Biden tells governors he’ll stop hosting events after 8pm as Trump mocks him: live
Democrat says his health is fine and that he’s remaining in race as Republican rival sneers at possibility of Kamala Harris succeeding him
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President Joe Biden told a group of Democratic governors that he needs to work fewer hours and get more sleep, which includes limiting events after 8pm, two people who took part in the meeting told The New York Times.
Biden also told the governors that he’s staying in the race. He outlined his recent foreign travel in the weeks ahead of his dismal debate performance on 27 June, during which he lost his train of thought, his voice was raspy, and he made several gaffes.
Biden said on several occasions on Wednesday that he had not been listening to his staff about his schedule.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green, a physician, asked Biden about his health, to which Biden said his health is fine.
“It’s just my brain,” he added.
Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said Biden had said, “All kidding aside.”
“He was clearly making a joke,” she told The Times.
Meanwhile, a gloating Trump has posted a video to Truth Social in which he is seen falsely claiming that the embattled president has already quit the race for the White House, referring to him as a “broken down pile of c***” and ridiculing his Vice President Kamala Harris as “pathetic.”
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Video reveals Trump saying ‘broken down pile of c***’ Biden is ‘quitting’ White House race
Donald Trump has branded Joe Biden a “broken down pile of c**p” and Vice President Kamala Harris “pathetic” as he claims the embattled president has already quit the White House race.
In a video posted to his Truth Social platform, the Republican presidential candidate is seen slouched behind the wheel of a golf buggy alongside his teenage son Barron Trump and declaring to an unidentified third party: “How did I do with the debate the other night? I kicked that old, broken down pile of c**p.
“He just quit, you know – he’s quitting the race... and that means we have Kamala. I think she’s going to be better,” Trump mutters sarcastically.
Trump goes on to lay into Harris, deriding the prospect of her succeeding Biden on the ticket.
“She’s so pathetic, she’s so f***ing bad. Can you imagine... dealing with [Vladimir] Putin, the president of China – who’s a fierce person, he’s a fierce man, a very tough guy...” he adds, before driving off across the green.
Video reveals Trump saying ‘broken down pile of c***’ Biden is ‘quitting’ race
Trump laid into Kamala Harris calling her ‘pathetic’ and ‘so f***ing bad’ amid growing speculation that she will replace Biden on the ticket
Biden campaign uses July 4th to blast Trump for turning U.S. ‘into monarchy’
In an email, the Biden campaign told supporters that, “This July fourth, Donald Trump wants to make America a monarchy again.”
When Donald Trump fantasizes about getting revenge on his political opponents, openly campaigns on being a dictator on day one, and encourages and excuses the political violence on January 6, we must believe him.
Especially when the Supreme Court’s latest ruling removes one of the last remaining checks on him doing exactly that.
Biden admits to Democratic governors he’s tired and needs to work less: ‘It’s just my brain’
President Joe Biden reportedly told a group of Democratic governors on Wednesday that he needs more sleep, wants to wrap up his days by 8 p.m., and joked that while his health is in good shape, “it’s just my brain.”
The president also revealed that he had a brief medical check-up after last week’s debate — shortly after the White House told reporters that Biden had not seen a doctor since.
A group of 20 governors met with Biden at the White House on Wednesday night as mounting concerns about his mental fitness have followed a faltering performance at his first debate against Donald Trump, which the president blamed on both a cold and jet lag.
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Impeach, expand, investigate: How Democrats in Congress are trying to rein in the Supreme Court
Two centuries after the constitution’s authors warned against an “elected king” in the executive office, the Supreme Court kicked off the week of the Fourth of July with a sweeping decision on presidential immunity that Justice Sonia Sotomayor said will create “a king above the law.”
Democrats in Congress have introduced several pieces of legislation to overhaul the Supreme Court, from codes of ethics to attempts to block precedent-shredding decisions that will have profound effects on government and society. They’re likely to fail.
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Trump lashes out at Biden, Harris, and special counsel in July 4 message
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.”
Therefore, why would anyone say he’s cognitively challenged? Also, respects to our potentially new Democrat Challenger, Laffin’ Kamala Harris.
She did poorly in the Democrat Nominating process, starting out at Number Two, and ending up defeated and dropping out, even before getting to Iowa, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a “highly talented” politician! Just ask her Mentor, the Great Willie Brown of San Francisco.
Someone else that I have to compliment is a Deranged Biden Prosecutor named Jack Smith, who has become a Legend in his own mind for all of those cases he has lost.
The Corrupt Prosecutors are working hard for Crooked Joe, but it will never be enough — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Netflix co-founder and major Democratic donor calls for Biden to exit race
Billionaire Democratic donor and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has called for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race after his dismal debate showing against Donald Trump last week.
In what marks a major blow to his reelection campaign, Hastings, 63, has became one of the party’s first, and most pivotal, benefactors to call on the 81-year-old president to step aside.
The entrepreneur, who has an estimated net worth of $4.8bn, told The New York Times: “Biden needs to step aside to allow a vigorous Democratic leader to beat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous.”
Hastings, who co-founded the streaming giant in 1997, and his wife Patty Quillin have donated more than $20m to the Democrats in recent years, including $1.5m to Biden in his 2020 bid for office.
Netflix co-founder and major Democratic donor calls for Biden to exit race
Reed Hastings said a new Democratic presidential candidate is needed to ‘beat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous’
Biden tells governors he needs to work less and sleep more
Biden told a group of Democratic governors that he needs to work fewer hours and get more sleep, which includes limiting events after 8pm, two people who took part in the meeting told The New York Times.
The president’s Wednesday comments revealed that Biden is admitting to the fatigue that comes with the job during a meeting meant to sure up support within his party.
Biden also told the governors that he’s staying in the race. He outlined his recent foreign travel in the weeks ahead of his dismal debate performance on 27 June, during which he lost his train of thought, his voice was raspy, and he made several gaffes.
Biden said on several occasions on Wednesday that he had not been listening to his staff about his schedule.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green, a physician, asked Biden about his health, to which Biden said his health is fine.
“It’s just my brain,” he added.
Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said Biden had said, “All kidding aside.”
“He was clearly making a joke,” she told The Times.
White House issues readout of call between Biden and Netanyahu
President Biden spoke this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The Prime Minister congratulated the United States on the occasion of Independence Day, and thanked the President for his continued and steadfast support for Israel’s security.
President Biden and the Prime Minister discussed ongoing efforts to finalize a ceasefire deal together with the release of hostages, as outlined by President Biden and endorsed by the UN Security Council, the G7, and countries around the world.
The leaders discussed the recent response received from Hamas. The President welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to authorize his negotiators to engage with U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian mediators in an effort to close out the deal.
President Biden reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to Israel’s security including in the face of threats from Iranian-backed terrorist groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah.
Both leaders welcomed the meeting to take place on July 15 between their national security teams in the Strategic Consultative Group format.
How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals?
It was an absurd hypothetical raised by an appeals court judge to point out the literally unbelievable and dangerous consequences of the legal argument from Donald Trump’s attorneys.
But it landed as a shocking warning from a Supreme Court justice in an earthquaking decision this week that shields Trump from accountability for crimes committed in office.
There has never been any legal precedent that would give a president such authority.
But according to legal scholars, attorneys and the Supreme Court’s liberal justices, the decision has seemingly opened the door to question whether the commander in chief can commit legal murder.
Alex Woodward reports.
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