“Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau said on Tuesday's podcast episode that President Biden “seems to be disappearing from the public scene.”
“So, the purpose is [President-elect] President Trump appeared at Mar-a-Lago on Monday morning to announce a $100 billion investment from SoftBank, a Japanese bank that is highly influential in the United States. [artificial intelligence (AI)] project,” Favreau said in the highlighted episode. by Mediaitereferring to the president-elect's press conference on Monday.
“What an American story,” he added. “This was more or less a standard presidential policy announcement, with the main difference being that Trump is not yet president. Joe Biden appears to be disappearing from public life as his term ends. This fact is becoming increasingly forgotten.
Trump's 2024 election success and impending return to the White House has upset Democrats, who also lost the House and Senate. Some Democrats blame Biden and his failure to withdraw from the race sooner for his loss of office.
On last month's episode of “Pod Save America,” Favreau called the president's re-election a “catastrophic mistake” and said those close to him refused to consider him “unpopular.” .
“They refuse to admit until late that anyone can be upset about inflation. And they kept telling us that his presidency was historic, the greatest economy in history.” Favreau said on the show last month.
On Tuesday's episode of “Pod Save America,” Favreau said Biden “could give a speech or press conference about the importance of defending our democratic institutions. That's very much a political winner.” I know it's not, but it was important.” Please give him the presidency. ”
There is about a month left in Mr. Biden's presidential term, and Mr. Trump's inauguration is approaching on January 20 next year.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
