It's Not a Stutter

The president’s campaign recently claimed on X that former President and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, in mocking Biden’s delivery of his State of the Union address, was actually mocking Biden’s “lifelong” stutter. The Washington Post and other liberal media outlets dutifully repeated those marching orders. One self-described “stuttering advocate” told Politico “she worries that Trump’s behavior could ‘normalize’ insults directed at people with speech impediments,” adding “many advocates are hopeful Trump’s mockery will inspire Biden to have an open conversation about stuttering, which advocates estimate affects 3 million people nationwide.”

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There’s just one problem, though: the narrative is all bullshit.

I don’t remember when I first realized that I stuttered.

Ed Morrissey

Be sure to read it all, but especially Kapustka's observation that this "stutter" is only a recent phenomenon with Biden. I noticed that earlier too, and commented in a post on another topic that a 30-year-old clip of Biden talking about his belief in natural rights was far different than his speech patterns today. This is cognitive decline, being excused in a particularly craven way by hiding behind people with real speaking difficulties. 

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