The Biden campaign has reportedly created a special task force to mitigate the fallout from the video showing the president dysfunctioning in public.
White House aides have grown sensitive about President Joe Biden’s video and have begun sparring with media allies over coverage of the video that exposes Biden’s age, gaffes and bizarre moments of confusion.
The White House coined the phrase “cheap fake” following the release of a video on Sunday that showed former President Barack Obama appearing to be fake. walk President Biden appeared to freeze up at the fundraiser and was then led off the stage.
This marked the end of a record-breaking Democratic fundraiser (raising $28 million) for Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. Former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden waved one last time to the audience at the Peacock Theatre, with President Obama holding President Biden’s hand as they walked off the stage after a 40-minute speech… pic.twitter.com/xbE2jf3jdz
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) June 16, 2024
Another video from June 13 appears to show Biden walking into the far reaches of Europe in the presence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Rotated It brought him back to the group of world leaders watching a skydiving show.
Third video Indicated While Vice President Kamala Harris and allies danced at the Juneteenth event, Biden appeared to stare blankly, motionless with a hollow smile on his face.
A Biden campaign official said the team had “established a task force” to mitigate the risks from cheap counterfeits. Said Politico Tuesday night is “The West Wing Playbook.”
Officials stressed that it is also the responsibility of social media companies and their media allies to mitigate the impact of the videos.
CBS News is calling the footage “digitally altered video,” but it is identical to the version released by the White House. https://t.co/7YT3DKUGfI
Just astounding misinformation and gaslighting… https://t.co/3PKHqIWZv7
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) June 19, 2024
“Voters deserve accurate information to help them make their choice in November’s election, and our campaign is committed to calling out these lies where we see them,” Biden campaign spokesperson Mia Ellenberg told Playbook. “We hope that media organizations and others with influential platforms will follow our lead.”
Not everyone believed the “cheap imitation” hype.
“The truth is painful,” Chang said. “When confronted with that cold, hard reality, the Biden campaign makes the ridiculous claim that anyone who clearly sees Biden behaving like a brain-dead idiot is part of an entire media conspiracy.”
Did he reach for the beer? Biden incoherently speaks during brewery speech, wanders towards the barrels
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