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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
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Joe Biden should be removed as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, according to 41 percent 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 Governors Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Wes Moore, and JB Pritzker have all been named as possible emergency successors.
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Hunter Biden is suing the Fox News network, just a little over a year after the right-wing news channel was forced to reach a historic settlement and admitted its anchors had spread false claims about a voting machine company to please its pro-Trump audience.
John Bowden reports.
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Whitmer warns Biden’s team he can’t win Michigan after debate flop
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has warned that PresidentJoe Biden’s chances of winning the state are now over following his dismal debate performance last week.
Biden had hoped to silence critics who have questioned his age and mental sharpness when he took on Donald Trump on stage during the first televised debate of the 2024 election on Thursday evening.
But instead of putting concerns to rest, the 81-year-old reinforced the stereotype with a bumbling, stumbling performance that is said to have left members of his party divided on whether he is the right candidate to run for the White House.
James Liddell reports.
Whitmer warns Biden’s team he can’t win Michigan after debate flop
Michigan governor tells president’s staff that her state is ‘no longer winnable’ to him
If Biden stepped down as the Democratic candidate, who could replace him?
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.
John Bowden reports.
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‘I’m still processing what happened’: Democrats stew over Biden’s performance
Here’s Eric Garcia with a roundup of the reaction to last week’s debate from Capitol Hill.
‘I’m still processing what happened’: Democrats on Biden’s debate performance
Some members of Congress tried to avoid my questions on the Friday after the debate; others were happy to talk, and they didn’t mince their words
Biden’s debate debacle against Trump watched by 51m viewers
Last week’s presidential debate was watched by 51.27m viewers, according to CNN.
he 90-minute event, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, was hosted by that network but carried live by 22 of its competitors.
CNN said on Friday that the debate drew the highest audience on its network with 9.53m viewers, followed by 9.276m on right-wing Fox News.
Meanwhile, ABC News drew 9.21m viewers and MSNBC got 4.122m.
However, the number of people watching dropped more than 30 per cent from 2020 when 73m tuned in the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump.
Graeme Massie has more.
51 million viewers tune in for Biden’s debate debacle against Trump
Number of people tuning in dropped more than 30 percent from 2020’s opening presidential debate
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.
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Well, I guess that’s one way for the Biden camp to respond to its present state of crisis.
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...
Steve Bannon must report to prison after Supreme Court rejects last-ditch appeal
Former Trump adviser was held in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from January 6 committee
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!”
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