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Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden and his State of the Union address on Friday, describing the US president as “angry and unhinged” and suffering from a terminal illness called “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Trump, 77, the presumptive Republican nominee, reacted to Biden’s final State of the Union address, in which the 81-year-old Democrat blasted the former president on several issues, including his Recent comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, immigration issues and more. , the January 6th Rebellion, Abortion, and Gun Control.
Biden, who is seeking re-election as president, did not mention Trump by name in his speech on Thursday, but indirectly referred to him as “predecessor” as many as 13 times.
Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Friday that Biden “suffers from late-stage Trump Derangement Syndrome, which can only be cured by impeachment.” “He was angry, unhinged, and distorted massive amounts of facts on almost every subject he discussed,” Trump said in response to Biden’s speech. “But he got through it. He’s still breathing and they don’t have to dress The straitjacket carried him out,” Trump said. “Other than that, I think he did a terrible job,” he was quoted as saying.
In a speech that lasted more than an hour, Biden said “his predecessor” failed in the most basic duty of a president – the duty to care. He blasted Trump for bowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Now, my predecessor, a former Republican president, is telling Putin, ‘Do whatever you want.’ A former U.S. president said that while bowing to the Russian leader. It’s outrageous. It’s dangerous. It’s unacceptable.” ,” Biden said.
Trump recently said he would encourage Russia to “do whatever it wants” against any NATO member that does not meet defense spending guidelines, a shocking admission he made if re-elected.
Biden said history is watching, just as it was three years ago on January 6, referring to the attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., by supporters of then-President Donald Trump two months after his 2020 election defeat. Mob attack. President election.
“January 6 and the lies about the 2020 election and the conspiracy to steal the election posed the gravest threat to our democracy since the Civil War. But they failed. America stood strong and democracy prevailed,” Biden said.
Claiming that threats to democracy remained, Biden said: “My predecessor and some of you tried to bury the truth about January 6th. I will not do that. Now is the time to tell the truth and bury the lies. I Will do it.” That. When asked why Biden repeatedly mentioned him, Trump said, “Because I beat him in the polls by 14 points.” “Biden and his Republican predecessor Trump swept the presidential nomination primaries held in 15 states across the country on Tuesday, ensuring that they will rematch in the November 5, 2024 presidential election.
“He was very angry, which is also a symptom of a certain type of problem – aging,” Trump said. “He shouldn’t be at this age because he is a very successful young man relative to other people his age.” he added.
Biden, the oldest U.S. president, used his third State of the Union address amid questions about his age and fitness to serve.
After Biden delivered his State of the Union address, Trump also blasted him as a “threat to democracy” on his social media platform “Truth Social.” “He uses government weapons against his opponents – he doesn’t talk about this and it has never happened before!” Trump posted. PTI GRS AKJ GRS GRS
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