why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out.

Chainweasel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 883 points –

I get it, Biden is old and that's a problem, but why doesn't anyone seem to have a problem with the fact that Trump is almost the same age, has 34 felonies, raped at least 2 women, went to Epstein's Island 11 times, sexualized his own daughter, stole classified documents, aligned himself with Xi and Putin, and can't remember common names?

Is all of that really better than being 2½ years older than he is right now?

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One thing I never understand is that all I ever hear about from Republicans is how old Biden is. While being true and not that I necessarily like Biden no one ever talks about how Trump is only three years younger. Biden has to answer for his age all the time but it's not a thing Trump typically deals with

Different standards. Conservatives did this since the fall of kings, and doing this while want to reinstate them.

If the opponent messes up, they're incompetent. If they themselves, it's either someone else's problem, just part of being human, or try to cover it up with the media until everyone forgets it.

Because if Biden can't finish his term, a black woman will be president.

Because tRump doesnt stutter and plays golf like its his religion, which keeps him in decent shap for an old man, and now that he is on ozempic he is finally slimming down and looking healthy for the first time in 50 years.

On top of that, it's an issue that will easily change the leanings of a lot of low-information voters. Republicans know that the 2025 agenda isn't popular with moderates, and while most of Biden's policies have been short-reaching, they're generally considered a positive (save for Gaza), so they attack at the very obvious and glaring weak point that isn't actually policy-related.

The age isn't itself the problem. Cognitive decline is the problem. Biden is in rapid decline; Trump is still a ways off.