'My first observation': Editor who interviewed Trump flags a 'truly odd' obsession

Appearing on MSNBC on Thursday morning, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, singled out his first moments speaking with Donald Trump for an interview that appeared in the magazine this week that he found notable for explaining the president's state of mind.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, Goldberg –– who is at the center of the "Signalgate" scandal that has rocked the White House and put Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under further scrutiny –– claimed the current president seemed overly eager to talk about his predecessor in the Oval Office, Joe Biden.

"My very first observation and this, this happened repeatedly in the interview: we walk in and the first thing he says, apart from like there's kind of like this knowing like, 'Oh my god, you're here, I'm here. How fun is this sort of thing?' The first thing he said was, 'I bet Joe Biden would never do this.'"

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He then recalled, "And then about 6 or 8 times during the interview, he refers to Joe Biden. 'Joe Biden doesn't do this, Joe Biden is dumb. Joe Biden is sleepy.' Whatever, it's like, it's truly odd. Like, he's gone! It's like 'You're the president.' It's just this, this crutch and you see it in all his speeches that was noticeable."

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