Politicians talk a lot.
They say moving things, insightful things, and incredibly dumb things.
We narrowed it down to 15.
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Joe Biden
Joe Bidens lone debate againstDonald Trumpwas an act of political self-immolation.
The president began the debate hoarse and halting, with an unsteadiness that belied his age and now-blindingly-obvious decline.
But Biden sealed his fate with an incomprehensible answer to a question about the national debt.
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They are eating the dogs.
The people that came in, they are eating the cats.
They are eating the pets of the people that live there.
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Not a thing that comes to mind.
Kamala Harris
Sometimes softball questions do more damage than the high heat.
(Harris appeared to realize the error quickly.
Or she might design her own flag,she said, one sporting the Italian word for shame.
I made a flag.
Its white and has yellow and orange flames around it.
And in the middle is the word vergogna.
Vergogna in Italian means shame vergogna.
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These are weird people on the other side.
These are weird people on the other side, he said during a July appearance on MSNBC.
And it got under the skin of the GOP ticket.
Both Trump and J.D.
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Arnold Palmer was all man.
But this guy, this guy, this is a guy that was all man.
This man was strong and tough.
I had to say it.
Why did he feel the need to mention that the late legendary golfer was all man?
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Im not a church boy.
In response Kennedy told the publication that he was not a church boy.
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I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.
Its a weird fixation, and it becameoutright gag-inducingthroughout the 2024 campaign cycle.
Trump posted I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT on Truth Social after the singer endorsed Kamala Harris in September.
Elon Musk reacted by seemingly offering to impregnate Swift.
Fine Taylor, heposted on X, you win …
I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.
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The word grocery.
You know, its a sorta simple word, but it sorta means like everything you eat.
The stomach is speaking.
Donald Trump
Trump credits the border and the economy for his win.
I won on groceries, hesaidonMeet the Pressin December.
Its a very simple word.
Who uses the word?
I started using the word.
He was even more awkward when invoking the term during an event at the Detroit Economic Club in October.
The word grocery, hesaid.
You know, its a sorta simple word, but it sorta means like everything you eat.
The stomach is speaking.
Look, they got them up.
Id like to bring them down.
Its hard to bring things down once theyre up.
You know, its very hard.
But I think that they will.
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If somebody breaks into my house, theyre getting shot.
Understandable, but the follow up seemed slightly unnecessary.
Some found the bit outright absurd, while others wereconvincedit would pull moderates and some Republicans to Harriss side.
The absurdity of the claim did not dissuade the conservatives of the court fromruling 6-3 in his favorin July.
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Women will be happy, healthy, confident, and free.
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Gerrys a young 74.
It isnt really happening, though.
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It is a red line, but Im never going to leave Israel.
He called it a red line, before immediately backtracking.
It is a red line, but Im never going to leave Israel, Biden said.
The defense of Israel is still critical.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not ultimately heed Bidens warning, at first launching a limited invasion.
Those threats were ignored, too, and Israel has laid siege to Rafah.
The war has continued, with U.S. support, and may well outlast Bidens presidency.
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Fight!
Raising a defiant fist, a bloody Trump shouted the words Fight!
to the panicked crowd.
Trump has made hay off of the incident in more ways than one.
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