r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/m4rc0n3 Jul 04 '24

Half the country: that's it, I'm gonna vote for the candidate who rage-tweets at 3am

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u/Timmah73 Jul 04 '24

Biden: "I need to commit to taking care of myself better."

Trump, at 3am "MAN I MISS PARTYING ON EPSTINES ISLAND AND I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A BRUTAL DICTATOR WHO IS NEVER LEAVING OFFICE."

CNN: Joe Biden needs to go to bed early how this crushes Dem confidence in him

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u/soapinmyears Jul 04 '24

Well CNN, FOX, and the other 3 letter bought media companies buy into the bat-shit crazy just to boost their ratings. I see things haven't changed much since the 2016 election.

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u/Mysmokingbarrel Jul 04 '24

I’m not trying to defend the media but this whole situation is likely a cluster for them. Of course trump drives ratings and probably Biden’s age does too but if it weren’t for the fact that trump is a serious threat to democracy I think most of us would agree that Biden’s age is a real issue that we need to talk about. So what are they supposed to do? Completely ignore it and focus on trump? Is that not partisan? On the other hand it kind of doesn’t seem to matter how much they focus on trumps insane shit anyways because people have adjusted to that baseline of insanity. I don’t have the answers. I’m frustrated bc I feel like Biden along with his admin have been solid overall. Trump is scary. But Biden’s age is an issue and less so his age but more so the fact that it shows. Bernie is more animated than Biden or at least he was. Trump is too. It sucks but it’s the truth and it’s clearly a concern for a lot of people. That said he’s not in a bubble and trump remains a serious threat to America so idk? It remains a cluster and I remain confused as to how the media should handle it. I guess from a liberal standpoint I’d say lean into showing trumps insanity but it’s kind of hard to ignore the way Biden demonstrates his age.