{"id":52417,"date":"2022-03-29T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52417"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:26:40","slug":"trumps-twitter-proxy-implies-biden-is-mentally-unsound-for-referring-to-notes-but-guess-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52417","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Twitter Proxy Implies Biden is Mentally Unsound for Referring to Notes, But Guess What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The question of President Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve has been a core feature of the Fox News campaign of smears and character assassination from before Biden was even inaugurated. Never mind that a significant majority of the American people concluded by their votes that Biden was not only fit, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=46720\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more mentally sound than Donald Trump according to a Fox News poll<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump's Twitter Proxy Implies Biden is Mentally Unsound for Referring to Notes, But Guess What?%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52417\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to Tweet this article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-straight-jacket-insane.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump, Insane, Straight Jacket\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That affirmation by the people, however, has not deterred Fox News, and the Trump-addled Republican Party it speaks for, from persisting in their malicious misrepresentations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=49499\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannity\u2019s Infantile Anti-Biden Tweet Draws a Scorching Backlash Against Trump<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, Trump&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=51685\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter ban defying spokes-shill<\/a><\/strong> posted a tweet that said only <em>&#8220;25th amendment,&#8221;<\/em> a reference to the constitutional amendment providing for relieving a mentally incompetent president from his duties. The post also retweeted a Republican operative&#8217;s photo of Biden holding some notes he used during a press conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">25th amendment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GxV1iLCFQv\">https:\/\/t.co\/GxV1iLCFQv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/status\/1508591159320453136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s set aside the assertion in the tweet that Biden <em>&#8220;screwed up,&#8221;<\/em> because there&#8217;s no evidence of that in the tweet. To the contrary, it shows that Biden accurately conveyed what his notes said about his previous comment that the genocidal butcher Vladimir Putin <em>&#8220;cannot remain in power.&#8221;<\/em> Biden maintained that he <em>&#8220;was expressing the moral outrage I felt towards the actions of this man,&#8221;<\/em> and that he <em>&#8220;was not articulating a change in policy.&#8221;<\/em> It was a message that he also delivered <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52412\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in response to a <em>&#8220;silly&#8221;<\/em> question by Fox&#8217;s Peter Doocy<\/a><\/strong> later the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, according these Trump tongue waggers, Biden&#8217;s use of notes indicates some sort of cognitive failure. But what makes this all the more preposterous and hypocritical is that Trump himself frequently used similar notes. Here&#8217;s one where he required a cheat sheet to remind to show sympathy for victims a mass shooting:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump has been criticised for appearing to need notes reminding him to say &#39;I hear you&#39; during a White House listening session on Florida mass shootings <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VeYf1fpAFr\">https:\/\/t.co\/VeYf1fpAFr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LHcQPuSeDO\">pic.twitter.com\/LHcQPuSeDO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuffPostUK\/status\/966666084362477568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So Trump needed this reminder to tell these mourners that <em>&#8220;I hear you.&#8221;<\/em> Really? And then there was the time that Trump needed notes to express his racist and misogynistic hatred for some Democratic women in Congress. Including his opinion that these American citizens should leave the country, saying that <em>&#8220;if you are not happy here, you can leave.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> notes today on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> flipped and rotated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/for?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#for<\/a> your viewing pleasure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42sdbsRivQ\">pic.twitter.com\/42sdbsRivQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jabin Botsford (@jabinbotsford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabinbotsford\/status\/1150855138086707200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Trump needed a written reminder about how to reply to the fact that he extorted Ukraine&#8217;s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort to manufacture dirt on then-candidate Joe Biden. It was what he was impeached for, the first time. His notes even included him repeating himself:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell Zelensky \u2014 President Zelensky to do the right thing. This is the final word from the president of the United States: I want nothing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump carried hand-written notes and print-outs of tweets as he left the White House. Photo by Getty&#39;s Mark Wilson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kxROdam0qC\">pic.twitter.com\/kxROdam0qC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1197204655308247040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=48626\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Hannity of Fox News Takes Lame Swing at Joe Biden, But Whacks Himself Instead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Fox News joined in on this Biden bashing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/photos-biden-caught-using-cue-cards-in-trying-to-paper-over-ukraine-gaffe-about-ousting-putin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">story<\/a> entitled <em>&#8220;Biden caught using cue cards in trying to paper over Ukraine gaffe about ousting Putin.&#8221;<\/em> Needless to say, Fox&#8217;s story never mentioned all the times that Trump also used <em>&#8220;cue cards&#8221;<\/em> when dispensing his lies. And Tucker Carlson devoted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/tucker-carlon-invoke-25th-ammendment\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">segment<\/a> on his Monday night program to calling for the 25th Amendment to be used against Biden. He ranted that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Uncontrollable flashes of anger are common among people who are aging, particularly among men, and they often accompany senility. Losing it is a very frustrating experience and your heart goes out to anyone who is.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you suppose that Carlson recognizes that his criticism fits Trump better than it does Biden? Trump is a walking fount of incessant and unfiltered anger. While Biden is known for his composure and calm rationality. If anyone was a candidate for the 25th Amendment, it was Donald Trump. And, more troubling, it still is, as he makes noises about running again in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, Trump has gotten even worse, as he continues to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52405\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rage about the 2020 election and the size of the shrinking crowds at his cult rallies<\/a><\/strong>. Perhaps he should get someone to write notes for him that actually reflect reality. Because he&#8217;s definitely not aware of it himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:blue;\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Twitter suspended the News Corpse account after 11 years without giving a reason. So if anyone wants to tweet <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">articles from my website<\/a><\/strong>, please feel free to do so often and repeatedly.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse<br \/>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newscorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>And check out my books on Amazon:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOYFpM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Nation vs. Reality:<br \/>\nThe Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thanks so much for your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The question of President Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve has been a core feature of the Fox News campaign of smears and character assassination from before Biden was even inaugurated. Never mind that a significant majority of the American people concluded by their votes that Biden was not only fit, but more mentally sound than Donald [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,684,1200,8,16],"tags":[554,33,377,25,1387,1072],"class_list":["post-52417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-media-bias","category-politics","category-propaganda","category-wankery","tag-donald-trump","tag-fox-news","tag-joe-biden","tag-tucker-carlson","tag-ukraine","tag-vladimir-putin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-straight-jacket-insane.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-dDr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46720,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=46720","url_meta":{"origin":52417,"position":0},"title":"Fox News Poll: Majority Say Trump Doesn&#8217;t Have the &#8216;Mental Soundness&#8217; to Serve","author":"Mark NC","date":"9\/13\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"For the past several months Donald Trump has been trying to portray Joe Biden as mentally unfit to perform the duties of the presidency. 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