{"id":45969,"date":"2020-07-19T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T20:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=45969"},"modified":"2020-09-08T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T20:46:26","slug":"majority-say-trump-does-not-have-the-mental-soundness-to-serve-fox-news-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=45969","title":{"rendered":"Majority Say Trump Does Not Have the Mental Soundness to Serve: Fox News Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is trouble in the Realm of the Stable Genius. And the more that reality contradicts the fantasy life of Donald Trump, the more bizarre and dangerous his delusional tales become<\/a><\/strong>. But Trump is, without a doubt, his biggest booster. He has to be. No one else with any scrap of credibility wants the job.<\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/p>\n

Trump is constantly telling anyone who still bothers to listen that he is brilliant and infallible. He says he knows more than the generals about war; more than economists about the economy; more than doctors about healthcare. And always, Trump insists that he has a mind that is far superior to those of mere mortals.<\/p>\n

Sadly for Trump, he has failed miserably at persuading the American people that any of that is true. A poll by his State TV Propaganda Network (aka Fox News), was just published<\/a><\/strong> that asked voters “Do you think Donald Trump has the mental soundness to serve effectively as president?”<\/em> A majority of the people (51% to 43%) responded that he does not.<\/p>\n

Of course, anyone paying attention to the steady stream of Trump’s incoherent babbling, whining, and flagrant lying, already arrived at this conclusion long ago. But the fact that Fox News is validating it with their poll has some significance and provides a stinging rebuke to Trump’s laughable self-appraisals.<\/p>\n

What’s worse for Trump is that when Fox asked the same question about Joe Biden, a plurality of voters (47% to 39%) responded saying that he is mentally fit to serve. And that is after Trump has spent months trying to malign Biden, particularly with regard to his mental competence. That effort on Trump’s part has actually backfired<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Another poll published last week by Monmouth University<\/a><\/strong> had similar results. Only 35% said they are \u201cvery\u201d<\/em> or \u201csomewhat\u201d<\/em> confident of Trump\u2019s mental stability. A majority of 54% said they are \u201cnot to\u201d<\/em> or \u201cnot at all\u201d<\/em> confident. Biden\u2019s numbers are the complete opposite with 52% saying they are \u201cvery\u201d<\/em> or \u201csomewhat\u201d<\/em> confident, and only 35% saying they are \u201cnot to\u201d<\/em> or \u201cnot at all\u201d<\/em> confident.<\/p>\n

Following the release of the Fox News poll, Trump was interviewed by Chris Wallace, who actually brought up this question. Which led to one of the most peculiar exchanges between a president and the press ever recorded:<\/p>\n

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Chris Wallace to Trump on Trump's cognitive test: "Well, it's not the hardest test. It shows a picture and it says, 'what's that'. And it's an elephant." pic.twitter.com\/7hnZphc1Rp<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n