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The Debate Revealed That Any President Voters Elect Doesn’t Really Run the Government

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It was a little pathetic to watch Joe Biden on stage last night mumble so incoherently that nobody could doubt he’s simply a figurehead for leader of the free world. It raises the thought: While he’s been presented as president for three and a half years, who has really been executing the powers and duties of the office?

While Donald Trump’s performance showed him in full command of his will and voice, his own four years in office also pointed in a similar direction. It wasn’t because he was merely a prop for president, like Joe Biden. It was because Trump’s insistence that he energetically carry out the mandate voters gave him conflicted very visibly with the belief among many in the federal government that, at this point, all presidents are props — even the ones who have full command of their faculties.

Montana radio host Aaron Flint pointed out that replacing Biden with another Democrat will still leave in power the people currently using him like a presidential skin suit. That’s also true, to a large extent, of replacing Biden with Trump.

Now, there is indeed a serious difference between a president with dementia and a president without. Certainly nobody could use Trump like a skin suit. Even staff, pollsters, and advisers can’t micromanage him like they micromanage many politicians. However, because we’ve already had the benefit of a Trump presidency, we can see that even a president as vigorous and defiant as he struggled to truly exercise authority over the people and institutions that, constitutionally speaking, the president commands.

Some of the most egregious examples of this occurred among cabinet-level national security types. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman under Trump Gen. Mark Milley was one of the worst offenders. Washington Post and New York Times reporters say, according to excerpts from Haley McLean, that Milley deliberately stayed in his position to sabotage voters’ elected commander-in-chief, saying to staffers of Trump, “I’ll just fight him” and “I will fight from the inside.” (Read more from “The Debate Revealed That Any President Voters Elect Doesn’t Really Run the Government” HERE)

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Ex-Obama Aides Meltdown Over Biden’s Debate Disaster (VIDEO)

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In a shocking display of frustration, the co-hosts of the liberal podcast “Pod Save America” expressed their dismay over President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance during Thursday night’s debate. Former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer, and Jon Lovett did not hold back their harsh criticism, reflecting the growing panic among Democrats regarding Biden’s ability to serve another term.

Jon Favreau, who once served as head speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, described the debate as the worst he had ever seen. “You don’t listen to us to sugarcoat anything, I think it was a fucking disaster,” Favreau lamented. He highlighted Biden’s inability to complete sentences and his raspy voice, calling it a failure on every level.

Tommy Vietor pointed to Biden’s performance as exacerbating concerns about his age and mental capacity. “And I believe that tonight’s performance is not a reflection on the type of president that he is. But it is a very concerning piece of evidence about the kind of candidate he will be in this race,” Vietor explained.

Dan Pfeiffer, another co-host, stressed the importance of Biden’s role in beating Trump, suggesting the president failed to change the dynamic in his favor during the debate. Jon Lovett went further, suggesting it might be time for an open conversation about whether Biden should step aside. “For the same sense of decency, and empathy and patriotism that led Joe Biden to run, I believe this is a moment to at least have a big, open conversation about the best thing he can do for America is to end his presidency as the success it deserves to be,” Lovett said.

The debate performance has intensified worries among Democratic voters regarding Biden’s mental acuity. According to a CBS News/YouGov poll, only 26% believe Biden has the “mental and cognitive health” to serve a second term, compared to 43% for Trump. Similarly, a WSJ poll found only 36% of registered voters believe Biden is “mentally up for the job,” while 49% said the same about Trump. An ABC News poll found that a staggering 86% of voters believe Biden is “too old” to run again.

Staggering 82% Don’t Think Biden Should Still Run for President: Poll

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A huge majority of people believe President Biden should drop out of the 2024 race for the White House after Thursday night’s debate debacle, a new Post poll shows.

Eighty-two percent of respondents said the 81-year-old Democrat should not run for re-election in the wake of his disastrous face-off against former President Donald Trump.

In comparison, just 18% said Biden should keep campaigning.

As of Friday morning, a total of 3,340 people had cast their vote in The Post’s poll, which was put out after Biden went head to head with Trump in the first 2024 presidential debate.

The results come after Biden’s raspy and halting attempts to confront his GOP rival on stage sparked fresh calls for the incumbent to consider stepping aside as his party’s nominee — just four months out from the election. (Read more from “Staggering 82% Don’t Think Biden Should Still Run for President: Poll” HERE)

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Biden Officials Turn Their Backs on Each Other After Disastrous Debate Performance

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Biden officials are pointing fingers at one another after the president suffered a series of malfunctions Thursday night during his first debate against former President Donald Trump.

