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☆ Opinion | The Democratic Party Must Speak the Plain Truth to the President
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For voters who held out hope that President Biden’s failure to communicate during last month’s debate was an aberration, the intervening days have offered little comfort. Mr. Biden, instead of campaigning vigorously to disprove doubts and demonstrate that he can beat Mr. Trump, has maintained a scripted and controlled schedule of public appearances. The president, elected in 2020 as an antidote to Mr. Trump’s malfeasance and mendacity, is now trying to defy reality. For more than a year, voters have made it unquestionably clear in surveys and interviews that they harbor significant doubts about Mr. Biden’s physical and mental fitness for office. Since his feeble debate performance, multiple polls have shown that both Mr. Biden’s approval rating and his chance of beating Mr. Trump have markedly dropped from their already shaky levels.

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☆ You're not losing your mind, Biden is getting more orange
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIf you think President Joe Biden has been looking a lot more orange, you're not alone. Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesAnd Biden's orange glow was apparent on July 3 too, when he was awarding the Medal of Honor to two Civil War soldiers. President Joe Biden speaks to the media on July 1. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the COP26 United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. Representatives for Biden didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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Did you watch George Stephanopoulos’s post-debate interview with President Biden? Did it allay your concerns about his fitness to run for a second term? Biden certainly did prove he could have a discussion on TV without appearing to be a victim of senility. Cannot imagine anybody going to work and saying “Wow, did you hear the president last night? It was painful to have to see an elderly man get grilled about his mental fitness.

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☆ Former Obama advisor says Biden is more likely to 'lose by a landslide than win narrowly this race'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden may have brushed aside concerns over his electability, but a former Obama advisor thinks the 81-year-old could be headed for a calamitous defeat this November. "The one person that no one can outrun is Father Time," David Axelrod told CNN's Pamela Brown on Sunday. The presumptive Democratic nominee has faced growing calls for him to step down following a disastrous presidential debate with former President Donald Trump on June 27. — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 5, 2023Axelrod later clarified those comments in an interview with Politico, which was published a week later. Representatives for Biden didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Biden blasts ‘elites’ urging him to exit race in surprise interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign election office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. President Joe Biden defended his place at the top of the Democratic ticket Monday in a surprise television interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," after more lawmakers and donors came forward over the weekend with concerns about his reelection bid. "I'm getting so frustrated by the elites in the party" calling on him to step down, the president fumed. Biden insisted to hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that the concerns of his wealthy backers would not dictate his political future. "I want their support, but that's not the reason I'm running," Biden said.

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☆ Bernie Sanders says Biden can beat Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. Bernie Sanders was asked if he would replace Biden if the president withdrew from the race. Sanders believes Biden can defeat Trump but acknowledges Biden's age as a challenge. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSen. Bernie Sanders sidestepped a question asking if he would replace President Joe Biden in the 2024 election if the president withdrew his candidacy. Public concern over the president's health has grown recently after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump on June 27.

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☆ Opinion: It’s time to find out whether Biden has cognitive impairment or not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Opinion Jonathan Reiner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In June, 51 million people tuned in to watch the much-anticipated debate between Biden and former President Donald Trump. Biden later told ABC that he “just had a really bad cold” on debate night and said he was distracted by Trump “still shouting” over his muted microphone while Biden was speaking. Last November, Dr. Bruce Aronwald, Trump’s personal physician since 2021, issued a meager, three-paragraph, data-devoid note attesting to Trump’s physical and cognitive fitness for office. While the USPSTF review is noncommittal on the use of dementia screening in ostensibly asymptomatic people, there’s no ambiguity in the use of testing in adults where dementia is a concern. There are a variety of screening exams such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) or Mini-Mental State Examination that are used to detect signs of cognitive decline.

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☆ Trump's increasing election odds after debate already affecting financial markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Financial markets are slowly starting to absorb the possibility that what was once a toss-up presidential election campaign has taken a notable turn. That has put investors in a quandary of how to handicap what a Trump presidency would look like from an economic and market standpoint. .SPX mountain 2024-06-28 S & P 500 performance since the debate However, the bond market has had a bit more of a reaction. The first Trump presidency and some of his campaign rhetoric nevertheless has led to guesswork about what could be ahead. "This particularly favors financials and there will be an expectation of more M & A approval in a Trump presidency.

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☆ Biden and congressional Democrats are headed toward an all-out war
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats increasingly appear to be on a collision course. Reporters are going to be asking any Democratic lawmaker in sight whether they believe Biden should remain their party's nominee against former President Donald Trump. As of Monday morning, five House Democrats have publicly called for Biden to step aside, while two have pointedly said that he can't win. AdvertisementAll of this makes the week ahead extremely important for Biden and the Democratic Party. The worst possible outcome for Biden is that a public consensus emerges among congressional Democrats that he must go, and that party leaders follow suit by issuing calls for him to drop out.

