Posted on 06/28/2024 2:39:56 AM PDT by Libloather
resident Biden repeatedly froze and misspoke during his first — and possibly only — debate against former President Donald Trump Thursday night, prompting anguish and alarm in the Democratic Party fewer than four months before the general election.
In what will be the most-replayed political moment of the night, the week, the month, and maybe the year, the 81-year-old incumbent lost his train of thought for about nine seconds, looking down at his lectern before popping up again to say that he “finally beat Medicare.”
Biden, who would be 86 if he finishes a second term in January 2029, did not help his cause by speaking in a soft, scratchy voice that anonymous aides attributed to a cold he apparently picked up during his seven days out of the public eye prepping for the Atlanta forum.
The president began to lose his grip as he said he was committed to “making sure we make every single solitary person eligible for what I’ve been able to do with the COVID, excuse me, with, umm dealing with everything we had to do with” — before sputtering to a halt.
“Look, we finally beat Medicare,” concluded Biden as he looked up again after an agonizing wait.
Not for the last time, the 78-year-old Trump seized upon the gaffe immediately, saying of his rival: “Well, he’s right. He did beat Medicare. He beat it to death and he’s destroying Medicare because all of these people who are coming in, they’re putting them on Medicare.”
The debate was widely seen as a make-or-break moment for Biden amid voter concern about his mental fitness — concerns that grew more acute Thursday night.
“Abysmal,” one Democratic source told The Post. “If I knew nothing about Donald Trump before that debate and judged him solely on that performance...
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“I didn’t watch.”
Neither did I, although the wife dragged me into the den once to see a minute of the debate because it was so off the rails. I preferred to read the live-stream comments here and on X. They were delightfully brutal.
Absolutely right.
Jill Biden should be arrested.
For elder abuse and treason against the nation for continually saying Joe is fine. Which leaves us with an incompetent President who is a puppet for who?
Obama and his friends, of course.
Nope. MSM needs this thrown back in their face. They've known all along and have been gaslighting 24/7. People need to say to every presstitute, were you lying then, or are you lying now?
The MSM are bigger Democrats than the Democratic Party. They don’t like a President who calls them fake news.
“...He was simply his normal senile self...”
I agree. I have such a low regard for that filthy Puppet that I thought Skeletor did better than expected. I figured his handlers would have him juiced up like during the State of the Union, or that time he gave a speech in Philadelphia flanked by marines.
This time, the “go-juice” was too much for him. The diarrhea was coming out the front instead of the back.
>> Almost like they got the Same deep state memo
Ya think??!? :-)
Two possibilities. One is that the anti-Biden reaction has been set up for days; the evidence would be the immediate and unified response. The other is that the disloyal opposition had a massive epiphany, being unable for the first time to unsee what the rest of us have seen for at least the last two years, and reacted accordingly. The realist side of me assumes the first, but it’s possible that the eyes of the leftist minions have been opened.
When will the presstitutes get around to asking who has really been running things?
Are you sure of that? His 'Depends' were likely quite effective. I think an 'and' should replace the 'instead of'.
When Biden went off on his rape tangent talking about sisters and In Laws was I The only one that thought that is why Biden is pumping money into Biden family pockets. Yuck Cringe. He must be tossed immediately.
Biden Surrogates Left CNN Spin Room ‘Abandoned’ While Trump Team Answered Questions
When they finally show up, get a load of Gov. Hair Gel...
...Newsom balked at a reporter who asked if he would “urge the president to reconsider” running for re-election after his gaffe-filled debate.
“Absolutely not, I have his back 100 percent… I would never turn my back,” the far-left governor said..."
Thank you, Newsom, for a sound bite that will live in infamy!
THIS DEBATE WAS AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER FOR BIDEN
TYT calls it after the first debate, it’s over for President Biden. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola react to the first Presidential debate on The Young Turks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycxHCs9mEU
BTTT
Delusion and lying are like breathing with these people.
More and more we see leftists like TYT in this video speaking ostensibly from a point of auditing reality who are themselves displaying delusion around their on point point. “Democracy on the line”? Donald Trump “crazy” etc. it’s all so weird.
Weak, frozen debate? Come on, man! This is the guy who beat Medicare!
Let’s assume it is elder abuse. Joey DESERVES whatever dr. Jilly is doing to him.
Let Jilly ABUSE Joey, he earned it!!
FJB the pedophile, pervert, and kiddie diddler!!!
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