Biden faced skepticism about his ability to do the job at his age.
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia on June 28, 2024.
Trump argued that America's biggest problem is not Biden's age but his destructive policies.
Trump criticized Biden for believing that the strength of America comes from illegal aliens.
Trump criticized Biden's policies for causing America's decline and urged voters to tell him 'You're fired'.
Trump promised to build a 'great iron dome' over the country to protect against missile attacks.
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia on June 28, 2024, marking his first public appearance since the CNN presidential debate in Atlanta. During the rally, Trump argued that America's biggest problem is not President Joe Biden's age and decline but his destructive policies.
Trump told supporters every voter should ask whether America can survive four more years of Biden in the White House. He criticized Biden's policies for causing America's decline and urged voters to tell him 'You're fired.'
Biden, 81, has faced skepticism from voters and Republican lawmakers about his ability to do the job at his age. If re-elected, Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term while Trump would be 82.
Despite calls from some Democrats for Biden to consider dropping out of the presidential race following his disastrous debate performance, Trump did not join in. He dismissed these calls and stated that he does better in polls than any other Democrats.
Trump also promised to build a 'great iron dome' over the country to protect against missile attacks and criticized Biden for believing that the strength of America comes from illegal aliens.
The rally took place at Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, Virginia. Trump was endorsed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Senate candidate Hung Cao during the event. Other notable appearances included Jason Miyares.
Trump arrived at Chesapeake blaring ‘God Bless the USA’
Trump stated that Biden believes the strength of America comes from illegal aliens
Accuracy
Trump arrived at Chesapeake at 3:17 p.m.
NATO countries were expected to invest in $130 billion more in defense spending by the end of 2020
Trump mentioned China and said China paid the U.S. because they respected it
Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term, while Trump would be 82
Deception
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The article contains multiple instances of editorializing and selective reporting by the author. The author expresses their opinion that Trump is making jabs at Biden during the debate, implying a negative connotation. They also state that some of Trump's claims will be fact-checked throughout the evening, which could potentially sway readers' perception before the facts have been verified. Additionally, they refer to Biden as 'crooked' and 'grossly incompetent', which are author opinions not based on facts presented in the article.
The candidates took turns making jabs on the other’s presidency, past remarks and —perhaps a bit surprisingly— their golf game.
Some of Trump’s claims will undergo fact checking throughout the evening in order to provide additional context. Check back for accurate information.
Trump said Biden is not respected across the U.S.
Fallacies
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The author, Kenzie Finch, includes several examples of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to emotion throughout the article. The author also makes dichotomous depictions by contrasting Trump with Biden and painting a dire picture of the country's state under Biden's leadership. Additionally, there are instances where the author misrepresents or takes quotes out of context, which can be considered a form of logical fallacy.
Trump said he will not give money to schools with a mask mandate. He will “keep men out of women sports.” Said he will protect the second amendment.
Trump said Biden is the worst president, and that the whole Democratic party needs to be voted out.
Said that Biden believes the strength of America comes from “illegal aliens” referring to undocumented immigrants, and that these individuals are taking American jobs.
Bias
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Kenzie Finch demonstrates political bias by making derogatory statements about President Biden throughout the article. The author refers to Biden as 'crooked' and 'grossly incompetent', and claims that he is not respected across the U.S. These statements are not based on facts, but rather an expression of the author's opinion.
President Joe Biden is not respected across the U.S.
Trump said Biden is in support of late-term abortion and even ‘abortion after birth’, or more accurately known as infanticide. Fact Check – mostly false
Trump said Biden wants to be president of undocumented migrants, and Trump wants to be president of Americans of all backgrounds. Refers to Biden as ‘super predator''
Former President Donald Trump did not join calls from some Democrats for President Joe Biden to consider dropping out of the presidential race.
Trump adviser Brian Hughes said that Democrats are in ‘absolute disarray’ over Biden’s performance and fear they may have made a mistake.
Accuracy
]Former President Donald Trump did not join calls from some Democrats for President Joe Biden to consider dropping out of the presidential race[
Trump does not believe Democrats will ditch Biden because he performs better in polls than other potential candidates
Despite some criticism, several prominent Democrats have publicly supported Biden following the debate
Deception
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Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to authority when stating that Trump believes Biden is the toughest competitor he will get and that Biden polls better than other potential Democratic candidates. This is a fallacy because the author's reasoning for these statements comes solely from Trump's opinion.
][Trump] said his complaints about Biden have nothing to do with his age, that the president overprepared for the faceoff, and that at the end of the day Biden was likely the toughest competitor he would get.[[
It's hard to believe, but Crooked Joe Biden polls better than those people.
Trump adviser Brian Hughes told NBC News after the debate in Atlanta: ‘Democrats are in absolute disarray. They fear that they might have made a terrible mistake. I hope that no one lets them off the hook. If they think they can just walk away from Joe Biden, it would be a level of dishonesty that they should be called out on.’
Trump promised to build a 'great iron dome' over the country to protect against missile attacks.
Trump dismissed calls for Biden to leave the race, stating that he does better in polls than any other Democrats.
Accuracy
][Trump] focused on Joe Biden's policies rather than directly addressing his debate performance.[/
Trump accused Joe Biden of allowing rampant inflation,
Deception
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Molly Olmstead makes editorializing statements and uses emotional manipulation in her article. She states 'It's Astonishing What Trump didn’t say After the Debate' and 'Given that President Joe Biden’s debate performance on Thursday was so disastrous that the public reaction was to ask if the party could bail on their nominee'. These statements are not facts but rather her opinions. She also uses emotional manipulation by implying that Trump should have taken advantage of Biden's poor performance and attacked him, but instead 'focused on his opponent’s weaknesses on NATO, weapons defense systems, and policies'. This is a lie by omission as she fails to mention that Trump did indeed attack Biden's debate performance during the rally. She also uses selective reporting by focusing only on Trump's positive comments about Biden and ignoring his negative comments.
Given that President Joe Biden’s debate performance on Thursday was so disastrous that the public reaction was to ask if the party could bail on their nominee
It's Astonishing What Trump didn’t say After the Debate
Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to authority when she states 'It's Astonishing What Trump Didn’t Say After the Debate'. This is an appeal to authority because the author is implying that it was unexpected for Trump not to attack Biden during his victory lap, and therefore it must be significant. However, this is not a logical conclusion and does not provide any evidence or reasoning as to why this is a notable occurrence. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when she describes Trump's potential attacks on Biden as 'cruel way' and 'remarkable moment for bullying'. This language is unnecessary and does not add any value to the analysis of the situation.
]It's Astonishing What Trump Didn’t Say After the Debate[
He even rejected, out-right, criticisms based on Biden’s age.
Perhaps, Trump felt that Biden’s performance was so disastrous that he didn’t even need to mention it
[The biggest problem for our country is not Joe Biden’s personal decline but that Joe Biden’s policies are causing America’s decline at a rate we've never seen before.]
