Donald Trump’s latest slip-up has spawned a plethora of jokes online at the Republican candidate’s expense after he accidentally told his supporters to go out and vote for him on Jan. 5th.
Trump made the mistake while speaking at a town hall in Pennsylvania, the same place where he decided to have his impromptu music festival (no, not the Coachella one). The whole episode was peculiar, to say the least. Was the former president having a moment? He seemed not at all with it, and speculation about his mental state only ramped up in its aftermath as the 78-year-old has continued to show signs of what appear to be mental deterioration.
I mean, sure, it seems like a minor mistake to get your dates mixed up, but then again, this is one of the most important dates for the whole nation — Nov. 5th, Nov. 5th, Nov. 5th! It’s a date we’ve all heard so many times and one we’re anxiously anticipating, and for a presidential candidate like Trump, you’d think it would be seared into his brain.
The Capitol riots are playing on his mind
And yet he somehow managed to give his supporters the wrong date, saying, “If everything works out and everybody gets out and votes on January 5th or before…” The date just so happens to be the day before the anniversary of the Capitol riots. Coincidence? I think not. Perhaps it was playing on his mind, maybe this was a Freudian slip, or maybe it was just his guilty conscience bubbling to the surface. Users on X made the same connection.
Most Trump supporters believe everything he says, no questions asked, so part of me wonders how many will actually show up to vote two months after the election. Many made the same joke on X, telling Trump voters to listen to their leader.
Wouldn’t it be great if the MAGA cult could just follow his instructions? They should, considering Trump is never wrong in their eyes, and I don’t think they’d be able to blame this one on election rigging either.
Of course, this slip-up only further fueled speculation that Trump’s mental facilities are starting to fail.
All jokes aside, people really are starting to worry about Trump; dancing on stage, forgetting important dates — it doesn’t look good. Could this be symptoms of Alzheimer’s? People have been sharing this opinion online for a while, and other symptoms like his slurred speech could possibly indicate he’s as “unwell” as he’s accused Joe Biden of being. Even Kamala Harris made a short post to X about his behavior lately, although there may have been a hint of sarcasm in her response.
Until recently, conversations surrounding Trump’s mental health have faded far into the background, whereas with Biden it was the topic on the tip of everyone’s tongues. It seems only fair, given their three-year age difference, that should it be an issue for one, it should also be an issue for the other. Voters are ready for a younger candidate to lead the country, and an old man who slurs his speech, gets his dates wrong, and dances on stage instead of taking questions — not to mention the lies, the cheating, the multiple impeachments, and a criminal record — isn’t the person the country needs right now. Or ever.
