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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.

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[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Lol? So all you got from my comment is that you think that I believe the President and a Supreme Court Justice are the same thing? You're being purposely belligerent and I don't know why.

And if you actually believe that Biden dying while in office isn't a problem then I don't know what to tell you. Your inability to see any grey area is a real issue. Dogmatic politics are bad for everyone.

[–] qfe0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What I got from your post was a false equivalence. I'm really tired of people shitting on a legitimately good choice because they aren't getting exactly what they want. Or are Russian trolls, it's hard to tell the difference these days.

The other guy has already said he wants to be a dictator. I'm hostile to people that will get him elected either through direct support, or trying to kill enthusiasm for the better candidate.

[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

false equivalence

Then you didn't read my post lol. I'm not disputing anything you're saying and I will absolutely be voting for Biden but that doesn't mean we don't deserve better or that I shouldn't be allowed to point that out

[–] qfe0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Somehow old is the only bad thing you can say about him. I'm not going to say there aren't other people I'd like as president, but I do think this is a dangerous game. We need unity against the other guy. We need solutions, not shitting on the best situated candidate. I'm sure you don't have one.

[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Why would I have an alternative? An alternative was never offered or considered even though it was promised. At least in 2016 I got to primary for Bernie. Though the DNC didn't really give a shit that people wanted him over Hillary and that's why we're in this mess in the first place.