According to a Puck report, President Biden was in bad shape during a recent Zoom call with Democrats shortly before the assassination attempt on Donald Trump; he lost his train of thought and dismissed calls to step aside.
“The call was even worse than the debate. He was rambling; he’d start an answer then lose his train of thought, then would just say ‘whatever.’ He really couldn’t complete an answer. I lost a ton of respect for him,” one person on the call said.
“The president was rambling, dismissive of concerns, unable or unprepared to present a campaign strategy,” added a second source, who is a member of Congress.
According to the report, the assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life put news and leaks from the call on the back burner for a few days.
“Had the assassination attempt not occurred an hour later, I imagine 50 people on that Zoom were ready to come out publicly against him,” the member of Congress said.
From The New York Post:
In one particularly testy exchange, sources recalled Biden ripping into Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) after the congressman had asked him about the importance of national security to voters.
“First of all, I think you’re dead wrong on national security,” Biden told him, according to a recording of the call.
“You saw what happened recently in terms of the meeting we had with NATO. I put NATO together. Name me a foreign leader who thinks I’m not the most effective leader in the world on foreign policy. Tell me!” he continued.
Tell me who did something that you’ve never done with your Bronze Star like my son.”
Biden ended the Zoom just after 5 p.m. after telling his fellow Democrats he had to go to church, those on the call said.
Team Biden is pushing back on the reports, insisting that Joe wasn’t rambling.
“Just in the past week, the president has met with Democratic leaders in both chambers and numerous congressional groups to solicit their feedback and answer their questions,” a campaign official said.
“Engagement with House and Senate members is ongoing, and the campaign will continue to have candid and robust conversations with congressional offices.”
More over at The New York Post:
Biden had rambling Zoom call with dozens of Dems ‘worse than the debate’ shortly before Trump assassination attempt: report https://t.co/ZfeEMjCGN9 pic.twitter.com/B8K6miOhiG
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