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Patty Satalia
State College
It's tempting to tune out the rhetoric in the presidential campaign, but we must see how low Donald Trump is taking us.
We're accustomed to his outrageous comments. A "bloodbath" if he doesn't win. Praise for dictators. "Very fine people on both sides." Disparaging veterans. Calling Kamala Harris "real garbage" and "a bitch." Dehumanizing immigrants.
And the lies -- 30,573 during his presidency; more than 30 in his debate with President Biden.
The insults and lies keep coming -- increasing in abusiveness and vulgarity.
Trump recently called civilian medals "much better" than military awards, leading The Veterans of Foreign Wars to label the comments "asinine" and "crass," questioning Trump's qualifications to be commander-in-chief.
In continuing assaults on Kamala Harris, Trump claimed that he's "entitled to" attack his opponents. Parents don't tolerate such rudeness. Why condone it in someone vying to be President?
In a rambling hate-filled post, Trump falsely accused Harris of fabricating an image of a rally crowd. His lie was quickly exposed with photographic evidence and statements from attendees.
At Trump's recent 64-minute "press conference," NPR counted 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies, concluding, "It's a stunning number for anyone...even more problematic for a person running to lead the free world."
Increasingly desperate, Trump posted AI-generated pictures preposterously claiming that Taylor Swift endorsed him--easily debunked and subjecting him to more lawsuits.
Trump isn't wooing voters by proposing meaningful policies. He's demonstrating his cruelty, his unfitness for office and his utter disrespect for Americans.