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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:17 AM May 2021

Kevin McCarthy Says Biden Doesn't 'Have the Energy of Donald Trump': Trump 'Didn't Need to Sleep...



Kevin McCarthy Says Biden Doesn’t ‘Have the Energy of Donald Trump’: Trump ‘Didn’t Need to Sleep Five Hours a Night’

By Gideon TaaffeMay 14th, 2021, 10:14 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke admirably of former President Donald Trump, claiming, “Donald Trump didn’t need to sleep five hours a night.”

McCarthy appeared alongside Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and the new House GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Hannity Friday.

Sean Hannity asked McCarthy for his observations on President Joe Biden after their recent meeting. Hannity said of the president, “I kinda see Joe as a little bit out of it, well, a little bit more than out of it, a little checked out. And I’m concerned that I am not the only one that sees it. As a matter of fact, everybody I talk to says they see it.”

The congressman compared Biden to his predecessor. “At no time, having known Joe Biden for some time, does he have the energy of Donald Trump. Donald Trump didn’t need to sleep 5 hours and he would be engaged. If you called Donald Trump, he’d get on the phone before staff would.”

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Kevin McCarthy Says Biden Doesn't 'Have the Energy of Donald Trump': Trump 'Didn't Need to Sleep... (Original Post) DonViejo May 2021 OP
If you could get him to pee in the cup, multigraincracker May 2021 #1
Maybe a good night's sleep piddyprints May 2021 #2
This treestar May 2021 #13
Fox Disinformation Factory Kid Berwyn May 2021 #3
McCarthy going on tv and promoting the canard that madaboutharry May 2021 #4
I can't sleep when taking Sudafed either. woodsprite May 2021 #5
Why would I believe anything McCarthy says? -misanthroptimist May 2021 #6
Kevin McCarthy is not the brightest bulb on the ceiling MerryHolidays May 2021 #7
LOL on this in Wikipedia: CurtEastPoint May 2021 #8
I have known Joe longer than McCarthy has. I challenge him to keep up on any average day for Joe. Walleye May 2021 #9
This Is Real 'Dear Leader' Level Crap, Sir The Magistrate May 2021 #10
if i were talking to anyone in that "party", i'd check out too. mopinko May 2021 #11
Because MF45 didn't get up til noon? sinkingfeeling May 2021 #12
Of course the soon to be 75 year old is superhuman malaise May 2021 #14
Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders? tanyev May 2021 #15
Wonderful that President Biden just ignores the bullshit and just keeps churning out help for the PortTack May 2021 #16
I love to see McCarthy sealing his fate this way. Paladin May 2021 #17
Even if Biden needs 8 hrs of sleep XanaDUer2 May 2021 #18
The most productive president ever: dalton99a May 2021 #19
Correct, He Didn't Sleep 5 Hours A Night ProfessorGAC May 2021 #20

piddyprints

(14,644 posts)
2. Maybe a good night's sleep
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:22 AM
May 2021

would have made the orange menace a bit more human. Who knows?

Numerous studies show the benefits of sleep. I remember it being an issue when I was working. There were signs on office doors saying, "Sleep is for the weak!" Actually, sleep is a necessary function for the body and mind to work correctly. I would trust a president who needs more sleep and gets it over one who doesn't get enough.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. This
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:51 AM
May 2021

The Orange moron could have been hyped up on drugs, too - cocaine or adderal were often suspected.

Nothing healthy about not sleeping.

Kid Berwyn

(14,939 posts)
3. Fox Disinformation Factory
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:22 AM
May 2021

Big Lie after Big Lie. Now we see the portrayal of the President they’ve developed repeated and repeated.

Can’t wait for the truth about their treasonous Puppet o’ Putin coming out.

No amount of bull will hide that stinking orange carcas.

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
4. McCarthy going on tv and promoting the canard that
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:23 AM
May 2021

Biden is “checked out” is disgraceful. These are loathsome people. Their minds are twisted by hate and darkness.

woodsprite

(11,921 posts)
5. I can't sleep when taking Sudafed either.
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:23 AM
May 2021

And let’s face it — the only reason he jumps to be first for anything is because he doesn’t want to miss an opportunity to grift or hear something he can use to his advantage or screw someone over.

-misanthroptimist

(812 posts)
6. Why would I believe anything McCarthy says?
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:24 AM
May 2021

He's a well documented serial liar and Trump sycophant. Nothing he says should ever be believed without full and proper documentation.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
7. Kevin McCarthy is not the brightest bulb on the ceiling
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:24 AM
May 2021

He has this perpetually dazed look on his face.

Anyways, Kev, let's hear more about your discussions with trump on January 6....under oath.

CurtEastPoint

(18,656 posts)
8. LOL on this in Wikipedia:
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:27 AM
May 2021

As a teen, his uncle allowed him to open a small deli stand inside of the family's yogurt store. McCarthy has cited this experience to call himself a small business owner.

Walleye

(31,035 posts)
9. I have known Joe longer than McCarthy has. I challenge him to keep up on any average day for Joe.
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:31 AM
May 2021

Yes Kevin, follow Joe around for a day or two,you will be exhausted. Also sleep deprivation leads to poor judgment.

malaise

(269,144 posts)
14. Of course the soon to be 75 year old is superhuman
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:52 AM
May 2021

Fuck that shit!

Trump must really have the goods on Kevin.

tanyev

(42,594 posts)
15. Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders?
Sat May 15, 2021, 09:35 AM
May 2021
Study shows that sleep deprivation leads to a rewiring of the brain's emotional circuitry

There's no question that people need their sleep: studies have linked a lack of shut-eye to everything from disruptions in the immune system to cognitive deficits to weight control.

In fact, psychologist Matthew Walker of the University of California, Berkeley, says that "almost all psychiatric disorders show some problems with sleep.'' But, he says that scientists previously believed the psychiatric problems triggered the sleep issues. New research from his lab, however, suggests the reverse is the case; that is, a lack of shut-eye is causing some psychological disturbances.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-a-lack-of-sleep-cause/

PortTack

(32,787 posts)
16. Wonderful that President Biden just ignores the bullshit and just keeps churning out help for the
Sat May 15, 2021, 11:04 AM
May 2021

American ppl

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