Barack Obama is worried about Biden 2024…
According to a Fox News report, former President and Biden boss Barack Obama has expressed his concerns over the Biden campaign’s slow start in the face of a surging Donald Trump.
From Fox News:
Obama “recommended that Biden seek counsel from Obama’s own former campaign aides, which Biden officials say they have done,” the Washington Post detailed in a story from Saturday headlined, “Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign.”
“Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered to make decisions without clearing them with the White House,” the outlet reported.
The conversation, which took place at a “private lunch at the White House in recent months,” saw Obama urging Biden directly to step up his campaign before he likely faces off against Trump, who is the current heavy favorite to be the 2024 Republican nominee.
The Post revealed Obama also grew “animated” in discussing the 2024 election and Trump’s “potential return to power,” telling “Biden’s advisers that the campaign needs more top-level decision-makers at its headquarters in Wilmington, Del. — or it must empower the people already in place.”
This isn’t the first time Obama criticized Joe Biden. Back in 2020, Obama reportedly said “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f**k things up.”
Former President and 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is currently ahead of Biden in several national polls, including Quinnipiac, Rasmussen, Reuters/Ipsos, and more. These polls analyzed a three-way race that included RFK Jr.
More over at Fox News:
'Animated' Obama urges Biden to step up campaign, 'move aggressively' to counter Trump: Report https://t.co/gJCAgXpfs4
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