does not help Democrats. I don't like being lied to and I don't believe her. It's sad and not
Pisces
19 hrs ago
#71
Whoever in Biden's team came up the debate idea should never work on a campaign again.
Seasider
18 hrs ago
#73
Posters here were predicting Biden would mop the floor with Trump, causing him to storm off in rage halfway through.
MichMan
9 hrs ago
#89
My heart sank when that happened. I felt sick. I asked my husband "what happend????
CTyankee
6 hrs ago
#91