MSNBC's Chris Hayes: “Everyone's grading Trump on a curve. ... He does not sound like a person who should be anywhere near the nuclear codes”
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From the September 6, 2024, edition of MSNBC's All in with Chris Hayes
CHRIS HAYES (HOST): Donald Trump is 78 years old. Did you know that? If elected, he will be the oldest person to ever be sworn in as president of the United States. He's a man that is suffering from I think pretty obvious mental decline.
But in contrast to the breathless coverage of Joe Biden's age and fitness, which, again, made a certain amount of sense, prior to his dropping out of the presidential race, we are not seeing nearly as much discussion about Trump's diminished mental acuity. When was the last time you read an article wondering if Trump was mentally fit to be president of the United States? It is simply not leading the coverage of this race as it was with Biden two months ago.
Seems like everyone's grading Trump on a curve. He's always been rambling and incoherent, true, so he gets a pass. But, I got to say, if you spend any amount of time listening to him these days -- and for our sins, we do at All In -- he does not sound like a person who should be anywhere near the nuclear codes.