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‘Rusty’ Biden napped during debate prep while advisers hoped he’d be ‘game-day performer’: book
NY Post ^ | 5/13/25 | Ryan King

Posted on 05/13/2025 9:24:57 PM PDT by Libloather

resident Joe Biden struggled in practice debates ahead of his disastrous showing against Donald Trump last year — leaving his advisers with little option but to cross their fingers and hope he would be a “game-day performer,” a new book about the collapse of the Democratic administration reveals.

Biden’s advisers “blocked out substantial time to prep over several days” at the presidential retreat at Camp David in rural Maryland in June 2024. When the president turned up after a trip to Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and attend a G7 summit, he was “rusty and exhausted,” according to “Original Sin,” co-authored by Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper.

Meanwhile, former White House chief of staff Ron Klain was “disappointed” in Biden’s preparation for the June 27 CNN debate, Thompson and Tapper write: “He’d been assured that Biden had been reviewing his prep materials before he arrived at Camp David, but he hadn’t.

“He was rusty and exhausted when he arrived, essentially sleeping that whole first day. And even after that taking lots of naps,” according to the book, a copy of which was obtained by The Post.

In the mock debates, the authors write, “Biden’s performance ranged from bad to passable … His voice was hard to hear, his delivery was halting, and his answers were all over the place.

“Advisers also told him his mouth was agape when he wasn’t speaking and urged him to close it,” the book goes on. “His voice got raspier as the week went on, to the point that aides couldn’t hear him during mock sessions. Biden kept asking for more cough drops.”

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Brandon had a cold. 81 million ballots...
1 posted on 05/13/2025 9:24:57 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

He took (or did) a lid during the debate, too.

2 posted on 05/13/2025 9:27:41 PM PDT by Songcraft
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Biden forgot names of longtime aides Jake Sullivan, Kate Bedingfield halfway through his term, new book says

https://nypost.com/2025/05/13/us-news/biden-forgot-names-of-longtime-aides-halfway-through-term-book/


3 posted on 05/13/2025 9:28:02 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

I believe a Joint House and Senate investigation is called for. Cast it in terms of investigating the need for revision of the 25th Amendment. Subpoena Biden’s Cabinet and ask each one of them to identify all actions they took to fulfill their responsibilities under the 25th Amendment.


4 posted on 05/13/2025 9:34:29 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Songcraft
He took (or did) a lid during the debate, too.

Did a lid? In my wasted youth I did a few lids, that was the 1968 to 1973 time in my life I grew up and stopped that. The FAA and the Texas Board of Pharmacy would take a dim view of such and thus NO LICENSE period. One lid would not do that to Biden. He was simple advanced senility with probably a little go juice (amphetamines) and we saw the best he can be. This is a man while walking out to Marine One was asked a question and his response was, "They Wiped my Ass." That is bizarre and the Media said nothing!

Jill Biden is really guilty of elder abuse all in the lust for power.

5 posted on 05/13/2025 9:51:37 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: Libloather

Even the best cocaine wears off after a while.


6 posted on 05/13/2025 9:57:08 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Libloather

This is such BS. I don’t recall a debate EVER happening this early. It was OBVIOUS they wanted him out as they could have simply stalled (by adding demand after demand) and not have had any debates before Election Day.

As it was, they still almost pulled it off, given how close the Swing States were, given the TOTAL AIRHEAD they were forced to run.


7 posted on 05/14/2025 4:52:37 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Libloather

Bidet was always the dumbest guy in the Senate. That his advisors expected a better performer reveals they were dumber than PedoJoe.


8 posted on 05/14/2025 5:32:17 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

They knew the only person who could beat Trump was an old White guy that enough Republicans could vote for.


9 posted on 05/14/2025 5:34:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

What drugs were they giving Biden prior to the debate or was he unmedicated? In several previous speeches Biden was obviously drugged.


10 posted on 05/14/2025 8:16:50 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Libloather
Biden forgot names of longtime aides Jake Sullivan, Kate Bedingfield halfway through his term, new book says

Biden had significant cognitive struggles PRIOR to running in 2020 - they never should have let him run - it was obvious even then. BUT, they put America at risk rather than risk having Bernie as their candidate, that's how bad the Dems are. They knew they could not control Bernie.

11 posted on 05/14/2025 8:22:26 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Libloather
The Biden campaign had goaded Trump into doing a debate months earlier than in most presidential elections, which usually feature verbal bouts in the fall.

I don't think they "goaded" Donald Trump into anything. I think they were praying that Trump would agree to the early debate. My theory is those around Biden could see that he was getting worse by the day, and knew a debate in the fall would end in disaster. By getting him out there as early as they did, they were hoping he still had enough left to appear competent. Even a mediocre showing in the debate would have been hailed Democrats and the media as a "strong performance in which Biden was clearly the winner." They would have then said no further debates were necessary, and kept Biden under wraps until election day.

12 posted on 05/14/2025 8:36:06 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: GreenHornet
By getting him out there as early as they did, they were hoping he still had enough left to appear competent.

They had two operational plans, fingers crossed he wouldn't fall flat on his face (which he did) OR, if he fell flat on his face it would finally get Nancy and Chuck to pull him off the stage which they had been hesitant to do.

13 posted on 05/14/2025 8:42:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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