According to Axios, Biden’s debate was a “DEFCON 1” moment for Democrats— and now his aides are trying to point fingers at one another to blame someone for his train wreck performance.

A person in Biden’s inner circle argued that the 81-year-old president was “over prepared” and should have rested the week leading up to the debate.

Another said Biden relied too much on the details and instead should have focused on having vigor and energy.

“They prepared him for the wrong debate,” a Biden official claimed, while another said, “It’s sad but it also makes me so mad to think of all the smart people lying and trying to make this work.” (Read more from “Biden Officials Turn Their Backs on Each Other After Disastrous Debate Performance” HERE)

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Biden Campaign Co-Chair Insists President’s Cognitive Capabilities “As Good as Ever”

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In the wake of President Joe Biden’s heavily scrutinized debate performance, Biden Campaign Co-Chair Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) appeared on CNN’s “Situation Room” to defend the president’s mental capabilities. Despite being pressed by host Wolf Blitzer, Coons dodged a direct answer about whether Biden’s debate performance reflects his daily cognitive state, instead maintaining that Biden remains “sharp and engaged.”

During the interview, Blitzer referenced Vice President Kamala Harris’s own evasive responses when questioned about Biden’s debate performance. “Senator, you mentioned Vice President Kamala Harris, she repeatedly, last night, dodged Anderson Cooper’s questions about whether the Biden we saw in the debate is who he is every day. What’s your answer to that? Because you know him well,” Blitzer asked.

Coons sidestepped the question, choosing instead to extol Biden’s general abilities. “I do. And I was just in Europe for a few days where the G7 Summit was held in Italy. Leaders from across Europe who’ve met with him and worked with him, say the same thing that I’ll tell you from working with him and meeting with him, he is sharp and engaged, his cognitive capabilities are as good as ever,” Coons responded.

Despite Coons’s defense, the president’s debate performance has intensified concerns about his cognitive health. Biden’s raspy voice, frequent pauses, and difficulty completing sentences have left many questioning his mental acuity. Polls reflect these worries: a CBS News/YouGov poll found that only 26% of voters believe Biden has the “mental and cognitive health” to serve a second term, and a WSJ poll showed that just 36% of registered voters think Biden is “mentally up for the job.”

Coons’s insistence on Biden’s sharpness comes after two Biden aides attributed his debate struggles to a cold, an excuse not mentioned before the debate. This strategy of deflection, combined with Harris’s and Coons’s evasions, only fuels skepticism about Biden’s fitness for office. Coons’s mention of Biden’s “shuffle” and “softly” spoken nature does little to alleviate these concerns.

Coons attempted to bolster his argument by praising Biden’s leadership and decision-making abilities. “His abilities for leadership, for surrounding himself with outstanding people, and making the right choice for the American people, that is undimmed. And, frankly, his record is one of the strongest of any president in my lifetime,” he claimed. However, this praise contrasts sharply with the visible struggles Biden displayed during the debate.

Bill Clinton Defends Biden After Disastrous Debate Performance

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Former President Bill Clinton defended President Joe Biden after his performance at the presidential debate on Thursday night against former President Donald Trump.

In a post on X, Clinton highlighted how Biden had “given us 3 years of solid leadership,” and created a “record number of new jobs,” and was “making real progress solving the climate crisis,” among other things.

“I’ll leave the debate rating to the pundits, but here’s what I know: fact and history matter,” Clinton wrote. “Joe Biden has given us 3 years of solid leadership, steadying us after the pandemic, creating a record number of new jobs, making real progress solving the climate crisis, and launching a successful effort in reducing inflation, all while pulling us out of the quagmire Donald Trump left us in. That’s what’s really at stake in November.”

Clinton’s words come after former President Barack Obama also came to Biden’s defense, noting that “bad debate nights happen.” (Read more from “Bill Clinton Defends Biden After Disastrous Debate Performance” HERE)

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Reporters Say Biden Campaign Staff Tried to Stop Them From Interviewing Critical Voters

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Reporters claimed Friday that President Joe Biden’s campaign staffers tried to halt their interviews with voters once they started to turn critical of the president following a rough debate showing.

Biden faced off against former President Donald Trump in a rather unprecedented debate format, as the two appeared in the CNN studio on Thursday with no live audience and mics with the ability to be cut off on Friday. Panic set in among Democrats all but 30 minutes into the debate, as the president stumbled through answers, even once appearing to freeze before moderator Jake Tapper bailed him out. The panic became so full-fledged that Democrats even began to call on the president to bow out of the 2024 presidential race.

In the aftermath of the first presidential debate, several reporters claimed that while at campaign events with voters on Friday, Biden campaign staffers tried to cut off the conversation as they moved in a negative direction.

