Former Democratic President Bill Clinton sounded old and his hands and voice trembled as he made the case for Kamala Harris to run for the most powerful office in the land during a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night.
Clinton almost 30-minute speechHe spoke about Joe Biden’s legacy, Harris’ former job at McDonald’s and American democracy. But he also Older age.
“Let’s get down to business. I’m too old for luxuries now,” he joked at one point.
“Bill Clinton says he just turned 78 and looks like he could collapse at any moment. Donald Trump turns 78 on June 14, 2024, and just a month later he gets shot in the head and this is what happens. They’re not the same.”
“I really want to say, with all my heart, I don’t know how many more of these I can do,” he added a moment later, “I started in 1976 and I’ve been going ever since. No, since 1972. Man, I’m getting old.”
Despite her self-deprecating humor, Clinton boasted that she is “still younger than Donald Trump,” who turned 78 earlier this week. Trump turned 78 in June.
Clinton then commented on the youth and energy of the next generation of Democrats: “They’re good looking, they’re good talking, they’re inspiring,” she argued.
Kamala Harris, who Clinton repeatedly singled out, The pronunciation is wrongturns 60 in October. Her running mate, Tim Walz, also turned 60 in April.
Viewers also noted Clinton’s frail appearance, trembling hands and weakened voice.
“What grave was Clinton dragged out of? He barely has a voice,” one user commented. Daily Mail.
“Will Bill Clinton’s voice last the entire speech? He could turn this convention into a superspreader,” he joked. Another.
And while Clinton looks and speaks more frail than she used to, some have noted she’s still a compelling speaker.
“Bill Clinton may have a raspy voice, he speaks slowly and his hands are shaky, but as a public speaker he is unmatched. If you watch him closely you can see when he is reading from a script and when he is rewriting on the spot. He speaks as if he is in his living room at home. He is a master,” said one popular reporter. X Post.
Politico It also praised Clinton for delivering an impassioned speech in which she “gleefully” attacked Trump, with the headline “Sluggish, hoarse Clinton sinks her fangs into Trump.”
“On Wednesday, the Big Dog grew a little, barked a little less and latched onto another of his favorite talking points, slamming Donald Trump as a self-absorbed narcissist,” wrote Christopher Cadelago, California bureau chief for Politico.
Another popular X user — Sean FarashKnown for his comedic impersonation of President Trump, he took the opportunity to compare Clinton to Trump in a way that favored the 45th president over the 42nd, pointing to an iconic photo of a bloodied Trump with his fist raised and an American flag flying overhead to demonstrate Trump’s vitality.
“Bill Clinton says he just turned 78 and looks like he could collapse at any moment. Donald Trump turns 78 on June 14, 2024. Less than a month later, he gets shot in the head and this is what happens. They’re not the same.”
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