Staff Reports
Donald Trump and Elon Musk had quite a tête-à-tête during a recent chat on X, where both couldn’t help but lament the sorry state of American leadership—a state they argue currently resembles a bad parody of governance. The former president didn’t hold back, characterizing President Biden’s recent beach outing as more of a scene from a sleepy retirement community rather than the leader of the free world. Trump pointedly remarked that Biden is teetering on the edge of “vegetable stage,” expressing disbelief that nobody thought to advise him against such an unflattering public display.
Biden’s penchant for sandy getaways has become a running joke among conservatives, as he spends a staggering 40 percent of his presidency in vacation mode. While appreciating the beach’s sunny allure, many are left wondering who is actually steering the ship of state. Trump observed Biden barely managing to lift a chair designed for toddlers and seniors, implying that such scenes should not be part of a president’s repertoire. If the whole thing weren’t so serious, it might almost be funny.
Biden — who held just one public event this week — is currently lounging on the beach in Delaware.
He has spent 40% of his entire presidency on vacation.
Who is running the country? pic.twitter.com/NAva2BLPMm
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 10, 2024
Musk didn’t shy away from the sentiment, bluntly declaring that the U.S. doesn’t have a president at the moment. This unvarnished assessment seems perfectly timed considering Biden’s week of minimal public engagement. It’s hard not to laugh when one considers the also increasingly popular theory that the only elected officials who seem to be in action these days are the ones involved in taking vacations or making what can only be described as awkward public appearances.
Shifting the focus from the Delaware shores to the political landscape, Trump also warned about the looming specter of Vice President Kamala Harris potentially stepping into the presidential role. He described her as a “San Francisco liberal,” which one might interpret as a colorful way of saying she’s a disaster waiting to happen. Her track record, according to Trump, is marred by a reign of chaos that only begs for more chaos. He didn’t mince words, emphasizing that her approach to crime in California has left many voters fleeing the state.
To add some delicious irony to the mix, Harris had a sudden epiphany that copying Trump’s campaign pledge to exempt tips from taxation might win her some points. This is rich coming from someone who, back in 2022, cast a tie-breaking vote to give the IRS a shiny $80 billion in new funding to ensure that those tips were tracked and taxed. Apparently, the woman who made headlines for ruining California with her policies is now trying her hand at a little impersonation of Trump’s tax ideas, and it simply leaves one scratching their head in disbelief.
Instead of the steady hand of leadership that America deserves, the citizens are left with a daily sitcom that seems to get more ludicrous by the minute. Whether it’s Biden’s immense vacation time or Harris’s doublespeak on taxes, it seems the jokes write themselves. If these two are the best the Democrats can muster, one must wonder what exactly is going on behind the scenes when it comes to running the country.
