Earlier this week, after a number of women came forward to make allegations against Joe Biden for “inappropriate behavior” that ranged from smelling their hair to a hug that lasted “for a beat too long,” the former V.P. released a video saying that he understands “social norms are changing,” and while politics for him has “always been about making connections,” he will “be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future.” In pondering whether or not to weigh in, a normal person with an ounce of self-awareness who happens to be closely associated with a phrase like “grab ’em by the pussy” and 23 allegations of sexual misconduct would probably choose to sit this one out. But Donald Trump, of course, is not a normal person. And that, coupled with a debilitating neurological disease in which every dumb thought that comes into his head must come out of his mouth, meant he had to wade in, re-tweeting a doctored version of Biden’s video in which Biden appears to touch his own shoulders and kiss his own neck:

Perhaps worried that some of his supporters might miss the clip, Trump pinned the video to the top of his Twitter feed for most of Friday morning, until other issues like The Wall, vilifying the press, and simply typing “jobs!” over and over took precedence.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House before departing for California, Trump was asked to specify what he finds offensive about the former V.P.’s behavior, and if he’s “the right messenger for that,” given all of the women he’s “moved on like a bitch.” To which Trump responded, essentially, Hell yeah, I’m the right messenger for this—you’ve seen all the disgusting things I’ve been accused of, right?

“I think I’m a very good messenger,” Trump said, adding about the video: “People got a kick out of it . . . We’ve got to sort of smile a bit.”

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Trump continues to insist the Fed take advice from a guy famous for declaring bankruptcy

Continuing in his attempt to bend the Federal Reserve to his will—which now includes a campaign to stack its board with his own personal goon squad, Trump repeated his demand on Friday that the central bank cut interest rates so he can ride the short-term, shortsighted growth explosion to a second term. “I personally think the Fed should drop rates. I think they really slowed us down,” he told reporters on his way to California. “There’s no inflation. I would say in terms of quantitative tightening, it should actually now be quantitative easing.” Laying the groundwork to blame Jerome Powell in the event his lofty economic promises don’t pan out, Trump claimed that if the Fed heeded his guidance, “You would see a rocket ship. Despite that, we’re doing very well.”