The Daily Beast

Frantic Aides Narrowly Stopped Trump Calling His Rival Appalling Slur

Donald Trump has long had a penchant for nicknaming his political adversaries, coining the phrases Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary, and Ron DeSanctimonious. But one Trump moniker for President Joe Biden apparently went beyond the former president’s typical antagonism. The Republican presidential nominee, who has Repeatedly referred to Biden as Sleepy Joe, Slow Joe, and Crooked Joe, wanted to add “Retarded Joe Biden” to his nickname arsenal, a new report by The Atlantic claims.