We reported on Tuesday about Joe Biden’s remarks at the White House Congressional Picnic including him wondering (when “Hail to the Chief” was played) where the president was. But perhaps the worst part of the event — which was supposed to be a nice, light, unifying event — was where Joe Biden lost it on ABC reporter Ben Gittleson.
Gittleson dared to ask Biden what he thought about most Democrats not wanting him to run again. Biden flipped out on him, ranting, “Read the polls, Jack!” and insisting what the reporter said wasn’t true, in complete denial of reality.
President Biden tells me that despite most Democrats saying they want another candidate in 2024, most would still vote for him if he ran pic.twitter.com/hcFnI8C7gh
— Ben Gittleson (@bgittleson) July 12, 2022
Scary eyes, especially when he’s coming at you like that. Biden doesn’t like to be challenged. He never has. But it’s getting worse. As we observed, Gittleson was correct.
Now, even CNN is busting Biden on the exchange, pointing out how wrong Biden was in his response.
Here’s CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins, pointing out Gittleson was right:
Asked about the NYT polling showing 64% of Dems prefer a different candidate in 2024, Biden tells @bgittleson his party wants him to run. “Read the polls. Read the polls, Jack. You guys are all the same. That poll showed that 92% of Democrats, if I ran, would vote for me.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 12, 2022
Collins corrected Biden on his false “92 percent” statistic. She also pointed out that White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also falsely pushed that claim.
But that’s not what the polling showed. It showed what Ben said, but the 92% number (which @KJP46 also cited incorrectly) comes from Dems who would pick Biden over Trump in a rematch. https://t.co/KWCpuLPwf6
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 12, 2022
Of course, most Democrats would pick Biden over Trump — if that were the choice. It doesn’t mean they want Biden to run again. Most want someone other than a geriatric old man. Biden is hemorrhaging people across all voter dynamics, particularly in Democratic approval. But Biden just refuses to accept that. I wonder if he even understands the difference there, if his people are being straight with him about the polling, and what Americans truly think about him.
But when he’s lost even CNN, you know that it’s not good for Biden. More and more media seems to be unafraid to throw him under the bus and you have to think that means a change is coming.
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