On Wednesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was interviewed on Snapchat when he said he is “really resisting” giving Pres. Donald Trump a nickname.

Biden told the reporter, “Look, Trump is a master at laying nicknames on people, but the vast majority of the voters out there that have voted, including young people, are not getting all their news from the internet, but I’m trying to compete there. We’re getting started late in the metaphorical sense, 102 million video views across social media platforms just in mid-March, just since mid-March for me. And look at all these young people now who are getting out of high school. They are doing part-time jobs. They’re driving Ubers; they’re doing a whole range of things that – the world’s changing, but we haven’t changed to accommodate to their needs. And I think it’s just important to speak to that. And in terms of energy, I don’t have any problem comparing my energy level to Donald Trump, who I’m really giving a nickname to.”

“I’m sure we can do better on the internet. I’m positive of that,” Biden said. “But the fact is that we’re trying. Recent events, the Instagram question and answer with one of the leading soccer players in the world, the latest episode of ‘Here’s the Deal’ podcast with Andrew Yang – we’re trying to get better with it. I can hardly wait to get out of being on my back porch here.”

That was some word salad of incomplete thoughts and non-sequiturs. Your energy in the entire cycle has been low, small bursts, disjointed and awkward appearances, and don’t forget the sniffing and storytime with grampa Joe.

 

This piece was written by Wayne Dupree on May 14, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.

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