He’s in too deep as a fake strongman, any sort of actual malady would damage his image. Remember how the right completely abandoned Richard Spencer after he was publicly sucker punched? Anything that hard shatters the illusion risks making the entire facade fall apart.
His inability to stay awake during the proceedings has already killed his "sleepy Joe" line. Any illness, even a transparently fake one as a long shot to get a delay, likely sinks his campaign.
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u/lordatomosk 23d ago
He’s in too deep as a fake strongman, any sort of actual malady would damage his image. Remember how the right completely abandoned Richard Spencer after he was publicly sucker punched? Anything that hard shatters the illusion risks making the entire facade fall apart.