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[–] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 106 points 12 hours ago (14 children)

We need age limits for all held positions, and term limits for congress.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 38 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We should tie a mandatory government retirement age to Medicare or social security eligibility so there's some pressure to keep it below 80.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 38 points 11 hours ago

It's wild that people aren't expected to work at his age and in a lot of cases aren't allowed to drive anymore. But here is this decrepit old cunt steering the world backward into ruin.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Cognitive tests from a third party would be beneficial too.

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, the President and Executive have two separate and independent, third parties who are responsible for checks and balances against them, and look where that’s gotten us.

They’re all corruptible.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago
[–] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

I think it would be great if we set the age limit to be tied to a percentage of the average expected lifespan of the country's citizens in some way. Setting a hard age limit wouldn't be adaptive enough.

It would incentivize them to pass legislation and regulations which help increase everyone's life expectancy. It would also somewhat help in the case of a future where some medical advances allow only those with enough money to have insanely increased lifespans.

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[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 54 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Is Joe Biden in the room with us right now?

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago
[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 36 points 10 hours ago

"Don't you think he looks tired?"

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.world 29 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

The next time Trump tells anyone to stop talking about Epstein, someone needs to tell him that he needs to shut the fuck up about Biden first. For fuck's sake.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Whoever does this will be a hero

[–] BugKilla@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody will do that. Everyone involved in his administration is either a cult member or an opportunistic scumbag. He will be conveniently replaced by somebody more insidious and competent once the machinery of USA democracy and benevolent government have been dismantled and a successor chosen.

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[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's trump being stupid, nothing to do with his age

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago (8 children)
[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

because it's been decades that he's been saying stupid things

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago

No. You’re wrong. Even as late as 2015 he was able to answer a question. What we’re unwilling witnesses to is his stupidity and serious cognitive decline.

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[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 7 hours ago

I get actual reporting can be boring and dull. That doesn't mean we have to start our own newmax or breitbart. It will be only a matter of time until we get some crazy ass left wing nut as a result.

Defeating lies/exaggerations can only be done with knowledge and truth. Please do better with the news sources. This feels more like AI left-wing grifters.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I don't see how anything he said shows he is declining?
Actually among all the bullshit he is letting out, this seems very coherent by comparison.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 14 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Seriously. “Esprit de corps”? Where the hell did he get that from? He blamed everything on Biden and it didn’t make any sense, but that’s not anything new, that’s what won him the election.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The actual, literal quote speaks for itself

And I have to tell you, Europe has a lot of spirit for this war. A lot of people, you know, when I first got involved, I really didn't think they did, but they do. And I saw that a month ago when you were there, most of you many of you were there. The level of esprit de corps spirit that they have is amazing.

[–] lowleekun@ani.social 16 points 11 hours ago

Sounds like average Trump nonsense tbh. I agree he IS mentally declined but that had to have started ages ago.

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Having watched the video and even read the script… it just sounds like he’s in front of a group and camera, and filling the space conversationally. It’s awkward, it’s his dumb speech patterns, but it doesn’t scream at me or stand out for being belligerent or worse than anything else. This one is a nothing burger.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Only because we keep lowering the bar for him. We disqualified Howard Dean because he screamed funny....

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

This shouldn’t be a bar lowering item to begin with. These or dumb human things, which we all are or do sometimes. The words here really shouldn’t be worth pointing at the guy and laughing about. It’s barely worth me even saying anything about here. Only slightly more worth my time is seeing if I can snap 1 or 2 people out of stooping so low to mock the guy for being human… that they’re missing more important and glaring issues.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 5 points 11 hours ago

This only show how stupid he is like he always been. Nothing to do with his age

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Sounds like someone was playing Disco Elysium.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Agreed. Same rambling as always.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

tfw anyone needs to be convinced he's demented

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 5 points 8 hours ago

A nothingburger of an "article" partially locked behind a paywall.

[–] Angelusz@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Ohh man, ik respecteerde Mark al, maar nu nóg meer. Die heerlijke nuchtere "uhh, wat praat deze gast?" blikken.. xD

Edit: Pardon my French, I'll rephrase for our Dutch-stunted fellow lemmings:

Ohh man, I already respected Mark, but even more so now. That lovely sober "Uhh, what the hell is this guy saying" look around... xD

Addendum: A true communication specialist. We sent the best of the generation: Teflon Mark!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 hour ago

distraction from the epstein files, all these news are just complicit.

[–] pomfegranate@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

Schizo gaming irl

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

What in the holy hell is this reality show clip even supposed to be in the first place? Why are these people sitting in a fucking Support Group circle? What is supposedly being accomplished in this setup?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago

Trump ranting incoherently isn't news, that's a Tuesday. Or Saturday. Or Monday. Or, you know, just any day.

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