Biden's Latest Spin on His Atrocious Debate Performance Is Also Garbage
At a fundraiser at McLean, Virginia, the president tried to downplay his potentially election-killing performances, claiming he went through scores of time zones, didn't listen to staff, and should've rested properly (via WaPo ):
How's the saying go? That dog won't hunt. This talking point died within an hour, maybe less. The Biden campaign has disrespected not just the voters but core allies and top donors within the Democratic Party with this 'Baghdad Bob' strategy of not wanting to address the president's failing mental health, which is clear as day. They don't even want to hear concerns from donors. Instead, they've delivered pre-packaged anecdotes about how robust Biden's health is—it's not working. Also, Biden had a week of rest at Camp David, where he reportedly had nap time penciled into his debate preparation sessions.
The White House wants to turn the page. It's impossible since there are lingering questions regarding the president's mental state. Second, for months, they've dismissed and downplayed reports on Biden's mental woes, even going so far as to claim unedited footage of the president looking lost and wandering off, as he did in Italy at the G7 Summit, as selectively edited. The media was in on it, too. That got torched last week.
There's no way to spin it, no way to salvage it. And denying it ever happened, which seems to be what the administration is testing/doing half-heartedly, is beyond incompetent. Talk about the latest entry in the Streisand Effect. My word.