“As I spoke to voters at a Las Vegas rally for Vice President Harris, a Nevada Biden campaign staffer followed me and twice asked that voters end their interviews when their comments turned critical of President Biden,” Simon Levien, a New York Times reporter, wrote.

“You can’t tell me that there’s not anyone better —” a voter told Levien, expressing the desire for a different Democratic presidential candidate.

(Read more from “Reporters Say Biden Campaign Staff Tried to Stop Them From Interviewing Critical Voters” HERE)

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KJP Attempts to Clean Up Biden’s Remarks About U.S. Troops During Debate When Pressed by Reporter

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to clean up President Joe Biden’s false statement that no U.S. troops died under his watch.

Biden falsely said he is the first president in the past decade to not witness American troops’ deaths overseas, though thirteen service members died during the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.

“Three U.S. troops that died in Jordan this year and more in Afghanistan in 2021. How can the president say none have died during his administration?” a reporter asked during Friday’s press gaggle.

“So, uh, look, um — obviously the president, as you know, is the Commander-in-Chief and you hear him even when he ends all of these remarks, he talks about respecting our troops who are serving today. And he will always do that and continues to do that. And he obviously had his son was — was obviously served as well. So this is something that he respects. And so, look, I don’t think that’ll ever change. Obviously, our hearts and our thoughts go out to the families who are clearly still suffering and thinking about their loved ones. So we’ll continue to do that and I would refer you to the campaign about specifics about fact-checking and all of those pieces. But I can speak to a president that has been incredibly respectful of the military and what they do for us day in and day out and how they continue to serve our country.”

“Well, I understand that was said during the debate, so you can refer to the campaign. But he’s the president. These weren’t off the cuff remarks, they felt prepared. And it was clearly a mistake. Does he not consider these to be?” the reporter pressed.

(Read more from “KJP Attempts to Clean Up Biden’s Remarks About U.S. Troops During Debate When Pressed by Reporter” HERE)

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Biden Just Put on the Most Disastrous Debate Performance in Presidential History

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Sure, it might sound like hyperbole, but I can’t think of a more devastating presidential debate performance than the one Joe Biden had in his first meeting with Donald Trump. Indeed, even with abnormally low expectations, Biden tripped over them as if they were sandbags. After watching post-debate reaction, it’s safe to say no presidential debate has ever rattled a political party quite like this one.

The scratchy and frail voice. The speedy mumbling — it was like watching a TV at 2x speed. The overall incoherence. The confused and angry stares. The jumbling of thoughts —“I was recently in, in, in, um, France for D-Day, and I spoke to — all about those heroes that died …” and so on — was relentless. It was difficult to watch.

Recall that Biden’s team, down in the polls, pushed for this debate. Remember that video the president cut mocking and challenging Trump to face him? The Biden team reportedly fought for the strict rules implemented by CNN. Then the president took an entire week off from his job just to prepare for the contest. Letting him debate was political malpractice. Letting him run for the presidency is a dereliction of basic decency.

You remember all that solemn talk about 25th Amendment during Trump’s presidency? Where are these patriots now?

Incidentally, CNN’s debate format was — whether the former president liked it or not — good for Trump. It reined in many of his worst inclinations, while leaving Biden to wander off into verbal dead ends. And though CNN’s Jake Tapper tried to save Biden once or twice, it’s fair to say, on balance, the questions weren’t terrible. (Read more from “Biden Just Put on the Most Disastrous Debate Performance in Presidential History” HERE)

Biden Peddles ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax After Even ‘Fact-Checkers’ Admitted It Was a Lie

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During Thursday’s presidential debate, Biden accused Trump of calling neo-Nazis “very fine people,” repeating a long-debunked claim regarding Trump’s remarks following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

“[Trump] said, ‘I think there are fine people on both sides,’” Biden claimed at Thursday’s debate. “What American president would ever say Nazis coming out of fields carrying torches, saying the same antisemitic bile, carrying swastikas, are fine people?”

Biden’s claim centers on Trump’s remarks following a 2017 Charlottesville rally, which involved protests and counter-protests over the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue from a park. The protests ended violently when a self-proclaimed “white nationalist” drove his car into the crowd, killing one and injuring 19.

With the help of corporate media, the claim that Trump called neo-Nazis “very fine people” spread shortly after the events, despite Trump condemning them outright.

“But you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides,” Trump said of the Charlottesville protesters and counter-protesters in a news conference days after the events. “I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally.”

(Read more from “Biden Peddles ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax After Even ‘Fact-Checkers’ Admitted It Was a Lie” HERE)