The White Home
President Joe Biden was defiant throughout a uncommon information convention … combating again at critics who’re calling for him to drop out of the race.
POTUS is attempting to point out voters he is nonetheless obtained the psychological chops to beat Donald Trump and perform the duties of president for one more time period … and whereas he made just a few trademark flubs — like saying “Vice President Trump” in referring to Kamala Harris — he was assured in his capability to win one other election, and pushed again on narratives about his psychological health.
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Biden referred to as his debate catastrophe a “stupid mistake” … saying he was off his recreation as a result of he traveled throughout creation within the weeks earlier than … together with from Italy to L.A. to go to the fundraiser with George Clooney. He mentioned he will not make that mistake once more.
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The Prez additionally poo-poo’d tales about him being no good after 8 PM … Biden says the narrative out there may be false and he simply desires fundraising occasions moved up within the day so his supporters can get residence earlier. He says he is attempting to tempo himself extra and his schedule stays jam-packed after the talk.
Biden took some pictures at Trump too … saying the previous president simply rides round on his golf cart lately whereas he will get essential coverage handed.
6/27/24
CNN
There’s plenty of stress on Biden right here, each internally and externally, with White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre even hyping this look up as a “big boy” press convention.
Biden’s to this point been defiant amid rising requires him to drop out of the race, saying he has no plans to vary course … and he appeared fairly peeved with all of the noise, and it got here throughout in his remarks.
TMZ broke the story … ‘GMA’ anchor George Stephanopoulos is on video telling a passerby he would not consider Biden may serve one other time period. George has talked to Biden greater than most not too long ago, together with a current one-on-one interview.
7/9/24
TMZ.com
A day earlier than Biden’s large press convention, George Clooney revealed an op-ed in The New York Occasions calling on Biden to make method for a special candidate to problem Trump.
TMZ.com
Clooney mentioned his interactions with Biden finally month’s Los Angeles fundraiser left him feeling like Biden “was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.”
Michael Douglas additionally went on TV and seconded Clooney’s opinion about Biden … saying on “The View” that George was making a “valid point.”
7/5/24
ABC Information
Biden has some people in his nook … together with D.L. Hughley and Pleasure Behar — and California Governor Gavin Newsom continues to go to bat for POTUS.
These supporters are most likely feeling higher now … and Biden’s making it clear he is not going to provide option to one other candidate.