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The House Democrats who said Biden should drop out of the 2024 race were Reps. Adam Smith of Washington, Jerry Nadler of New York, Mark Takano of California and Joe Morelle of New York. Some House Democrats in battleground districts are weighing whether to distance themselves from Biden. "President Biden is a good man & I appreciate his lifetime of service," she wrote in a post to X. During the interview, Biden dismissed the calls for him to step aside and said only the "Lord Almighty" could get him to reconsider his presidential bid. "Look, I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, 'Joe, get out of the race,' I'll get out of the race," Biden said during the interview.

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☆ Insider Today: Biden's denial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This week's dispatchWin McNamee/Getty Images; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIPressure on Biden buildsUS President Joe Biden had a terrible debate. He's done little to turn things around since and appears to be in denial over the damage done to his campaign. AdvertisementThat's the story of a critical 10-day period in the US presidential race, which kicked off with Biden's historically bad debate performance. Biden's poor performance led to a Democrat freak out and growing calls for Biden to step aside. Neither sentiment is likely to satisfy the many Democrats who have serious concerns about Biden's mental acuity and electability.

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☆ Opinion | What the Interview With Biden Showed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “A Defiant Biden Says Only the ‘Lord Almighty’ Could Drive Him From the Race” (nytimes.com, July 5):Anyone with elderly loved ones knows that they have good days and bad days, which is precisely why President Biden’s interview with George Stephanopoulos means nothing in the big scheme of things. We’ve already seen plenty of evidence through multiple interviews indicating that both Mr. Biden and Donald Trump are capable of age-related incoherence at any moment. Large majorities of Americans have repeatedly told pollsters they don’t want Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump to run again. The longer the Democratic Party persists in ramming Mr. Biden down our throats, the more it ensures Mr. Trump’s victory and the loss of American democracy and the rule of law as we know it. Jeff CriderPalm Desert, Calif.To the Editor:George Stephanopoulos gave President Biden an opportunity to answer questions in a clear and incisive fashion.

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☆ Analysis: Biden’s ABC interview does nothing to quell the existential crisis around his campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal. While his interview performance was far stronger than the president’s often incoherent showing at the CNN debate in Atlanta, that’s not saying much. He appeared more composed and fluent than at the CNN debate. But Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California told CNN that the president needed to do a prolonged and live television interview unlike the recorded one on ABC. But increasingly, it seems as though the fear of a Trump term may be overwhelming satisfaction with Biden’s achievements.

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☆ Biden says he'd be okay losing to Trump, 'as long as I gave it my all'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden indicated he would be fine losing to Trump as long as he put up a good fight. The 81-year-old president made the comments during his first post-debate interview on Friday. Biden continues to present a defiant front even as concerns about his candidacy mount. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden suggested he would be OK losing to former President Donald Trump in November "as long as I gave it my all" — undercutting the heart of his 2024 presidential platform as concerns about his candidacy continue to grow.

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☆ Biden refuses to accept just how much trouble his campaign is in
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden appears to be in denial with just how seriously his recent debate performance against Donald Trump has hurt his 2024 campaign. Related stories"Well, I don't believe that's my approval rating — that's not what our polls show," Biden responded. On the growing calls from Democratic lawmakers for the president to step down, Biden said he's met with many colleagues and none of them have advised him to suspend his campaign. Biden repeatedly said in the interview that the only person who could get him to step down is the "Lord almighty." A spokesperson for the Biden campaign told Business Insider that the president's interview with Stephanopoulos was just one of many moments that showcased that Biden is the right candidate to go against Trump.

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☆ Biden under fire for appearing unsure whether he has watched his disastrous debate performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden is facing criticism after appearing unsure whether he watched his debate performance back. His comments came during an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Friday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden is coming under fire on social media after appearing unsure whether he watched his disastrous debate performance with Donald Trump back. During a highly anticipated ABC News interview on Friday, George Stephanopoulos asked Biden: "Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?"

