Joe Biden

'Bitter old man': Trump shredded for egocentric and rambling July 4th rant

Former President Donald Trump kicked off the Fourth of July with a lengthy screed on Truth Social praising himself and lobbing insults at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris — barely mentioning anything at all about the founding of the country or any of its values.

"Happy Fourth of July to all, including to our highly incapable 'President,' who uses Prosecutors to go after his Political Opponent, who choked like a dog during the Debate but tried to pretend it was 'International Travel' (only 12 days rest!) and, when that gig was up, he blamed it on a 'cold,'" Trump wrote.

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'Chaos is our friend': Trump ally makes stunning admission about campaign strategy

Former President Donald Trump has taken advantage of the news cycle following last week's debate with President Joe Biden, allowing the president to contend with a growing chorus of voices from the beltway media and within his own party for him to end his reelection campaign.

According to a Thursday report in CNN, Trumpworld is executing a strategy of laying low despite there being just four months remaining in the election cycle, under the belief that putting Trump out there may distract from the relentlessly negative news cycle Biden is currently contending with.

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'It’s just my brain': Biden tells Dems of new bed time to rally campaign support

President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Wednesday that he has a brand new bed time, according to breaking new reports.

The president said in a White House meeting he'll stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. to allow more time for sleep, three sources told CNN.

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Watch: Shouting reporters grill Biden-backing governors after post-debate huddle

Two dozen Democratic governors met Wednesday and emerged from the meeting unified behind President Joe Biden and his campaign, despite questions over his age and cognitive health following his fumbling debate performance.

Speaking with reporters, Gov. Tim Walz, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, gave a clear message.

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Biden interviewer: President showed no 'signs of a guy who's ready to throw in the towel'

A new interview is set to air on the Fourth of July in which President Joe Biden acknowledges he "screwed up" at last week's debate, and the interviewer told CNN on Wednesday that the 81-year-old showed no signs of stopping.

Wisconsin radio host Earl Ingram interviewed the president Wednesday for his show. In a clip played by CNN of the interview, Biden admits he "had a bad night."

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Protestors vow to march on Trump at RNC despite pushback from judge ex-president appointed

Protesters vowed Wednesday they will speak out against Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention this month despite pushback from a federal judge the former president appointed, according to a new report.

The Coalition to March on the RNC made this declaration outside the Wisconsin courthouse where they and the American Civil Liberties Union are challenging Milwaukee's restrictions on their demonstration, Courthouse News Service reports.

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'Widespread panic': House Dems fear Biden will topple last standing check to Trump's power

Democrats fearful that President Joe Biden will cost them control of Congress are mulling calling on him to withdraw from the race against convicted felon former President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

Dozens of Democrats in the House of Representatives terrified of what Republican control would mean should Trump reclaim the White House in 2025 are now considering co-signing a letter to that effect, a senior party official told Bloomberg Wednesday.

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'Escalation of commitment': Psychologist explains why it's so hard for Biden to pack it in

Faced with mounting calls from within his own party to bow out and allow Vice President Kamala Harris to head up the ticket, President Joe Biden so far doesn't appear to be planning for an exit — and there's an important reason for that, wrote University of Pennsylvania psychologist Adam Grant for The New York Times.

Specifically, he wrote, Biden faces a psychological phenomenon known as "escalation of commitment to a losing course of action," or the idea that one tends to prefer doubling down because "it feels better to be a fighter than a quitter."

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'Make no mistake about it': Op-ed warns an elite 'supermajority' has already won 2024

Republicans are not the victors of a tumultuous campaign week that saw President Joe Biden flub his first debate and former President Donald Trump win a landmark Supreme Court ruling — the oligarchy is, a new analysis contends.

Slate writers Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern presented an alternative Wednesday to the predominant political narrative that Biden’s campaign is nosediving while a newly disciplined Trump reaps the benefit.

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White House urges teamwork amid 'intense noise' as Biden camp doubles down

Amid reports that President Joe Biden is weighing whether to stay in the race, the White House appeared to double down Wednesday.

In a call with all staffers, Jeff Zients, the White House chief of staff, acknowledged to Biden's circle he "didn't have a great night," but emphasized it was just one night — "and what we all know is he is a great president." That's according to Axios correspondent Alex Thompson, who shared details of the call on X.

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'Praying': Insiders reveal unlikely allies quietly plotting to keep Biden on the ballot

President Joe Biden has garnered a slew of unlikely allies who are taking quiet yet bold steps to ensure he remains on the presidential ballot in 2024, insiders say in a new report.

Conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation is rallying Republicans around Biden, the candidate they feel most confident their own controversial candidate — the first former president to be convicted of criminal charges — can beat, nonprofit news site NOTUS reported Wednesday.

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Disgraced governor's ex-aide reveals $240M reason Biden won't step down

Democrats have only days to decide between two lackluster options if they want to prevent the "existential threat" a second Trump administration represents, a well-heeled political strategist argued Wednesday.

Melissa DeRosa — a state-level campaigner for former President Barack Obama and former staffer of disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — delivered a walloping reality check to her political party Wednesday in the form of a Daily Beast editorial.

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Obama privately expresses concern to allies over Biden's poor debate performance: report

Former President Barack Obama has publicly backed his ex-vice president even after a "bad debate" night, but behind closed doors, Obama has reportedly expressed concerns that Joe Biden may have hurt his chances of winning re-election.

Obama told allies behind closed doors who reached out to him that Biden’s path to re-election became a tougher challenge following the debate against former President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night. The two reportedly talked over the phone following the disastrous night that left many openly questioning Biden's cognitive health and some calling for him to drop out of the race.

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