Just One Question for Trump and Vance: What Is Wrong With You People?

The New York Times ^ | July 25, 2024 | Thomas L. Friedman | Opinion Columnist

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ever since President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would not seek re-election, clearly because of age, I keep thinking about Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s contemptuous reactions to one of the most difficult personal decisions a president has ever made, and what it says about their character.

“The Democrats pick a candidate, Crooked Joe Biden, he loses the Debate badly, then panics, and makes mistake after mistake, is told he can’t win, and decide they will pick another candidate, probably Harris,” Trump wrote on social media on Monday. He later added: “It’s not over! Tomorrow Crooked Joe Biden’s going to wake up and forget that he dropped out of the race today!”

Not to be out-lowballed by his boss, Vance wrote on social media: “Joe Biden has been the worst President in my lifetime and Kamala Harris has been right there with him every step of the way.”

All they had to say was: “President Biden served his country for five decades and at this moment we thank him for that service. Tomorrow our campaign begins against his replacement. Bring her on.’’

I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.

Biden’s good character shone through on Wednesday night in his dignified, country-before-self address at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. As I watched and listened, I remembered a lunch I had with him in May 2022 in the dining room next to the Oval Office. After we were done and he was walking me past the Resolute Desk, I mentioned to him a reading-literacy project that my wife, Ann, was working on that she thought might interest Dr. Jill Biden. The president got totally excited about the idea and said, “Let’s call your wife. What’s her number?’’

[taterjay]

Biden answering question about Trump running for office, “WE just have to show him he cannot take POWER.”

Joe, to Trump at the debate, “My son was not a sucker or loser, YOU are a sucker and loser.”

[Georgia Girl 2]

😭

[basalt]

these eltist “journalists” and so called “presdiential historians” make me laugh. They just love to idolize all democrat presidents and try to make them out to be saviors of us all. They live in such a bubble.

[Zuriel]

I haven’t read much of your link. But the description under the pic of Trump raising his fist with the smiling guy in the zoomed photo background, is just a supporter in the bleachers happy to see Trump standing up in determination.

Not a smiling Secrud Subservant.

[Jim Robinson]

B/S, Thomas

[DesertRhino]

““President Biden served his country for five decades and at this moment we thank him for that service. Tomorrow our campaign begins against his replacement. Bring her on.’’”

For five decades, Biden has been lying, cheating, stealing his friend’s wife, taking bribes, accusing an innocent man of a fatal DWI, setting up a family bribery syndicate, molesting his daughter in the shower, and plagiarizing most of his speeches.

We supposed to thank the corrupt evil baby killing POS for that? Eff that....

[Indy Pendance]

I didn’t realize the page was updated. Last I looked it started with the picture of the wrecked car. I’ll read it later today, thanks for pointing it out.

[exinnj]

Hey there Unum: how much do we have to crowdfund to cancel your NYT subscription?

[Ninaq]

Thomas Friedman. A real arbiter of objectivity.

[MortMan]

I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.

You dog-faced lying pony soldier! /Joe Biden

Biden has always been a bully, and always will be.

[Eli Kopter]

I agree. JACV...just another click vampire.

[Indy Pendance]

“Biden in Hawaii” was the where I read it from, the other stuff has updated.

[Mark]

From The Rag of Record.

[antidemoncrat]

A fifty year career of corruption and racist policies and now he’s ... Taaaa Ta Taaaa ... an American Hero.

[Responsibility2nd]

I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.

Not a bully? Corn Pop disagrees.

[nicollo]

Bwaaa!

one of the most difficult personal decisions a president has ever made

Maybe for the co-President, "Dr." Jill...

[californian by choice]

Mr. Thomas L. Friedman, why does the former president have to be kind to someone who has orchestrated an unprecedented persecution against him?
If you and he have not shown any mercy, why are you now asking for it for those who do not deserve it?

[Tymesup]

He did have the J6ers imprisoned.

[right way right]

Yeah, he’s the worst President ever.

[Pearfect]

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