NBC News looked into how often former President Donald Trump has talked about President Joe Biden, his family, or his time in office. Since Trump took office again, he has brought up Biden in speeches or social media posts about 580 times. That means he talks about Biden around six times every day.
On the other hand, during the first 100 days of his presidency, Biden only mentioned Trump 29 times.
Trump often blames Biden for most of the problems happening in the country. He says Biden is at fault for things like high egg prices, inflation, immigration issues, and the overall economy. Whenever Trump speaks publicly, he usually finds a way to criticize Biden, even though Biden has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since he left the White House in January.
NBC News also reported that Trump is showing no signs of slowing down in how much he focuses on Biden. He’s using all the tools available to him as president to keep talking about Biden. His team and advisors are also helping by bringing up Biden regularly.
Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has talked about Biden 78 times during just 16 press briefings. In fact, she mentioned Biden 37 times without even being asked about him—just during her opening comments.
Trump often says that people who keep talking about him suffer from something he calls “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” But some liberal commentators have flipped that idea, saying Trump might actually have “Biden Derangement Syndrome” because he talks about Biden so much.
Political analyst Steve Benen from MSNBC recently wrote that while not many people used the term “Biden Derangement Syndrome” during Biden’s presidency, it now seems like Trump might be showing serious signs of it, and nothing is being done to stop it.
Trump might be trying to shift blame for the struggling stock market and fears of a recession onto Biden. But recent polls suggest many people aren’t buying that argument. In a CBS News survey, 54% of those asked said Trump’s policies were to blame for the current state of the economy. Only 21% blamed Biden, while 20% said both were responsible, and 5% said neither of them was to blame.
