Joe Biden’s entire family has gathered at Camp David to discuss the president’s future after his surprisingly bad debate against Donald Trump.
The White House and campaign blame Biden’s low, sometimes hard-to-understand speaking voice on a “cold.”
Others say that’s just how the president is day to day now, and that even Democrats are wondering whether Biden needs to be replaced in time for November as his poll numbers slip further behind Trump’s.
Many have seen Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, as the only person who could influence the president in any direction.
This time, however, his son Hunter, convicted of three criminal charges in his successful gun and drug trial on June 11 and someone who has constantly distracted people from his father’s weaknesses, has been the one to speak to more fervor for his father.
Joe Biden’s entire family has gathered at Camp David to discuss the president’s future after his surprisingly bad debate against Donald Trump. Son Hunter (pictured right) has become a vocal supporter of his father’s presidency.
According to a new report, Biden’s oldest living son, known for his wild adventures with alcohol, drugs and women, as well as his convictions, is becoming the most adamant member of the Biden family to insist that he remain in office. the race.
The New York Times says Hunter — who despite his troubles has always advised his father — does not want the country to see his father as the “aging and wobbly” man he appeared to be at Thursday’s debate, citing a person familiar with the discussions.
Instead, he wants the United States to see him as it apparently does: “combative and knowledgeable.”
The rest of the Biden family tried more to be supportive and wanted to know what they could do to help if the president continued.
Ideas were suggested that included the president’s grandchildren “talking to social media influencers.”
Despite mounting pressure from Democrats to consider his political future after a disastrous debate, Joe Biden appears to be holding firm in the race with Jill Biden stubbornly at his side.
And her actions over the past 48 hours make it clear that she is the one firmly pulling the strings on her husband’s decision to stay in the race.
She made clear when speaking to wealthy donors in New York on Friday night that she knew how the debate was perceived, but said she told her husband the campaign would continue.
Many have seen Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, as the only person who could influence the president in any way.
The rest of the Biden family was more supportive and wanted to know what they could do to help if the president moved on.
“So let’s talk about last night’s debate, because I know that’s on your mind,” she said. “As Joe said today, he’s not a young man. And you know, after the debate last night, he said, ‘You know, Jill, I don’t know what happened. I didn’t feel so good.’ And I said, ‘Look, Joe, we’re not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you’ve been president.'”
The performance on CNN, in which Joe Biden rambled between answers and lost his train of thought, unleashed unprecedented panic in the party.
Key policymakers and industry operators were immediately considering their options.
But when Biden attended a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, he seemed like a changed man. Jill Biden called it an “incredible” event.
During the debate, he admitted that his performance was not ideal, but insisted that he will continue in the race. The crowd of more than 2,000 applauded him.
His defiant announcement came alongside the only person likely to stand between him and a potentially historic decision to step aside: his wife Jill.
Even though she knows he had a bad night in the first presidential debate, she stands by her husband and fights fears that he will lose the November race to Donald Trump.
The Bidens know she “didn’t have the best first debate,” a source close to her told DailyMail.com. ‘Is she the best person to be president, now and for the next four years? 100% yes.’
Biden’s defiant announcement came alongside the one person likely to stand between him and a potentially historic decision to step aside: his wife Jill.
According to a new report, Biden’s oldest living son, who is known for his wild adventures with alcohol, drugs and women, as well as his convictions, is becoming the most adamant member of the Biden family to insist that stay in the race.
“She’s his wife of 47 years; she’s his biggest supporter, his biggest advocate and his biggest believer.”
President Biden, 81, has the nomination locked in. The only way for the party to have a different candidate is for him to voluntarily drop out of the race.
However, it appears the president is fighting an uphill battle after Thursday’s debacle.
A poll released Sunday found that 72 percent of voters do not believe Biden has the cognitive faculties for another term. This is a seven percent increase from the same poll conducted in early June before the debate.
Former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) has repeatedly cast doubt on Biden’s cognitive and physical health.
He suggested that debate preparation for seven days at Camp David was a way to prepare the drug cocktail just before the confrontation with Trump.
Doubts mounted from before the debate to after the debate about Biden’s mental acuity and cognitive health.
Biden stumbled his way through the debate with Trump on Thursday, often speaking quietly, mumbling or losing his train of thought. When Trump was speaking, the split screen showed the president with his mouth slightly open and his gaze vacant.
The result prompted a chorus of calls for Biden to end his candidacy, even from some of his biggest supporters.
Trump’s performance in the debate, on the other hand, has only increased support for his party.
Fifty percent of registered voters think the 78-year-old has the cognitive faculties to run for a second term in 2024; only 27 percent feel the same about Biden.
It’s unclear what will happen next, but Biden will spend Sunday at Camp David, where he will be discussing the future of this race with his family.
Some blame first lady Jill Biden for forcing her husband to continue campaigning for re-election, and Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wy.) accused the first lady of “elder abuse.”