Donald Trump’s Bacon Comments During Speech Spark Mockery: ‘Word Salad’

Donald Trump’s discussion of bacon during a campaign speech in Wisconsin on Thursday has sparked widespread criticism on social media.
The Republican presidential nominee embarked on a rant about the higher cost of living at the town hall event in La Crosse after a college student asked him what he would do “to make life more affordable and bring down inflation.”
“You take a look at bacon and some of these products… Some people don’t eat bacon anymore,” Trump said.
“And we’re going to get the energy prices down… You know, this was caused by their horrible energy. Wind. They want wind all over the place. When it doesn’t blow, we have a problem.”
Trump’s remarks were criticized widely online, including by journalist Charles P. Pierce, who wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Hi, I’m running for president, and my brain is made of potatoes.”
Another X user wrote: “What is this word salad?”
Ron Filipkowski, a harsh critic of the former president, added: “It’s like Open Mic Night at the Assisted Living Facility.”
Meanwhile, the British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan wrote: “Historians will scratch their heads about 2024, in which 1 candidate was forced to quit the race for being old & having a bad debate while the other candidate said mad, rambling stuff like this & not only stayed in the race but didn’t get pressured to step aside by the media.”
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