Last week’s US presidential debate didn’t go at all the way Joe Biden and his team had envisioned. Instead of the Democrats’ platform points, the current president’s mental capacity and medical fitness were called into question. President Joe Biden immediately kicked off the debate with a major blunder when he claimed to have created 15,000 jobs, when the correct figure was 15 million.
CNN has learned that Democrats are stunned by President Joe Biden's performance in Thursday night's debate, which was so poor that some questioned whether he would remain the party's nominee.
Biden entered the stage with a low, stuttering voice and an open-mouthed stare. He struggled at times to finish his thoughts, and on issues like abortion, where Democrats have an advantage, he gave way to his opponent. We covered the debate in detail in our coverage.
Biden family refers to advisers
Joe Biden's family, including first lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, his son and their grandchildren, gathered at Camp David for a pre-planned rally to encourage the president to continue his re-election bid, Biden advisers told The CNNto.
The newspaper source revealed that.
The family — apparently frustrated with the team preparing President Biden for the debate — discussed whether to fire a top Biden adviser and make changes to the campaign staff.
But Biden is known to be loyal, protective of his close advisers and loath to fire aides. Until Sunday, it did not appear that major personnel changes were imminent. According to sources, there was no mention of Biden resigning during the family feud. Many newspapers claim that the current president is a shadow of his former self four years ago.
The US President has gone downhill, can he resign?
According to advisers, Biden is now eagerly gathering data, reading public opinion polls, and awaiting the Democratic campaign's broader polling and research this week.
Given the poor performance, they are bracing for an expected drop in support in battleground states.
Advisers initially blamed the potential decline on harsh media coverage, not Biden’s performance. The post-debate trauma is far from over for many, and the president and those closest to him are only now beginning to process the immediate aftermath. The family’s view — that Biden should keep fighting — could change in the coming days if the downward spiral continues, CNN reported.
He could speak in favor of resigning if the president believes he can improve Democratic opinion by withdrawing from the race. Biden’s family’s opinion could be crucial to his political future, and may carry more weight than that of his advisers.
Those advisers are now under intense scrutiny, with party insiders publicly questioning how they allowed the president to take the stage last week and confront Donald Trump knowing what they should have known.
-Writes CNN, which organized the debate. Biden’s team spent nearly a week holed up at Camp David trying to prepare the president for whatever scenario he might face in CNN’s Atlanta studios. It’s safe to say it didn’t work.
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