MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on “Morning Joe” Friday that former President Donald Trump will win the presidential election in November unless there’s a “change” in President Joe Biden’s debate performance.
Scarborough said, “Well, I think I should start by saying, without any apologies, that I love Joe Biden and I love Jill Biden, and I’m happy to debate with anyone, anywhere, anytime on the issue of whether Joe Biden has been the most effective president in passing bipartisan legislation, in expanding NATO, and in demonstrating American power and responding to the growing threat from China, with China at its core, and arguably the strongest economy in the world.”
He continued, “Donald Trump lied again and again, and Joe Biden had zero response to those lies. In fact, as The New York Times reported, he spent much of the night with his mouth wide open and his eyes rolling. He failed to fact-check anything Donald Trump said. Not only that, but he missed layup after layup. He failed to respond effectively to Donald Trump’s attempt to subvert American democracy on January 6th. He failed to respond effectively to Donald Trump’s continued lies about his record. And he failed to respond effectively to the abortion issue, which somehow jumped to the immigration issue.”
He added, “But the door has been open so many times that this race cannot be close. We have been asking ourselves all this time why this race is close. I have no idea why this race is close. Last night I learned why this race is close and why I am concerned that if things don’t change, Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States.”
Scarborough concluded: “Last night, he simply did not rise to the occasion in the greatest debate of all time. And what surprised me, and what surprised a lot of people close to Joe Biden, is the fact that this guy always rises to the occasion. I think last night was sad for him and I think sad for Democrats in this country. And again, if you believe in what’s at stake in this election, that’s what I believe is at stake for us. I’ll even use the word tragic. Tragically he did not rise to the occasion last night.”
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