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Why does Trump keep calling Biden ‘Big Man’ at the debate?

Outside of conservative circles, no one has any clue who exactly the ‘big man’ is.

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Mikael Thalen

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President Donald Trump referred to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as the “big man” on Thursday during the second and final presidential debate. But why?

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The term “big man” is supposedly the name Hunter Biden gave to his father in unverified emails and texts that were allegedly found on a laptop in Delaware.

Given that the laptop saga is convoluted and filled with countless conspiracies only popular among Trump’s supporters, the majority of users online appeared confused at the term.

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“I know it was 4 minutes ago, but has anyone yet explained ‘big man?’” @jeremyfaust asked. “Really, that was some weird shit.

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With so many confused at who exactly the “big man” is, users began coming to their own conclusions.

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Trump-supporting conservatives, however, were giddy at the mention of the obscure term.

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But such users were in the minority, with the majority of users online merely using the opportunity to make memes.

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Despite attempts by Trump to inject the laptop story into the debate, it appears the “big man” story didn’t quite land as intended.

 
The Daily Dot