Former President Donald Trump performed some of his biggest hits during the first presidential debate on Thursday night.
In doing so, he got himself into a lot of trouble with some of the craziest statements he has ever made in a debate.
At the beginning, Trump gave a strange meaning to the January 6 insurrection.
The US-Mexico border, he claimed, looked pristine that day – that was apparently the first thing that came to his mind.
“On January 6, we had a great border,” Trump said, before going on a series of further digressions.
Trump later claimed that his administration had “bought the best dog” to combat opioid addiction, without providing further details.
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The former president even tried to argue that his cognitive fitness was better than Joe Biden’s because he won “two club tournaments.” Trump failed to mention that both of those tournaments were held on golf courses he owns.
“I’ve done two cognitive tests. I’d like to see him do one, but he couldn’t do it,” Trump said. “I’ve done physicals every year… I’ve won two regular-season club championships, not even in high school. You have to be pretty smart to do that and be able to hit the ball far – and I can do that. He can’t do that, he can’t hit the ball 50 yards.”
Biden then challenged Trump to a game of golf again, promising that he would join in if the former president brought his own clubs.
Trump also tried, uncharacteristically, to flaunt his credibility as an environmentalist. During his time in office, the country achieved “the best H2O numbers ever,” the former president claimed.
“Clean water and clean air,” Trump said, “we had that. We had the best H2O numbers ever and we used all kinds of energy during my four years. The best environmental numbers ever, they actually gave me the statistics before I got on the stage.”
And in true Trump fashion, the former president awarded himself an unlikely superlative by claiming toward the end of the debate, “I have the biggest heart on the stage.”
“I guarantee you that.”
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