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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:31 PM Jul 2020

Despite risks, Trump invests big in attacks on Biden's age

Donald Trump has accused his Democratic rival Joe Biden of having connections to the “radical left” and has pilloried his relationship with China, his record on criminal justice, his plans for the pandemic and even his son's business dealings.

But in a kitchen-sink offensive backed by a mountain of campaign cash, the 74-year-old Trump has so far invested in one line of attack above all: the charge that his 77-year-old opponent is too old and mentally weak to be an effective president. The attack has drawn cries of ageism, and there is evidence it may be ineffective. Shrugging off the risks, Trump’s team is pumping millions of dollars into the broadside and vowed this week not to back off.

With Election Day less than four months away, Trump has spent more money on one television ad claiming that Biden lacks “the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country” than any other single ad this year.

The 30-second spot and its Spanish equivalent have been running across 12 states, including retirement havens like Florida and Arizona, since mid-June at a cost of $6.5 million, according to data compiled by the media tracking firm Advertising Analytics. The firm noted a shift in recent days toward an unrelated Trump attack accusing Biden of supporting the far-left push to defund police departments, although he said he doesn't.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/despite-risks-trump-invests-big-in-attacks-on-bidens-age/ar-BB16uJID?li=BBnb7Kz

In spite of being older Biden is clearly in better shape than the orange Twitter twit.

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Despite risks, Trump invests big in attacks on Biden's age (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Hahahaha...nose... meet face!! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #1
Is Trump's re-election campaign ... NanceGreggs Jul 2020 #2
I feel like we are all living an Onion story. LisaL Jul 2020 #4
Senior advisors. Cha Jul 2020 #7
hahaha...too true... dhill926 Jul 2020 #13
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. LisaL Jul 2020 #3
as if his dismissal of older folk's covid risk was not enough Skittles Jul 2020 #5
He's projecting...............again! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #6
A Guy In His 70s, Attacking A Guy In His 70s... ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #8
the big problem for trump is.. no matter what Cha Jul 2020 #9
Trump needs a mirror...full length stillcool Jul 2020 #10
And extra wide Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #11
He has one he looks into every day... sdfernando Jul 2020 #12
Ramp Boy with a Sippy Cup ain't gonna play well. Hoyt Jul 2020 #14
That's one of the best I've seen. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #15

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)
6. He's projecting...............again!
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:39 PM
Jul 2020

It isn't Biden who lacks “the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country” --It's tRump.

ProfessorGAC

(65,060 posts)
8. A Guy In His 70s, Attacking A Guy In His 70s...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:41 PM
Jul 2020

...for being old.
Gee, that makes so much sense.
I'd spend big on it, too.

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