DJKeefy wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:59 pm
HEPZIBAH wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:03 pm
I just wish the man could speak English. He seems to be incapable of completing a sentence, or answering any question with a relevant response.
Oh

you have not seen Biden then
Biden does sometimes stumble over his words....which I’d put down to old age. Generally speaking he’s an effective orator. Trump’s speaking mode is abysmal and shows a basic lack of competence in the English language. Neither of them show up well against Obama...but it’s not a critical fault. Actions speak louder than words.
Trump fares badly when his remarks are fact-checked. Whether you’d call this lying or “ being economical with the truth” depends, I suppose, on whether you’re a supporter

incredibly, Trump’s ability to distort the truth doesn’t seem to bother his supporters. Whilst all politicians can be guilty of lying, I don’t think anyone - in the West- has got it down to the fine art displayed by Trump.
He has, as Keefy points out, condemned white supremacists on several occasions. Any impression to the contrary is probably a result of his mangled English . It’s easy for his opponents to characterise what he says quite differently. His apparent lack of empathy with the undeniable injustices suffered by blacks and other ethnic minorities doesn’t help.
His crude use of personal verbal attacks against opponents, their families, women etc could be described as bullying. It’s unedifying to witness it from the leader of the free world. He certainly doesn’t tolerate disagreements...as his numerous appointees - subsequently dismissed - can testify! You could describe this as “strength”.....but it worries me that he simply doesn’t have the intellect, science or political experience to overrule those better qualified to advise.
Whether his mysterious tax affairs, dubious business dealings and numerous alleged infidelities have any substance is a matter for speculation and, again, wouldn’t necessarily rule him out from being an effective president.
Whether it makes him a likeable person is another matter....and this is what usually determines elections in Western democracies.