• archomrade [he/him]
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    37 minutes ago

    edit: the split reception on this extremely mild take about political news coverage is about all you need to know about the knife’s edge lemmy.world is sitting on.


    I had to go out and look for this video, because the link either doesn’t have it or my adblock got it, but honestly this seems like a pretty normal interview for him. I’d say this is about on-par with his interviews with people like Aiden Ross or other podcasts he’s probably unfamiliar with - he seems bored and a little unsure of his audience, but not, like, falling asleep or anything.

    Idk. He seems maybe a little tired? But I wouldn’t say he ended the interview that abruptly, and Bongino seems bummed but not confused like they say in the article.

    I only mention it because i’ve seen a couple headlines like this in the last few days, and i’m getting the impression that it’s not as much of a story as they’re making it out to be. Maybe they’re trying to goad him into another debate or more public appearances?

    I don’t know. He’s not anywhere near the level Biden was at the peak of calls for him stepping down - and even then, most democrats still dismissed it as over-exaggerated. It certainly cheapens and makes me doubt other claims of ill-health or un-fitness.