Quote:In a surprise move, Joe Biden showed up at the White House press briefing on Friday.

The reason he showed up was because he wanted to brag about the jobs numbers. But that showed how clueless he is, when the thing at the top of everyone's mind is the crisis affecting people in the areas hit by Hurricane Helene where people are still in trouble.

How clueless was he? When he came in he made a weird comment about, "Welcome to the swimming pool."

Maybe not the best comment when Americans have been swept away in flood waters.

He immediately started slurring.

He seemed to copy Kamala's word salad talent.

He continued to repeat his common lies about "creating 16 million new jobs."

The only thing he said about the hurricane was there were going to be "unforeseen costs."

Then, this was truly delusional. He said he would think about other "alternatives" rather than striking Iranian oil fields. Biden was asked about if Netanyahu was trying to influence the election, and he should have just knocked that down. Instead, he fed the conspiracy theory. Unbelievable.

He insisted no administration had helped Israel more than him. That's not true, because former President Donald Trump increased the peace for Israel and the Middle East. "Bibi should remember that," he said ominously. "Whether he's trying to influence the election or not, I don't know, but I'm not counting on that."

Biden was asked if he had spoken to Netanyahu, and he got all defensive but ended up admitting he personally hadn't been in contact with him, although the teams had been in contact with each other.

He seems to despise Netanyahu more than Iran, Hamas, or Hezbollah. The lunacy is astonishing.

He refused to say what sanctions, if any, he would put on Iran.

He said barely anything about the hurricane. It was incredibly troubling that he was more concerned about bragging about what he perceived as good news versus answering questions about Americans in need.

What he did say was that he and Kamala Harris were the same. That, of course, doesn't help her sell that she's "new" or any kind of change.

That was also funny, given that CNN was just about to cut away to cover Kamala's remarks when Biden came to talk. So they either weren't coordinating and weren't in "constant contact. Or maybe he was trying to step on her while she was trying to talk about the temporary settlement on the port strike.

Then he tells White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre he has to go after answering a few questions and not really offering much as to the hurricane.

I don't know if he's going to hold it together until he's out.

Link

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/10/04/...n-n2180149

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Biden insiders say president is feeling ‘left behind’ – and was hurt by Harris distancing herself from him in debate

Quote:President Joe Biden has reportedly complained to his closest allies that he feels “left behind” as his fellow Democrats rush to embrace their new presidential nominee Kamala Harris and support her in the fight against Donald Trump.

Biden, 81, made the historic decision to step aside from the 2024 in July following intense pressure from his own party in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Trump in June.

The president moved quickly to endorse the vice president, who went on to pick up the nomination unchallenged, her dramatic ascent reinvigorating a race many were previously unenthused by.

Harris and running mate Tim Walz have since come out swinging against Trump and his running mate JD Vance and the national conversation has moved on, all of which has left Biden feeling forgotten by a party he has served for more than five decades, insiders told NBC News.

Based on conversations with 12 administration insiders, the outlet reported that Biden feels his accomplishments in the White House are now being overlooked, leaving him with “very complex” feelings about how the events of the summer have played out.

Biden is said to have noted that Harris no longer mentions his name in her campaign speeches – having initially made a point of thanking him for his political service, often drawing chants of gratitude – seemingly in the interest of creating distance with him and the policies of his administration.

Speaking for Harris, a campaign official said: “We have to tell people who she is and what she would do.

“There wasn’t a real interest in hearing about [Biden’s] accomplishments when he was running. That’s still the case.”

While the president “understands completely” the political calculations Harris is making and unambiguously wants to see her beat Trump in November, according to his aides, he was nevertheless “particularly stung” by one line during her debate against Trump.

“Clearly, I am not Joe Biden. And I am certainly not Donald Trump,” she said. “And what I do offer is a new generation of leadership for our country.”

Responding to the story, White House spokesman Andrew Bates dismissed the “uninformed claims” about the commander-in-chief as “the polar opposite of the truth”.

He added: “President Biden welcomes the strong response the American people are having to Vice President Harris’s leadership and to policies that move us into the future, away from dangerous agendas from the past like MAGA-nomics and abortion bans.”

A person familiar with Harris’s own thinking cited by NBC said: “She loves the president. She adores the president. She’s proud of the record that they have. But I think the difficult part for a lot of people is that this will be the Harris administration. It won’t be Biden Part Two.”

And KJP hand picked ALL of the questions. Not one question about the Hurricane Recovery. Fox New broke to it assuming The Hurricane was the reason for the press conference. Nope. Football spiking. Nothing about the Hurricane was even asked by the press questions.

I bet Biden is enjoying screwing her over. I hope he keeps it up.