Recenlty, President Joe Biden sat down with TIME magazine and what happened next is sort of surprising.
To be honest, completely shocked it was published in the form it was, the publication did little to cover up Biden brain malfunctions and there were a lot.
The interview started with Biden making some claims about wages and inflation that didn’t quite add up. He mentioned “shrinkflation” and “price gouging,” but the facts didn’t back him up. Wages haven’t outrun inflation during his term, and there’s no evidence to support the idea that “price gouging” is behind the current economic situation.
“You have everything from shrinkflation to what’s going on in terms of the way in which their artificially moving signifcantly to increase, their, their, their, their, their profits,” Biden said.
Time fact-checks Biden’s defense of his record on inflation. https://t.co/4cklIYuak9 pic.twitter.com/dxxuYW3dcn
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 4, 2024
But that wasn’t the only moment that left people puzzled. Biden mixed up Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, requiring an editor’s note to clarify. This isn’t the first time he’s had trouble keeping countries and leaders straight, which is a concern given the high stakes in geopolitics.
Biden confused Putin and Xi Jinping in his TIME interview — yikes! pic.twitter.com/L0O6oBRwC0
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 4, 2024
Then, when asked about his age and ability to serve another term, Biden didn’t exactly give a reassuring answer. He challenged the reporter to a fight, saying, “I can take you too.” That’s coming from a guy who needs the short stairs to get on Air Force 1.
Asked if he can do the job at 85 years old (which he would be in a second term), Biden tells TIME:
“I can do it better than anybody you know. You’re looking at me, I can take you too.”https://t.co/4cklIYuak9 pic.twitter.com/9SrdASoaMD
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 4, 2024
Below is another example. Try to make sense of what Joe is trying to say.
Biden with a completely delusional answer on what peace in Ukraine looks like: maximalist victory but also no NATO membership pic.twitter.com/9qNHwLjRbQ
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) June 4, 2024
If you think we are cherry picking, you can read the entire debacle here.