Post Biden-Trump debate poll finds 4 in 10 Democrats think party should replace president as 2024 nominee: Live

Biden and Republican challenger squared off last week at CNN-moderated debate in Atlanta, Georgia, that went badly for the commander-in-chief as he pursues a second term in the White House aged 81

Biden addresses debate performance: ‘I don’t debate as well as I used to’

Joe Biden should be removed as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, according to 41 per cent of Democratic voters surveyed in a new poll by USA Today/Suffolk University, the latest blow to his ailing campaign.

The president, 81, met with his family at Camp David in Maryland on Sunday to discuss his political future in the wake of his frail, confused appearance in Atlanta last week, which only heightened doubts about his cognitive ability and sparked calls for him to drop out of the race for the White House.

Biden’s family reportedly encouraged him to stay the course as he spent Sunday with first lady Jill Biden, his children and grandchildren, with the possibility of firing campaign advisers said to have been discussed.

Top Democrats are believed to have been in crisis talks over the last three days amid speculation the party could move to replace Biden with another candidate.

US vice president Kamala Harris, transport secretary Pete Buttigieg and state governors Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Wes Moore and JB Pritzker have all been named as possible emergency successors.

Key Points

• Post-debate poll finds four in 10 Democrats think party should replace Biden as 2024 nominee
• President meets family at Camp David as calls mount for him to quit US presidential race
• Biden clan tries to blame campaign staff for disastrous debate performance
• Top Democrat admits party is having ‘serious’ talks about dropping Biden
• US Supreme Court awards Trump some immunity from prosecution

[1 July 2024 16:50 · Joe Sommerlad]

Cheney reacts after Trump reposts account accusing her of ‘treason’ and demanding 'televised military tribunals’

The former chair of the House select committee that investigated January 6 and Wyoming GOP congresswoman says her old party’s presumptive presidential nominee, is not even “a stable adult”, let alone fit to govern.

[1 July 2024 16:30 · Joe Sommerlad]

First lady appears on cover of Vogue

Well, I guess that’s one way for the Biden camp to respond to its present state of crisis.

[1 July 2024 16:10 · Joe Sommerlad]

Steve Bannon must report to prison today after Supreme Court rejects last-ditch appeal

Away from the immunity ruling, the Supreme Court is also responsible for another big Trumpworld story today: the former president’s ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon being ordered to report to prison today after the court rejected his final attempt to stall his four-month sentence on Friday.

The justices denied the far-right podcaster’s emergency request to stay out of jail while he continues his appeal.

Bannon was found in contempt of Congress after defying subpoenas to give evidence to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

As you can imagine, he’s not taking it well.

Meanwhile, things are not going swimmingly for Marjorie Taylor Greene either as she protests Bannon turning himself in outside the jail in Danbury, Connecticut.

Alex Woodward has more on Bannon’s fall from, er, grace, I guess...

[1 July 2024 15:50 · Joe Sommerlad]

Trump hails Supreme Court ruling as ‘BIG WIN’

Writing on Truth Social just now, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee reacted to the immunity verdict by declaring in trademark all-caps:

“BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!”

[1 July 2024 15:45 · Joe Sommerlad]

Follow our dedicated Supreme Court blog for the latest as Trump granted partial immunity

For all the reaction to that monumental decision from the highest court in the United States, you can follow our dedicated liveblog with Oliver O’Connell via the link below.

Right here, we’ll be sticking with all things Biden and the Democratic crisis arising from last week’s debate fiasco.

[1 July 2024 15:40 · Joe Sommerlad]

Breaking: US Supreme Court awards Trump some immunity from prosecution

Trump, and any future president, has total immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions, the US Supreme Court has just ruled in one of the most consequential cases for the American presidency in the history of the office.

In a 6-3 decision released on Monday, the court said that the Constitution gives presidents total immunity covering official acts – but not private.

“Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.

The ruling, issued at the tail end of the Supreme Court’s term, will delay the state and federal trials the former president faces as prosecutors and defense attorneys determine which crimes Trump is immune from.

But the justices’ long-awaited decision already benefits Trump because it has caused delays in proceedings – likely pushing those trials until after November’s election, which he could well win.

Here’s the very latest from Ariana Baio and Alex Wooward.

[1 July 2024 15:30 · Joe Sommerlad]

Post-debate poll finds four in 10 Democrats think party should replace Biden as 2024 nominee

Joe Biden should be removed as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, according to 41 per cent of Democratic voters surveyed in a new poll by USA Today/Suffolk University, the latest blow to his ailing campaign.

[1 July 2024 15:00 · Joe Sommerlad]

Do debates matter? History hints at whether Biden could still recover

Nearly everyone agrees — including Biden himself — that he botched the first debate of the 2024 presidential election, but the question remains as to how much a debate performance matters when it comes to reclaiming the White House.

History shows the 81-year-old Democrat could still recover, writes Kelly Rissman.

[1 July 2024 14:40 · Oliver O'Connell]

Biden sees presidential odds fall while Harris rises after debate

The president’s odds of remaining the 2024 Democratic nominee have fallen in the wake of last week’s debate debacle, according to one sports-betting website.

While Biden is still the favored candidate and US vice president Kamala Harris remains far behind, her odds jumped after the debate, according to Oddschecker.

Biden’s odds dropped by roughly 40 per cent between last week and Friday morning.

Meanwhile, Harris saw her odds nearly double over the same period.

Here’s more from Katie Hawkinson.

[1 July 2024 14:28 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump asks if Biden is ‘choker’ or ‘cognitive mess'

Donald Trump has lashed out at Joe Biden in his latest Truth Social post about Thursday’s presidential debate.

The former president wrote:

Only three things could have been the reason that Crooked Joe Biden, the worst President in the history of the United States, failed so badly at the debate on Thursday night. THEY WERE: 1) “TRUMP WAS REALLY GREAT!” In all fairness, and I say in complete and total modesty, many, on both sides of the political spectrum, have said it was the greatest single debate performance in the long and storied history of Presidential Debates. Thank you! 2) CROOKED JOE “CHOKED” LIKE A DOG. 3) JOE IS A COGNITIVE MESS! It could be combinations of all three, but ask yourself this question, as a proud citizen of the United States of America (which no longer means a thing, to many, as millions of people flow into our Country, totally unchecked and unvetted!), would you rather have a President who is a CHOKER, or a President who is a COGNITIVE MESS??? Also, did my Debate Performance play a role in Joe’s total “disembowelment” before the World? Our Fake Historians over at CNN & MSDNC would like to know???