Posted on 07/05/2024 7:21:45 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A defiant President Joe Biden on Friday downplayed his poor performance in last week’s debate in what had become a high-stakes interview on ABC, as questions swirled over the future of his candidacy.
Here are six takeaways from Biden’s interview with ABC News.
1. Biden says debate was a ‘bad night,’ not a bigger problem.
2. The president takes ownership of poor performance, but offers a new excuse.
3. Biden won’t take a cognitive test and release it to voters.
4. Biden denies polls show him losing to Trump.
5. Biden brushes off nervous Dems: Only the ‘Lord Almighty’ could get him to leave the race.
6. Biden gets fired up and shows off his energy at Wisconsin rally.
Biden’s speech during that rally was animated and energetic – though he seemed to realize that each of his words would be parsed and carefully scrutinized in this politically crucial period. He vowed to “beat Trump again in 2020” before quickly realizing his mistake and correcting himself: “By the way, we’re gonna do it again in 2024.” Slamming Trump’s economic policy, Biden said his opponent “wants another 5 billion - trillion, trillion, not billion - $5 trillion tax cut.”
He directly addressed criticisms about his age: “I wasn’t too old to create over 50 million new jobs, to make sure 21 million Americans are insured under the Affordable Care Act, to beat Big Pharma. … Was I too old to relieve student debt for nearly 5 million Americans?”
Biden said unnamed forces are “trying to push him out of the race.”
“Well, let me say this as quick as I can,” he added. “I’m staying in the race.”
That point was punctuated by the song that played as Biden’s speech concluded: Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.”
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Tom Petty is dead.
Trust me Joe. The Lord is going to take you out. You will not be president. You do not stab Israel in the back and expect to get away with it.
How edited was the speech?
How edited was the speech?
All I saw was Biden blaming all of his failures on Trump.
Biden can’t stand on his own record. He always has to deflect to Trump’s ‘failure’.
This is spin. Biden looked horrible.
It appears CNN, too, is confused and conflicted about how to Lean Forward going forward! The chaos must be contagious! Get Pfizer to work on a Rat Panic Syndrome vaccine, stat!
(I’m enjoying this debacle way too much.)
…Get Pfizer to work on a Rat Panic Syndrome vaccine, stat! …
Well played sir!
Biden is the new Orange Man.
1) He’s toast.
2) He’s toast.
3) He’s toast.
4) He’s toast.
5) He’s toast.
6) He’s toast.
How many times did Stephy have to ask about the 10 million illegals? /s
And seek the future unburdened by the past. Which they will do, without an iota of shame for their primary role in this madness.
Do people actually believe the polls that have women showing slightly *more* support for Biden since the debate? I find this very disconcerting.
Heart breaker
For the most part. However, he can proclaim he beat Medicare!
High stakes my arse. Another drug jacked up, sundown avoidance, carefully edited, propaganda piece.
Like a mofo
The times we’re living in, eh? There, but for Creepy Joe, we would find ourselves.
“He vowed to “beat Trump again in 2020” before quickly realizing his mistake. “
CNN is pathetic. Traitor Joe gets constant corrections in his earpiece. I can’t decide if they still don’t get it or keeping the con alive.
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