Donald Trump took the knife to Joe Biden after his disastrous debate performance by celebrating a “great victory” and suggesting the US cannot survive four more years of his presidency if he can’t spend 90 minutes on stage.
The former president insisted the 81-year-old is still in the race despite Democratic Party calls for him to be replaced and a CNN primetime appearance where he “didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”
The 77-year-old took the stage at the Virginia rally after the state’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, who was once considered a rival for the GOP presidential nomination.
Trump lashed out at Biden for his poor performance after a week off and then talked about migrants, electric cars warming the planet, Al Capone, Hannibal Lecter, whales and Michelle Obama.
“Did anyone see something called the debate last night? Wow, that was a great debate,” he told an excited crowd in the key state.
Donald Trump took a swipe at Joe Biden after his disastrous debate performance by celebrating a “huge victory” and suggesting the United States can’t survive four more years of his presidency if it doesn’t make it past 90 minutes.
‘Biden spent the entire week at Camp David resting, working, studying; ‘He studied so hard that he didn’t know what the hell he was doing.’
‘He got the debate rules he wanted, he got the date he wanted, on the network he wanted and with the (moderators) he wanted.
“No amount of rest or rigging could defend his atrocious record.”
Trump added that the question is not whether Biden can survive a 90-minute debate, but whether the country can survive another four years of him in the White House.
The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, then recounted his greatest successes at rallies, highlighting the “beautiful women” of North Carolina who had attended more than 170 of his rallies.
The former president insisted the 81-year-old will remain in the race despite Democratic calls for him to be replaced.
“Did anybody watch something called a debate last night? Man, that was a big deal,” he told an excited crowd in the crucial state of Virginia.
Trump told the crowd: “Biden spent the whole week at Camp David resting, working, studying; he studied so much he didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”
He compared former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to Michael Jackson because he was involved in a blackface scandal.
Trump also discussed possible replacements for Biden, suggesting that Michelle Obama would be a good choice if she weren’t polling so poorly.
‘A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for failure, surrender and disaster for our country. A vote for your all-time favorite president, Donald J. Trump, is a vote to stop inflation and Joe Biden’s border invasion and to Make America Great Again!
Earlier on Friday, a defiant Biden insisted he can still win the election after his disastrous debate performance.
Their row over the car crash has sparked an unprecedented crisis and behind-the-scenes calls for his bid for a second term to be dropped.
President Joe Biden has no plans to drop out of the presidential race after Thursday night’s poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden insisted he can still win the election at his first campaign rally after his disastrous debate performance.
Insiders described Biden’s debate as a “train wreck” and a “dumpster fire” and some openly suggested he should step aside for another candidate.
Barack Obama’s former key adviser David Axelrod said there was a “sense of shock” in the party and there would be “discussions about whether he (Biden) should continue. Meanwhile, former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe , said that the state of panic had reached “DEFCON 1.”
Biden rambled throughout the 90-minute CNN spectacle, struggling to finish sentences and losing his train of thought several times in front of tens of millions of stunned television viewers.
Trump added that the question is not whether Biden can survive a 90-minute debate, but whether the country can survive another four years with him in the White House.
The president used a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, to calm widespread concerns as some of his closest allies, including Obama, publicly backed him despite admitting his performance was poor.
“I know I’m not a young man. That’s obvious,” Biden said alongside first lady Jill, who wore a Christian Siriano dress with the word “vote” written on it.
“Friends, I no longer walk with the same ease as before, I no longer speak with the same fluency as before, I no longer debate as well as before.”
But I know what I know: I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done,’ the president argued.
‘I give you my word as Biden. “I wouldn’t run again if I didn’t believe with all my heart and soul that I can do this job,” he said.
The president used his 20-minute speech in North Carolina to clarify many of the arguments he tried to present in the debate against his Republican opponent.
“I don’t know what you did last night, but I spent 90 minutes on stage debating a guy who has the morals of a stray cat,” Biden said.