Trump initially responds to Biden's acceptance speech with brevity and correct grammar
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President Trump responded to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's acceptance speech with a surprisingly subdued and succinct tweet.
"In 47 years, Joe did none of the things of which he now speaks," Trump wrote. "He will never change, just words!" This is a sharp contrast to the flurry of all-caps tweets he unleashed as former President Barack Obama and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, spoke on Wednesday night. Repeating a false conspiracy theory, Trump tweeted about Obama, "HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GOT CAUGHT!" He also falsely accused Harris of calling Biden "A RACIST" and "INCOMPETENT."
It's possible that Trump ran out of steam after going off on former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who spoke before Biden. Trump said that Bloomberg, a former Democratic presidential candidate, gave "the worst debate performance in the history of politics," is "commonly known as Mini Mike," and was treated "like a dog" by Democrats. Perhaps after a few Diet Cokes Trump will be back with a "Sleepy Joe" or two.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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