Eric Loh

Trump was far more available to the press than Obama, Bush, Clinton and reagan with his non traditional informal freewheeling press interactions. The way he likes it but lacking in substance. Joe was in the government from 1973 to 2009 and a vice President before he became the President. To say that he lack understanding of US policy is nonsensical rambling, balderdash and lacking good judgement. Karine Jean-Pierre doing a wonderful job especially engaging those pesky Fox and Newsmax reporters. And she is an immigrant.

Will be wild to see Trump to take questions and debate. Then he was shielded by the corrupt DOJ and the senate.

I may agree with you that Joe don’t need the theatrics and camera hoarding style of the former President. Well after all Trump is a realty artist and craved for attention however needless. Joe makes gaffes and he apologies or the WH explained the actual context. That’s the difference. Former President never apologies and invaded the WH press briefing or the press secretaries double down on his lies. Oh by the way, WH press briefings were practically non existence for a period of time.

Every President has different way of communication. Biden's viewpoint is that it's not just the President but the whole adminstration should communicate to the media and Biden is willing to let them speak in his steed. Honestly what's the big hoohaa about hoarding the limelight to be infront of the media if the appearance is more for threatrics, ranting on news media and spreading misinformation. Further what's the point of press conferences when the President contradict his own team like the former President. It went so bad that even his press secretary Stephanie Grisham refused to hold any briefings at all. Better to spend time working on policies than making appearances and allowing his team to be free to express to the media.

Commodity currencies are not performing well with the world staring at possible recession and China's economy slowdown.

Maga folk adopting the same trashy diatribe as their cult leader. Showing their inability to speak intelligently. By the way, decision making not make by one man now. I know it’s difficult for you to understand that concept.

More off topic distractions from the Harris Deranged. Is she really that much of a threat? LoL.

I think most people know that Biden has a long history of gaffes and even blunders even as Vice President. However those missteps rarely impacted his ability to perform. I think this is important as he has done quite well in major issues. But I do agree with you that he is now the President and his gaffes are now viewed more by the general public and will hurt his image.

There are more than one sign to determine Alzheimer. Just the occasional gaffe is certainly not the determinant. Not need to worry. He still solving problem, making difficult decision and his mood doesn’t sway. Old person forget sometimes.

Of course that recalcitrant poster will not come back with evidence. However what is stated fact is that over the last decades or so, an unsettling number of Republicans like Ted Crus, Tom Cotton and Paul Rand have voted against federal disaster aid packages and subsequently change a different posture when their constituents needed help. Trump not spared with him stopping relief aids to California wild fire and refused to increase funding to Puerto Rico after devastated by hurricane Fiona. Shameful lot.

If DeSantis eat humble pies and beg Washington for re-building aids, Florida got a chance. He will have to be friendly with Pelosi’s and Schemer too to get the house to pass the appropriation bills. Florida will be bankrupt by this hurricane. His $18 M political stunt now looks like karma and may cost him his political ambition.

It will not affect the federal appeals court decision to permit DOJ to resume using the classified documents seized from the former President's resort. Canon's ruling was that the former President need not provide court with a sworn statement called for by the special master.

Finally we can agree on something. Stop talking about Trump. He is a loser and an idiot and not worth the time to bring him in any conversation. He is done and fast declining relevance to mainstream USA. Plus the fact the he might end up in jail as a criminal.

Trump is not that great. Joe just ran as a decent man with vast experience. He won. Trump just a after thought with declining reverence to politics.

His politicking style did win him the last election. Dah.

Global opinions are influenced by Biden’s politicking style, values and health issues at home. What happen politically in US has big influence globally. There are lots of interests outside US on the Jan 6 hearings and the stolen classified documents that have global implications.

Just to humor your post and assuming Trump will run, Jon Stewart will be the perfect candidate to run against him. You know Trump just can’t stand comedian and Jon will throw him off base to have any coherent strategy. Jon has much democratic views although an independent. He may be pondering.

Mental health not in play for the international opinion of Biden’s leadership. He is providing global cohesion to ward off Russia invasion of Ukraine. That’s mental toughness. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/07/25/international-opinion-of-joe-biden-in-6-charts/

In his defense, he state that he was following legal orders from the then President. That's a lot to unpack. Those (I think 3) who plead guilty have entered into a plead deal and will cooperate with sibstantial cooperation. The noose is tightening for the chief instigator/s.

Not in any position to answer your question. Perhaps NATO can best explain why they felt threatened. https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2022/07/07/the-consequences-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-for-international-security-nato-and-beyond/index.html

7 years or more jail time for the foot soldier. Wonder how many years for the chief instigator. More please.

Don't think we need Russia to disintegrate which will just bring a different kind of problems to Europe and the world. All is needed is for the top echelon of power impeach Putin and remove him. With Putin in power, there will unlikely to be any avenue for stopping the war. US will likely to get the plum contracts in the re-construction of Ukraine and recover some of the aid billions.

Biden's occasional gaffes are not mental health issues. Now if he invents statistics or facts in his speeches or stare at the eclipse, that will likely to be associated with mental instability aka mental health issues. There is a need to have a measure of proportion. Biden does struggled to express himself sometimes but he has been struggling with stutter since childhood and has been prone to bouts of inarticulateness for decades. That is far from mental health issues.

He will not run and kingmaker is a myth. Just look at the Georgia voters rejection of Trump's endorsed candidates. 3 top Repiblican officials who rebuffed the former presidfent's efforts to overturn the 2020 election coasted to victory over Trump backed rivals. There is fast dissipating influence for Trump in the party and country.

Snowden stole classified information from the NSA and was charged by DOJ for 2 counts of violating the Espionage Act. Vindman and Ciaramella were witnesses to the former President's attempt to pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rivals and committed no crime. False equivalence and bad faith on your part to make that comparison