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Trump calls Biden 'low I.Q. individual' after verbal slip
President TrumpDonald John TrumpJoint Chiefs chairman denies report that US is planning to keep 1K troops in Syria Kansas Department of Transportation calls Trump ‘delusional communist’ on Twitter Trump has privately voiced skepticism about driverless cars: report MORE on Monday called Joe BidenJoseph (Joe) Robinette BidenBeto could give Biden and Bernie a run for their money Biden: ‘I have the most progressive record of anybody running … anybody who would run’ H.R. 1 falls short of real reform MORE a “low I.Q. individual” after the former vice president had a slip of the tongue and nearly announced he was running for president in 2020.
“Joe Biden got tongue tied over the weekend when he was unable to properly deliver a very simple line about his decision to run for President,” Trump tweeted. “Get used to it, another low I.Q. individual!”
Joe Biden got tongue tied over the weekend when he was unable to properly deliver a very simple line about his decision to run for President. Get used to it, another low I.Q. individual!
Trump has previously deployed the “low I.Q.” line of attack against a number of critics, including MSNBC host Mike Brzezinski, Rep. Maxine WatersMaxine Moore WatersOn The Money: Senate rejects border declaration in rebuke to Trump | Dems press Mnuchin on Trump tax returns | Waters says Wells Fargo should fire its CEO Maxine Waters says Wells Fargo should fire its CEO On The Money: Wells Fargo chief gets grilling | GOP, Pence discuss plan to defeat Dem emergency resolution | House chair sees ’50-50′ chance of passing Dem budget | Trump faces pressure over Boeing MORE (D-Calif.) and actor Robert De Niro.
The president was seizing on a mishap from Biden over the weekend where he told a gathering of Delaware Democrats that he has “the most progressive record of anybody running for the … anybody who would run” for the 2020 nomination.
Attendees began applauding as Biden repeated the phrase, “Of anybody who would run.”
Biden has long been mulling a presidential campaign for 2020 and is considered a near certainty to jump in the race.
The former vice president has been an ardent critic of the president and caused a stir last year when he said he would have “beat the hell out of” Trump in high school over his degrading comments about women.
Biden has typically hovered at or near the top of polling among Democrats on their preferred 2020 candidate.
A poll released earlier this month showed Biden was the top choice among likely Iowa Democratic caucus participants, garnering 27 percent of the vote. Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersO’Rourke faces pressure from left on ‘Medicare for all’ O’Rourke says he won’t use ‘f-word’ on campaign trail O’Rourke not planning, but not ruling out big fundraisers MORE (I-Vt.) was the first choice of 25 percent of those surveyed.
Should Biden officially announce his candidacy, he would join an increasingly crowded field of presidential hopefuls.
Beto O’RourkeRobert (Beto) Francis O’RourkeO’Rourke faces pressure from left on ‘Medicare for all’ O’Rourke says voters aren’t interested in ‘personal attacks’ like GOP tweet O’Rourke says he won’t use ‘f-word’ on campaign trail MORE, the former Texas congressman, entered the race last week, joining Sanders, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cory Booker, among others.
Trump has previously welcomed the idea of facing off against the former vice president, calling him a “dream opponent.”
Last week, he declined to say whether he viewed Biden or O’Rourke as a stronger challenger, telling reporters “Whoever it is, I’ll take him or her on.”
Updated at 9:46 a.m.
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- location: above the fold, article 5
