President Biden Did What Donald Trump Never Has: Put America First

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-joe-biden-put-america-first_n_669efbcae4b030a2640aaa30

43 comments

  1. It’s time for the former president to step down as the oldest candidate in history. Step down Trump, for your country.

  2. Biden did what MAGAs dont: really attempting to make america great again

  3. But also taking care of himself and the people he loves. The country included. There isn’t any person I like completely, and the President isn’t perfect by any stretch. But all these people are human. It’d be nice if we took care of ourselves and each other as family more. Enjoy retirement Mr. President. I wish others that have held your office and you’ve called a colleague could tap into their compassion more. We all forget to use it at times. Take care of yourselves, and each other.

  4. As mindblowing as it is to me (still!), Trump’s followers think that was a great convention speech. If they still love him as president after the windmills (lol!), Continental Army capturing Britain’s airports in the late 18th century, bleach injections, etc., then that speech was pretty tame and maybe even boring, but certainly not a sign of him slipping. In essence, if you brainwash a dumb enough crowd you build in a ton of leeway for yourself, there is zero expectation that he’ll stick to any facts because his message is about feelings. The Dems’ reaction to the debate showed there is a mental acuity bar for their candidate; Trumpistan not only has no bar, but he would probably be penalized if he used more elaborate language, the crudeness is part of the message.

    Trump also speaks to the public constantly, which is probably a good lesson for the Dems to learn from, however it happened Biden not doing so cost them dearly.

  5. Frankly, anyone still supporting Trump should be investigated. Trump is an admitted pedophile and was best friends with Epstein. That is such an open fact at this point, continuing to support him should be considered probable cause.

    Supporting Trump is supporting pedophilia. The man owned a teen beauty pageant so he could groom underage girls and he was best friends with Epstein. There is even a recording of Trump acknowledging that Epstein is a pedo, and Trump hints that he himself is too. What more evidence could you possible need?

    MAGA people—what is wrong with yall? No seriously, WTF is wrong with yall?

  6. He decided not to run, but he still president of the United States right now.

  7. Which is so ironic since all Trump ever does is talk about putting “America first”, whatever the hell that means.

  8. Never has, never can. Narcissists don’t possess the ability to do so

  9. I propose we build him the first presidential ice cream parlor with seats shaped like corvettes.

  10. He was absolutely bullied out after he knew he was going to lose and it honestly took a month for this to occur.

    Yes, he did the right thing, but let’s not gaslight each other to thinking it was not because he had to.

  11. Old Man Trump thinks only about himself and no one else. He doesn’t put his country first, he doesn’t put his family first. It’s me, me, me. Reminds me of the seagulls in Finding Nemo. I hope someone will make a video, which goes viral, of Old Man Trump saying, Me, Me, Me or Mine, Mine, Mine and post it.

  12. Trump puts “america” first all the time

    — it’s just that when he says “america” he actually just means himself.

  13. He did it only after so much pressure came up from literally everyone except republicans.

    I would have respected him way more if he decided not to seek reelection months ago before it’s too late.

  14. Media moguls are on it! Step one complete, step two help trump win again, step three tax cuts!

  15. I’m really glad he’s our president. He is such a good and decent man. Now we have to make sure that Kamala Harris wins. In his honor and for our country. He sacrificed for us and the country – now we need to make sure that sacrifice means something.

    Vote. And get others to also. [Vote.org](http://Vote.org)

  16. Here is an incredibly nerdy take:

    In the lord of the rings, Sauron is taken completely by surprise by the good guys’ strategy to destroy the ring which is exactly why the good guys decide to use that strategy:

    Sauron never guessed that his enemies would pass on the chance at unlimited power to defeat him head-to-head (a scenario in which which they would surely lose) because he himself would never even consider it.

    Trump would never in a million years consider dropping out, which is why he chose JD Vance as his running mate at the bequest of Peter Thiel and court the favor of Silicon Valley post-election, which was a sure thing against Biden.