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☆ Joe Biden said only God could get him to drop out of the presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden said only God might convince him to drop out of the 2024 race. Biden made frequent defiant statements during a hotly anticipated interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden on Friday was unmoved by the growing number of members of Congress and megadonors who have called on him to drop out. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Fact-Checking Biden’s ABC Interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden rejected concerns about his fumbling performance in the first presidential debate last month in a prime-time interview on Friday. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Mr. Biden downplayed and misstated polls showing him falling farther behind former President Donald J. Trump since the debate, exaggerated Mr. Trump’s proposals and made hyperbolic statements about his own record and recent events. what Was SAID“After that debate, I did 10 major events in a row, including until 2 o’clock in the morning after the debate. I did events in — in — in Georgia, did events like this today, large crowds, overwhelming response, no — no — no slipping.”This is exaggerated. Whether or not the events can be considered “major” and crowds “large” are matters of opinion, but Mr. Biden did misspeak at several.

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In this next term, I’m going to make sure we got to — straighten out the tax system. STEPHANOPOULOS: The number of Americans who think you’re too old to serve has doubled since 2020. STEPHANOPOULOS: I’ve — I’ve questioned him and his allies as persistently as any journalist has. We have — I mean, I’m not seen what you’re — you’re proposing. He may bring me down, he may.”STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. President, I’ve never seen a president 36 percent approval get re-elected.

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ABC News adjusted its initial transcript of a much-discussed moment during President Biden’s Friday interview after White House officials told the network that they believed the president’s words had been inaccurately rendered, according to several people familiar with the discussion. The moment occurred toward the end of Mr. Biden’s interview, when George Stephanopoulos asked the president how he would feel if he stayed in the presidential race and was defeated by former President Donald J. Trump. “I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about,” Mr. Biden said, according to the official transcript that was distributed by ABC on Friday night. By Saturday afternoon, the quote in the network’s online transcript had changed slightly: “I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the good as job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about.” The network appended an editors’ note explaining that the transcript “has been updated for clarity.”

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☆ Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —President Joe Biden said Friday that his poor performance in last week’s debate was a bad night but not evidence of a serious condition. When asked on Friday whether he’s had cognitive tests and an exam by a neurologist, Biden said no. Biden gave no indication he would be willing to have such tests conducted in the aftermath of his debate performance. “So, again, pretty important for a job like president,” Ranganath added. “Part of those evaluations will look at the overall health of the individual, from neurologic health to also cognitive health,” she said.

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☆ Opinion: Biden’s defiant delusion
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( David Axelrod | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

To be sure, the president turned in a more energetic performance than he had on that woeful debate night, when he sometimes appeared lost and incoherent. “I just had a bad night, I don’t know why.”“And how quickly did it come to you that you were having a bad night?” Stephanopoulos asked. Only 42% said the same about Trump, 78, whose own terrible debate performance was eclipsed by Biden’s meltdown. Three separate polls conducted by CNN, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal after the debate all showed Biden trailing Trump by six points nationwide. Previous polls have shown Biden trailing in nearly all the battleground states he narrowly won in 2020.

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CNN —Joe Biden’s team provided a list of questions to a radio host who interviewed the president this week in the aftermath of his debate performance, the host told CNN. CNN reporting later clarified that it was the Biden campaign that handled the interview. Blackwell pointed out that both Lawful-Sanders and Earl Ingram, host of “The Earl Ingram Show” in Milwaukee who also interviewed the president this week, asked Biden “essentially the same questions.”A Biden campaign spokesperson on Saturday did not deny that the campaign provided questions but said interviews were not conditioned on the acceptance of provided questions. Reached for comment Thursday night, a Biden campaign spokesperson slammed the “absurdity” of criticism of the president’s missteps. “Meanwhile, Joe Biden and his campaign are bullying media into asking pre-screened and approved questions and trying to pass it off like it’s normal behavior.

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☆ George Stephanopoulos steadily presses Biden with brutally frank questions but got no fireworks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a tall task on Friday: Press President Joe Biden on his age, his acuity and the future of his reelection campaign. Stephanopoulos mostly lived up to the challenge, asking rapid-fire, biting questions that did not let Biden off the hook. Behind his questions, viewers got a sense of Stephanopoulos’ frustration, which is shared by the entire White House press corps. In the interview, Biden’s first since the CNN debate last month, Stephanopoulos kept the questions going at a fast clip. Although the interview did not necessarily have any earth-shattering moments, it was important for the Biden campaign to try to halt the negative whirlpool around it.

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☆ 5 takeaways from Biden's first interview following his disastrous debate performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAll eyes were on ABC News on Friday when President Joe Biden appeared in his first interview since his catastrophic debate appearance last week. Democratic donors and supporters of Biden saw the interview as key to addressing criticisms of his poor debate showing — in which Biden repeatedly fumbled his words and appeared to lose his train of thought. Biden, currently 81-years-old, has long faced criticism over his age and fitness for office, which grew louder following the debate. "If I stopped now, I would go down in history as a pretty successful president," Biden said. The polls show I can win," Biden said.

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