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  • With Joe Biden out of the race, Donald Trump has become the oldest presidential nominee ever.
  • Trump's now facing off against Kamala Harris, 59, a woman decades younger.
  • On Monday, Trump called himself a "fine and brilliant young man" while criticizing Harris.
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[–] dogsnest 144 points 2 months ago (15 children)

She raised more money in a single day than Trump, the convicted felon and traitorous, treasonous, lying coward pedophile rapist.

It was her FIRST day, ever, as Presidential candidate.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And it was money raised through small donations. Something like a half million donors were donating for their first time.

Contrast to Trump, who gets an allowance from Elongated Muskrat

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Over a million individual donors now, and counting.

[–] ABCDE 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is... well, it sounds remarkable. What are previous figures for candidates?

[–] expatriado 28 points 2 months ago

she raised the money as presumptive nominee, even more remarkable

[–] norimee 10 points 2 months ago

Her first day campaining and apparently she just took the lead over him in the polls.

https://lemmy.world/post/17882346

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[–] frickineh 88 points 2 months ago

Sounds exactly like something a senile old man would say.

[–] worldwidewave 75 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (6 children)

He’s probably a man, in at least one sense of the word. That’s about it.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He's not so much a man as a list of character flaws

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Behold a man" said Diogenes to Plato as he threw Donald Trump into Platos school. "The fuck it is" responded Plato calmly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imaging trump with all his hair plucked out, squawking around a bunch of philosophers is pretty entertaining.

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[–] worldwidewave 9 points 2 months ago

He’s more boy than man, if we’re talking maturity

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Well, his mind is young. He speaks like 10 year old.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is insulting to 10 year olds.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

My apologies to 10 year olds 😔

[–] davidagain 20 points 2 months ago

Emotionally, he's about three. Aware of other people, but how they feel is of no account whatsoever to him. Lashes out at people for disagreeing. Lies to get his own way with no real remorse, but hates being found out and says it isn't fair with no understanding of what fair really means. Hasn't learned to share. Makes and breaks friends for very superficial reasons. Hasn't learned the long term benefits of friendship and looking after others. Doesn't like being held accountable and thinks that's unfair. Calls people names.

[–] HWK_290 11 points 2 months ago

Why, yes, he is a very special boy!

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Kamala is 60? Wow, she looks 45 at most.

[–] CodexArcanum 16 points 2 months ago

I'd offer up a "Black don't crack" but I think all the time about what 8 years in office did to Obama. They must have a hyperbaric time chamber attached to the Oval office.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, my husband and I both guessed early 40s before looking it up. I’m sure some of that is down to money and excellent healthcare access, but damn.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She'll need it. This job ages you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Only if you actually do it. Trump got aged by drugs and hamberders.

[–] randon31415 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Na, she'll be 47 in January.

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[–] samus12345 44 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Trump looking in the mirror:

[–] nepenthes 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kamala fucking with Trump subliminally:

Image: Kamala smiling with hands outstretched, palms out-- showing off her totally normal-sized hands.

[–] lemonmelon 9 points 2 months ago

Kamala, her hands outstretched.

Donny, when his mind was fogged.

[–] formergijoe 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why does he just see a giant pair of floating hands?

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[–] Boddhisatva 44 points 2 months ago

Young? Harris was born in 1964. The same year that Cadet Bone-spurs turned 18 and got his first deferment to avoid the draft.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not fine.
Not brilliant.
Not young.
Depending on the definition of “Man”, not one of those either.

[–] Nurgus 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He identified as a man and his chosen pronouns are he/him. The right love it when we clarify this.

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[–] btaf45 11 points 2 months ago

Convicted Criminal and Sex Offender Treason Trump is always the exact opposite of what he calls himself.

"very stable genius"? Nope. Deranged idiot.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

Dementia Don the racist rapist with 34 felonies doesn't even realize he's too old. He can't even complete a coherent sentence. He should drop out, it's just embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Leave it to Trump to try and suggest that 79 is "young", rather than play up the wisdom and experience angle. I'm not sure how anyone can support a leader who consistantly denies objective reality in the name of fluffing his ego. But there are a lot of reasons to deny Trump the presidency long before something as relatively small as his hubris. Well, small relative to being a known rapist and convicted felon, anyway.

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[–] barsquid 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More proof of his mental decline, likely dementia.

[–] CharlesDarwin 14 points 2 months ago

Many are people are saying he should just step down now and stop embarrassing himself.

[–] brucethemoose 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Being his campaign managers/operatives must be tricky.

They have to feed his ego. Coming out and acknowledging his age is just not an option, and they can't straight up tell him "you cannot get on a stage with Harris because you will inevitably say something bad that hurts your campaign."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

They have to do all that while wondering if he's even going to pay them lol

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

fine and brilliant young man

Are you sure he was referencing himself? None of those words describe Trump.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

I do find that I use the word "and" a lot when Referencing Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude is running for president and doesn't even know how to spell "poll"

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[–] Stupidmanager 8 points 2 months ago

Awe, Alzheimers kicking in. He’s remembering his younger years. though, he was never fine or brillant, so clearly the memory is going bad also. But hey, you’ve got to love the doddering old fool…

Oh right, fuck you don. I am now sure you will see some prison time after you lose this election. You deserve nothing less.

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