  17. Biden stepped down from power to save the country.

    Trump is willing to destroy the country for the sake of power

  18. I hope he spends the rest of his days after his term sitting on the beach watching the sun rise and generally enjoying the rest of his life. He’s definitely earned it. I’m legitimately proud of the man and the amazing president he turned out to be. He’s done so much for the country he deserves to retire, have a beautiful presidental library built detailing his massive achievements, and rest easy. It took an insane amount of courage and integrity to step down when it was time, and he will absolutely go down in history as one of the GOAT. Thank you President Biden for everything

  20. He made the right call. He secured his legacy and gave us the best possible chance to take down the orange shit stain. Rest easy now Joe.

  21. oh man there’s a lot of buried replies in this thread that follow one of two archetypes:

    1. cope
    2. seethe

  22. I think a true leader would have voluntarily stepped down as soon as he started showing signs of cognitive decline. Staying in power in that state is not putting America first. It seems obvious that the people closest to him kept this secret. Maybe he really didn’t know how bad he was.

    And now that Biden has stepped down from the race, the Democrats are saying that Trump should because now he is too old. When Biden had the support of everyone here, why change your tune on age?

  23. I hope the [Election Day Holiday Bill](https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-eshoo-introduces-bill-make-election-day-federal-holiday) gets to Biden in time. That’s something to be remembered for

    Edit: We can speed up the process by calling our [local representatives](https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member). Let’s make it happen!

    [Additional tips](https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/how-have-productive-phone-call-your-legislators-office)

  24. These articles are such a joke we literally have not heard from the man himself at all yet

  25. Biden doesn’t have criminal indictments hanging over his head. The presidency is his only avenue to evade them. He needs to put himself first.

  27. I think it had a lot to do with all the knives he had in his back. and I think Obama’s was the death blow ,like LBJ’s memoirs found he didn’t seek reelection because he said didn’t want to end up like his predecessor ,because he pissed off too many people with the voting rights,civil rights act. I still think it was Joe Biden‘s wealth tax, because it’s all funny when the primary is going on nobody came out. He comes out with FDR/LBJ type 100 day plan an to pay for it with a wealth tax above 50 million,wham Bam thank you ma’am ,here they come saying oh no Joe you got to go,so 1.8% of the population that would be affected by that tax,just told the rest of us to shut the fuck up and sit down

  29. Goat President of my lifetime. Love Obama, but Biden got so much done in such a short time period. Enjoy your retirement.

  30. A Narcissist’s weakness. They can never understand sacrifice.

  31. Years ago I was watching an interview during the 2020 primary. A black man said he’s voting for Biden cause he’s a good leader and humble. And by humble he meant Biden who is a old white man sat behind Obama, a black man for 8 yrs and did so with dignity and pride. That to him was a sign of a man who put country first.

    Now that same old white man just stepped down from the powerful position in the world cause he felt that what was best for the country.

    I respect the fuck out of Biden

  32. My bet: around the time of DNC, Trump is going to try to make a big claim that he’s thinking of dropping out and then force all the magas to beg him to stay (prayer circles, suicide threats, promises not to vote at all), and he’ll change his mind for the good of the country.

  33. For Maga something like this is inconceivable: To do something for others. Fuck Dementia Trump

  34. The “America First” crowd are always putting it second when it comes to Trump.

  35. Trump just can’t comprehend someone willingly giving up power.

  36. President Biden did something Donald Trump has never done: really put America first. Well, at least in alphabetical order

  37. The Russian bots and butt hurt MAGA’s are out in force in the comment section today

  38. Took him some hard convincing but he was finally pushed out. The writing was on the wall during his first term. I’m glad he came to his senses.

  41. The stark differences between Biden and Trump are so obvious.
    Trump’s always for himself, Biden worked for the people…

  42. Nope, he only dropped out after top dems forced him out. He would have arrogantly tried to keep going forward with the election. Stop trying to rewrite history.

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