Biden blames foreign travel for debate debacle, says he almost fell asleep on stage

President Biden on Tuesday blamed his poor debate performance on traveling abroad and said he nearly fell asleep on stage last week. “I wasn’t very smart. I decided to take a couple of trips around the world right before the debate,” Trump said, speaking to donors at a fundraiser in Virginia. “I didn’t listen to […]
Biden says he nearly ‘fell asleep’ at debate, blames foreign travel despite week off to rest

President Biden claimed on Tuesday that he was exhausted from traveling abroad and nearly “fell asleep” during his dismal performance at last week’s debate, despite having a 13-day recovery period from his recent international trip, which included a full week of napping at Camp David. The 81-year-old president has offered a new excuse amid growing […]
Hunter Biden joins West Wing meetings after Joe’s bad debate

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s eldest son, Hunter Biden, has been attending White House meetings with his father since returning to the White House on Monday, The Washington Post has seen, as the oldest sitting president in history resists calls from Democratic lawmakers for him to step down. The scandal-plagued Hunter, 54, who was convicted June […]
White House stands by ‘cheap fakes’ defense following Biden debate

The White House is defending its forceful denunciation of “cheap fakes” following a halting debate performance last week in which President Joe Biden at times struggled to keep his train of thought. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced questions Tuesday about whether the decision to dispel videos allegedly showing Biden’s mental decline as misinformation, part of […]
Newsom’s progressive activism, debate skills among vulnerabilities in potential national campaign: expert
Gavin Newsom has been mentioned as a possible successor to President Biden if he drops out of the 2024 presidential race, but the liberal governor may not be the best candidate to challenge former President Trump, a California political commentator told Fox News Digital. Newsom may be popular among Democratic leaders and progressive lawmakers who […]
Biden meeting with Democratic governors, lawmakers amid debate fallout

President Biden is scheduled to meet with Democratic congressional leaders and state governors on Wednesday amid widespread concerns about his debate performance. “The president will be taking time tomorrow to speak with these lawmakers and Democratic governors,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. Asked by a reporter why Biden had not called Senate Majority […]
Biden meeting with Democrat governors Wednesday following disastrous debate performance

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Biden Has to Be Honest the Debate ‘Wasn’t Just a Horrible Night’

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) said on CNN’s “This Morning” on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s debate performance wasn’t just a one-night stand, and that the president needs to be honest about whether he can keep his job. “The next morning, when I saw the news, I said to myself, ‘The president had a really bad […]
‘Legitimate’ to Ask if Biden Debate Was an Episode or a Condition

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Andrea Mitchell Report” that after President Joe Biden’s debate performance, it’s a “legitimate question” to ask whether he was suffering from an episode or an illness. “We all know there’s an age issue. He did the exact opposite of reassuring people with his high-risk, high-reward debate […]
Senate Democrat tells Biden to take debate fallout ‘seriously’

Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) downplayed widespread concerns among Democrats about President Joe Biden’s debate blunder last week but urged his team against dismissing growing unease within the party. “I think they’ve taken the concern seriously. It was not a debate performance that anybody expected,” Butler told reporters on Capitol Hill. “And they’ve got to take […]