Report Describes What Briefings Are Like With Joe
Have you heard the latest about President Joe Biden? If not, buckle up because it’s been a wild ride these past six days. The old saying "When it rains, it pours" doesn’t even come close to describing what’s been happening.
First off, let’s talk about last Thursday’s presidential debate. If there has ever been a more disastrous debate performance, I’d be shocked to hear about it. Biden’s team tried to blame his debate prep crew for his meltdown, but let’s face it – it was a catastrophe. Biden seemed dazed and confused, losing his train of thought multiple times and making statements that left everyone scratching their heads.
The White House attempted damage control with a short, quickly-prepared speech on Friday. But this didn’t help; it just made things worse. Biden’s appearance was bizarre, with some even comparing his look to a Halloween jack-o-lantern.
Devastating piece! The White House and Dems are devouring each other, finally admitting what we’ve reported since 2020. And now Biden’s “protective bubble” is imploding.
‘We’ve all enabled the situation’: Dems turn on Biden’s inner sanctum”—POLITICO https://t.co/xF1KvRtjT5
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) July 2, 2024
And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, Vogue magazine dropped its July issue featuring a heavily airbrushed First Lady, Jill Biden, on the cover. The accompanying quote, "We will decide our own future," only added fuel to the fire. Critics quickly translated this to "I will decide our own future," implying Jill Biden’s influence over decisions usually reserved for the president. The lack of humility in this message did not sit well with many.
Then, things got even more chaotic. On Monday night, CNN’s Jake Tapper, who co-hosted the debate with Dana Bash, ripped into the Biden team and Democratic officials. Tapper criticized their attempts to gaslight voters into believing Biden is fine despite his troubling performance. He played a clip of Biden struggling through an incoherent answer and remarked, “I don’t think he knows what he said, either.”
Tapper didn’t hold back, noting that Democratic officials have tried to spin Biden’s performance in various ways. They’ve claimed he had a cold or that it was just one off-night. But Tapper insisted that most Democrats saw the same shocking spectacle as everyone else: a president struggling to articulate his thoughts during a 90-minute debate.
The hits kept coming with a brutal article from Politico on Tuesday. The piece revealed that Biden’s growing limitations were apparent within the White House long before last week’s debate. Senior officials have been curating information presented to Biden to avoid provoking negative reactions, describing the process as a “Rorschach test, not a briefing.” One senior administration official admitted, “He doesn’t take advice from anyone other than those few top aides, and it becomes a perfect storm because he just gets more and more isolated.”
The debate was a breaking point, revealing Biden’s difficulties that even his top aides couldn’t spin away. His halting, soft-spoken, and scattered responses shattered any illusions about his age not being a factor. For over three and a half years, the White House has kept Biden in a protective cocoon, away from cameras and intense public scrutiny. But the debate laid bare the reality of his condition.
And where does this leave Jill Biden? Some suggest she should prepare for the inevitable, as Joe Biden’s future in office looks increasingly uncertain. Whatever happens, it’s clear that this week has been a turning point, exposing vulnerabilities that can no longer be ignored.