Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump for his legal woes in an interview on MSNBC Saturday.
“I’ll take the individual who’s 81 over the guy who has 91 felony counts,” Swalwell said, making a reference to President Biden’s age in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Katie Phang Show” on Saturday.
“It’s not about two individuals,” Swalwell continued, speaking about the 2024 election. “It’s about the idea of competence versus chaos, or even greater, freedom versus fascism. If we make it about those ideas, and what they mean in our daily lives, we’re gonna win.”
Swalwell’s comments come after Trump was ordered to pay almost $355 million in penalties in a civil fraud case and amid increased scrutiny faced by the president on his age and memory in the wake of a special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents. The report noted that Biden had problems with memory and recall.
The “81 vs 91” thing makes for a snappier soundbite. It doesn’t mean that the other things don’t matter, just that there was a catchier way to mention the felony counts
I would suggest “I would vote for the guy who’s 81 over the rapist treasonous wannabe dictator” would be a better soundbite.
Yes, well, someone thought differently about how they would answer. Certainly there’s room for that?
I don’t have an issue with what you posted outside of the small chance that it’s an unnecessary purity test. I don’t think that’s your goal but what do I know
There is indeed. Is there also not room for my suggesting a different answer might be better?
Edit: Apparently multiple people think I don’t deserve to give my opinion. Should I delete my initial post?
no.