Dotard Donald strikes again

As the week ended, President Trump appeared to celebrate some newfound youth, gleefully telling reporters outside the White House: โI just feel like a young man. Iโm so young! I canโt believe it. Iโm the youngest person! I am a young, vibrant man!โ He was comparing himself, with his usual hyperbolic flair, to rival candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. It is true that if either one of these septuagenarians wins the Democratic nomination, Trump will be the younger of the two major-party candidates. But the age difference would only be a few years.
Trump has been ridiculed for his age before, so he would no doubt welcome the opportunity to be the younger candidate. Before Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un โfell in love,โ Kim and his government liked to taunt Trump with a Korean word that means โold lunaticโ or โdotardโ in English. In September 2017, Kim warned that โI will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.โ A couple of months later, Kimโs government called Trump an โold lunatic,โ prompting an offended Trump to tweet, โWhy would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me โold,โ when I would NEVER call him โshort and fat?โ Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!โ Unfazed by Trumpโs sarcasm, North Korea took things further, branding Trump as โan old lunatic, mean trickster and human reject.โ
Now that Biden is officially in the race, Trump is acting like he has taken a drink from the Fountain of Youth. In addition to telling reporters how youthful and vibrant he is, Trump attacked his rivals for being or appearing much older than him. โI know theyโre all making me look very young, both in terms of age and I think in terms of energy,โ the 72-year-old insisted.
Soon after Donald Trumpโs remarks to reporters on Friday morning, Joe Biden appeared on ABCโs โThe Viewโ and proceeded to shut Trump down. โIf he looks young and vibrant compared to me, I should probably go home,โ Biden said to laughter and applause. Indeed, as Biden reminded us, โEverybody knows who Donald Trump is.โ Biden is a different type of candidate than Trump, clearly uninterested in playing his petty chest-thumping games. Instead, Biden simply suggested people follow him on the campaign trail to see if he has the โenergy and the capacity.โ As Biden put it, โThe best way to judge me is to watch.โ

Ron Leshnower is a lawyer and the author of several books, including President Trump’s Month