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Biden says this is the ‘weirdest campaign ever’ as Trump suggests he’s an Elvis lookalike (www.thedailybeast.com)

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He’s also compared himself to the Mona Lisa for his ability to draw large, fawning crowds.

President Joe Biden on Saturday said the 2024 presidential race was “the weirdest campaign I’ve ever been engaged in” because of his rival Donald Trump’s behavior, which he said was “even worse” than in 2020.

The former president, meanwhile, fished for compliments on Truth Social by comparing himself to Elvis.

“For so many years people have been saying that Elvis and I look alike,” Trump wrote, adding a photo that included his face spliced with the late rocker’s. “What do you think?”

Trump is no stranger to humbly likening himself to cultural icons; he’s also compared himself to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Nelson Mandela as far as his political career is concerned. Aesthetically, he’s also compared himself to the priceless Mona Lisa painting because it inspires such devotion.

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[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Who cares about policy when the leading republican candidate prefers to be a Kardashian? /s

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 9 months ago

Wants their social life to be Kardashian, but wants to rule like a cardassian

[-] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

I have so few opportunities to repost this.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Still better looking than the Kardashians.

[-] suction@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Do we even know what the Kartrashians look like? All I know is the image they paint on their faces.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

This should include Major Kira, with her arms crossed, looking smug.

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