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With his re-election campaign in chaos and a growing number of Democrats calling for him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, Joe Biden held a press conference in Washington, D.C. Thursday evening, just as the NATO summit concluded.
The much-anticipated press conference – which was his first since November of last year – was considered a “high-stakes” event, with many speculating whether Biden could get through it without any gaffes. He couldn’t.
After delivering his remarks, Biden opened the press conference up for questions from reporters. Holding up a piece of paper, Biden admitted, “I’ve been given a list of people to call on.”
Biden says his handlers gave him a pre-selected list of reporters to call on at his “big boy press conference” pic.twitter.com/6Ukrdkl8fE
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Right out of the gate, a reporter asked Biden about losing the support of many Democrats and key unions, and whether Vice President Kamala Harris is qualified to possibly replace him on the Democrat ticket.
GAFFE ALERT: “I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if she wasn’t qualified,” Biden responded, mistakenly calling Harris “Trump.”
This just after he called Ukrainian President Zelenskyy “President Putin” earlier on Thursday.
BIDEN: “VICE PRESIDENT TRUMP” pic.twitter.com/ERHH4GuFGS
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Trump pounced on that one, posting a video clip on Truth Social, and writing, “Crooked Joe begins his “Big Boy” Press Conference with, “I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president, though I think she was not qualified to be president.” Great job, Joe!”
Biden falsely claimed that there were at least five incumbent presidents who ran for re-election who had lower approval numbers than he has now.
Biden, who has the lowest approval rating of any president in modern U.S. history, falsely claims “at least five presidents” had lower “numbers” than he does pic.twitter.com/5O66k7ecjm
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Another reporter called out Biden for mixing up President Zelenskyy and President Putin. Biden went ballistic, and stammered out a reply, making the whole issue even worse. WATCH THIS:
Biden freaks out at a reporter for asking him about referring to Zelensky as “President Putin.”
NOT A GOOD LOOK, CROOKED JOE! pic.twitter.com/qrexZ6WGlI
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Another reporter asked Biden about the report that he needs to go to bed earlier. He claimed he just needs to “pace myself a little more.”
Biden touted his busy schedule, and said fundraisers should be started at 8:00 pm instead of 9:00 pm.
He claimed that all Trump is doing is riding on his golf cart filling out his score card, while he (Biden) has been to at least 20 major event, some with ‘thousands’ of people showing up.
Biden denies reports that he said he needs to go to bed earlier, then details his schedule shift.
“I just gotta pace myself a little more” pic.twitter.com/JpsthTc28E
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Biden said his staff has a habit of “adding things” and said, “I’m catching hell from my wife.”
Biden admits Nurse Jill runs the show: “I love my staff, but they add things … I’m catching hell from my wife. Anyway…” pic.twitter.com/bKUXdFSOnl
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More head-scratchers below:
BIDEN: “We’re gonna make sure that rents are kept at 5% increase, corporate rents for apartments and the like, homes, are limited to 5%.”
What? pic.twitter.com/bLRqpXrC8G
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Biden brings out his creepy whisper: “Guess what? Find me an economist who said we haven’t done well?” pic.twitter.com/MYoD5rnxep
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BIDEN: “I’m following the advice of my commander-in-chief” 😳 pic.twitter.com/FdspE1UIQf
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BIDEN: “If I slow down, I can’t get the job done, that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it. But there’s no indication of that yet! None!”
*unable to read list* pic.twitter.com/6D4KoWtyOz
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BIDEN: “I’ve spent more time with Xi Jinping than any world leader … and by the way, I handed in all my notes.”
(Biden kept classified documents strewn about his office, home, and garage for DECADES) pic.twitter.com/Efmi0aDii9
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BIDEN: “Remember the balloon, quote unquote, going down — all the sudden the thing came to an end?”
He’s talking about the Chinese spy balloon he let surveil sensitive military sites across the ENTIRE COUNTRY before finally shooting it down. pic.twitter.com/dw6G2pvNbU
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CROOKED JOE BIDEN: *malfunctions* pic.twitter.com/LOELTKyT7n
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BIDEN (sundowning): “Look, um, the uhhh, um, like I said… I’ve got no good reason to talk to Putin” pic.twitter.com/5hkgq9kDaq
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BIDEN: “They lie like hell!”
Is he talking about himself? pic.twitter.com/dY0htPCkmw
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“You referred to yourself as being a ‘bridge candidate’ … what changed?”
BIDEN: “Most presidential historians give me credit for having accomplished more than most any president since Johnson and maybe before that.” pic.twitter.com/5zvkMRoQut
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A reporter asked Biden if his team showed him data that Harris would fare better against Trump, would he reconsider his decision to stay in the race. WATCH THIS:
Biden brings out his creepy whisper before Karine Jean-Pierre desperately interjects to end the press conference pic.twitter.com/aYRle8535N
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GRAND FINALE: A reporter confronted Biden for referring to Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump.”
Biden decided it was time to exit the stage. WATCH:
REPORTER: You referred to VP Harris as “VP Trump.” Right now, Trump is using that to mock you. How do you combat that criticism from tonight?
BIDEN: “Listen to him!”
*shuffles off* pic.twitter.com/MeCAWY9qj8
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Below is a video of the full press conference:
