The New York Times:

“Mr. Trump has had a string of unforced gaffes, garble and general disjointedness that go beyond his usual discursive nature, and that his Republican rivals are pointing to as signs of his declining performance.

On Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa, Mr. Trump wrongly thanked supporters of Sioux Falls, a South Dakota town about 75 miles away, correcting himself only after being pulled aside onstage and informed of the error.

It was strikingly similar to a fictional scene that Mr. Trump acted out earlier this month, pretending to be Mr. Biden mistaking Iowa for Idaho and needing an aide to straighten him out.”

In fairness to Joe, there are a lot of “I” states, not just Iowa and Idaho, but Illinois. And Indiana. It’s madness.

The Times adds:

“In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has also told supporters not to vote, and claimed to have defeated President Barack Obama in an election. He has praised the collective intellect of an Iranian-backed militant group that has long been an enemy of both Israel and the United States, and repeatedly mispronounced the name of the armed group that rules Gaza.”

Somehow, they left out my recent fave, Trump riffing on which would be worse, him dying from a shark attack or “electroclushion”. Many would settle for either.

Again, the Times:

“This is a different Donald Trump than 2015 and ’16 — lost the zip on his fastball,” Gov. Right Wing Nutter of Florida told reporters last week while campaigning in New Hampshire.

Okay, I may have doctored that last sentence a little. Sue me.