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Related: About this forumBiden says if Trump mocks his age or mental state he'd challenge him to a push-up contest
WASHINGTON When asked what he would do if President Donald Trump challenged him based on his age or mental fitness in a debate, former Vice President Joe Biden said he would challenge the president to a push-up contest.
Biden made the comment during an interview with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski that aired Monday on "Morning Joe." Brzezinski asked Biden about Democratic voters who wondered how he would handle someone like Trump, "who doesn't play fair," after he seemed unprepared for criticism from Sen. Kamala Harris in the Democratic debate in Miami.
"I realize that some have concluded that because I didn't respond very tough back to her, that how can I take on Trump? I've never had any trouble taking on anyone from Trump to Putin to Xi Jinping or anybody else," he said.
"I'm used to bullies," Biden added. He cited a line from former President Harry Truman, which he said his "grandpop" used to quote. When asked if he was going to "give 'em hell," Truman said, "No, I'm just going to tell them the truth. They're going to think it's hell."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-if-trump-mocks-his-age-or-mental-state-in-a-debate-hed-challenge-him-to-a-push-up-contest/ar-AAEponw?li=BBnb7Kz
He tries
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)He'd rock himself to sleep before he got back up.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
highplainsdem
(48,979 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CatMor
(6,212 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)unaided.
I assume it's an additional duty of the Secret Service.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
delisen
(6,043 posts)Rubio fell into the "man-contest" in 2016. It dragged him into the "tiny hands" contest and Rubio became known for that and not policy.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(48,979 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blue neen
(12,321 posts)It would definitely like watching a train wreck.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)starts with his gas lighting insults about Biden's age & "sleepy" might be good way to shut him up.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
onetexan
(13,041 posts)and release the results to the public. Let's see who the aged sleepy guy is
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)sorry he opened his big. lying gaslit, mouth. Put up or shutup! Psycho has some heavy karma to answer for.. and Biden might be just the one to make it happen.
onetexan!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)If trump starts on his lying gaslit insults to Joe Biden.. then challenging him to put up or shut up might be a way to stop that.
This isn't about "machismo", imo. It's about stopping trump's insults about Biden's age and the insult he throws at him.. "sleepy".
A man just shouted "Sleepy Joe" at Biden, Biden ran up to him and asked him to race...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=189120
I totally understand why Biden would want to do that.. as someone posted in this thread.. one way deal with trump is "ridicule".
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=203686
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)I prefer that candidates don't lower themselves to his level, as Michelle Obama once so eloquently said. Ignoring the taunts of a bully is more effective than getting down in the mud with them.
If the men start responding to Donnie's insults with feats of strength challenges, how should the woman candidates respond?
We'll just have to agree to disagree on this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)himself by challenging him to do pushups when trump mocks Biden's age or the stupid "sleepy" insult.
Biden does keep it HIGH in my opinion.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rampartc
(5,407 posts)they are 'rasslin' fans. believe it or not they think trump is a 'rasslin' champion
a physical contest is all that they can understand.
and, obviously, trump would have to cheat to win, but he is certainly not above cheating.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Vegas Roller
(704 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I wish Biden would stop that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mtnsnake
(22,236 posts)I hope he keeps it up.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)way at all.
I think it's challenging trump on his insults and gas lit lies. Put up or shut up.
We all know trump's not up to it. It's not a contest.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)This is trump's domain, and Biden is walking into a contest he won't win. The suggestion for him to bring reporters on his daily jog is a great way to handle it, but the macho challenging is a non-starter
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Skya Rhen
(2,701 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)Love it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)But Im thinking he reads trump better than most.
Because a push-up or sprint contest would scare trump. He would lose and he knows it. And would would weak to his knuckle dragging base if after he attacked Biden for being feeble he looked scared to compete with him. Which is why I dont there will be a single debate.
So if Biden drops a few more of these tongue in cheek comments we may have someone who is actually calling the song for trump for a change.
The key to beating trump is not just outrage, but ridicule as well.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sugarcoated
(7,724 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,240 posts)a macho thing with Biden. I think the Challenge is to shut the Psycho up with his gas lit insults.
Put up or shut up, traitorous squatter. trump started this shite.. Biden wants to end it.
A man just shouted "Sleepy Joe" at Biden, Biden ran up to him and asked him to race...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=189120
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JI7
(89,249 posts)without hurting himself.
someone younger would be seen as unfair and a woman would make the incels angry.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)brought the press pool out on his regular jog and see who can keep up with him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demit
(11,238 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mtnsnake
(22,236 posts)a futile attempt to push himself back up. Malaria would have to hire a fork lift from Home Depot to get him back up on his feet.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
gulliver
(13,180 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike Nelson
(9,956 posts)
I think this kind of talk I stupid. However, if it works with the desired voters, so be it... Biden would surely win the "push-up" contest" with Trump. He could also ask Crooked Donald to jog with him. If I were older than my opponent and were facing questions about my age, I might say things like this... the game is to win. You do and say what you need to do, to win. Biden needs to watch out for one of his younger opponents to issue the same challenge... Booker could challenge Biden. At least, they won't be discussing their penis size, like Trump and Rubio...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ecstatic
(32,704 posts)Biden's greatest and deadliest debate lines in the past tended to consist of snark / zingers. I think he was indicating that he can take trump down that way as well. Obviously, those type of comebacks come in the heat of the moment. Not a year in advance.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
John Fante
(3,479 posts)Attacking his physical and mental ineptitude is the way to go. It drives him crazy. I wish one our candidates would challenge Trump to explain how a bill becomes law (shit you learn in middle school) because I guarantee you Dickhead doesn't have the foggiest clue what the procedure is. He's a total nitwit. .
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,727 posts)I get this vision of a trumplike T-Rex somehow
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,256 posts)Joe is very well equipped to take on trump the bully
Link to tweet
Trump is a bully, and Joe has been standing up to bullies his entire life, Owens said in an interview. Joes stuttering, I think, is one of the principal reasons a major, major, major reason that he is the good and compassionate and kind man that he is.
About 3 million Americans suffer from the speech impediment of stuttering, marked by involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables or words. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, most children outgrow their stutter, but for 25% of them, stuttering is a lifelong challenge.
Biden has overcome the serious stutter of his youth, but remnants of it resurface on occasions such as when he is very tired, he said in a 2016 speech. Experts on stuttering who follow him closely say they have noticed it on several occasions during the campaign, such as an interview on The View when he addressed complaints about his tendency to touch and hug women while campaigning, and an April speech in Pittsburgh launching his campaign, when he struggled with words.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden