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I get it, Biden is old and that's a problem, but why doesn't anyone seem to have a problem with the fact that Trump is almost the same age, has 34 felonies, raped at least 2 women, went to Epstein's Island 11 times, sexualized his own daughter, stole classified documents, aligned himself with Xi and Putin, and can't remember common names?

Is all of that really better than being 2½ years older than he is right now?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Because people think Biden may actually do it. No one is stupid enough to believe Trump would put aside his ego long enough to consider the problems created by his extreme age.

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[–] FrostKing 4 points 5 months ago

How do I blacklist the word Trump so that I don't see posts like this in my feed?

[–] alekwithak 4 points 5 months ago

Because not a single Republican has been held accountable for their actions since Nixon. Prove me wrong.

[–] Ibaudia 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because Trump is very deeply popular with a huge voter block. Going against him means he'll just point those people at you and say "this guy's bad, also probably a pedophile or some shit idk" and then your career is over.

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[–] Psycoder 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I get it, Biden is old and that’s a problem

Biden was old in 2020 and that was a problem back then. In 2024, Biden is senile and that is a problem now. He failed to make coherent sentences 10+ times in a 90 minutes long debate.

At this point I do not ask Biden to drop because I like Trump. I hate Trump. I ask Biden to drop because I'm confident he can't beat Trump. Yesterday, someone leaked the poll numbers from DNC. Before the debate Biden was leading Trump by one point. After the debate Biden is trailing behind Trump by 8 points. If things move forward as they are, then Trump will be the only Republican candidate to win popular vote in the last 2-3 decades.

[–] Sam_Bass 3 points 5 months ago

What good would it do? His "fanbase" would drown out all such requests

[–] Veneroso 3 points 5 months ago

In addition to the other people who replied, the answer is simple:

Fear.

Look at Kinzinger.
Look at Cheny.

You're labeled a rhino. Your career in politics is over. And then maybe Trump retweets that there should be a military tribunal to try you for treason.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ImT5pYdKw5g

It's worth noting that treason is one of the few crimes enumerated in the constitution.

Why?

The founding fathers were all guilty of treason to the crown. And virtually anything could be charged as treason under King George.

You have to TRY to commit treason in the US.

Trump at one point asked for a list of our spies in the field. A few weeks later they started turning up dead. Trump had met with Putin between those two events. Trump refused that any records be kept from those meetings. Draw whatever conclusion you want from that knowledge, but I personally find that disqualifying. Let alone whatever he was wanting to accomplish by keeping national secrets in his bathroom in his country club.

He also happily hosted LIV's golf tournament at Maralago. Who owns that organization? The same folks who paid Jared Kushner 2 billion dollars to "invest". The Kingdom of Saud.

[–] MehBlah 3 points 5 months ago

Sycophants gonna sycophant.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Because Trump won't listen. He's a narcissistic asshole and doesn't give a shit as long he has money and power.

People are calling on Biden to step down because Biden isn't a huge fucking asshole.

[–] elbucho 3 points 5 months ago

It'd be wasted breath, really. Trump will never step down, because he's trying to remain out of prison. If he loses, then there goes any chance he had at pardoning himself for his numerous crimes. So he's not only the far and away favorite Republican candidate, but he's also highly motivated to stay in the race for personal reasons. No appeal to his sense of patriotism will work to get him to step down because he has no patriotism. He's in it for himself and himself only.

Biden, on the other hand, is just the default Democrat guy because he's the incumbent, and the party figured that'd be enough to win, and so haven't been trying very hard. And that has everybody terrified, because if he loses, then we get another 4 years of Trump, and probably never get to vote again. Basically, people are calling for Biden to step down because the stakes are way too high to fuck around.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Because nobody expected him to do anything but lie through his teeth and shit his pants.

Check and check.

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