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The Joe Biden everybody noticed throughout his automotive crash debate with Donald Trump was the identical Joe Biden his closest confidantes have seen quite a few occasions behind closed doorways for greater than a 12 months, in response to Carl Bernstein.
The well-known Washington Put up journalist sat down with CNN host Anderson Cooper Monday night time to debate Biden’s horrible efficiency towards Trump throughout final week’s debate within the run-up to the 2024 Presidential election.
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6/27/24
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Citing nameless sources, Bernstein instructed Cooper that Biden’s prime aides have witnessed comparable conduct by the commander-in-chief on “15, 20 events within the final 12 months and a half.”
Bernstein stated, “These are individuals, a number of of them who’re very near President Biden who beloved him, have supported him and amongst them are some individuals who would elevate some huge cash for him … “They’re adamant that what we noticed the opposite night time, the Joe Biden we noticed, isn’t a one-off.”
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The legendary reporter, who helped carry down Richard Nixon‘s presidency within the Seventies, additionally referred to Thursday’s debate as a “horror present” for Biden.
Much more important … Bernstein stated, “the those who that is coming from, and in addition how many individuals across the president are conscious of such incidents, together with some reporters by the way who’ve witnessed a few of them.”
Bernstein then switched gears and talked about Biden’s quick speech to the nation Monday concerning the Supreme Court docket’s resolution to grant partial immunity to Trump in his prison circumstances.
Bernstein famous that the identical individuals who have supported Biden and beforehand said that he was all the time at his “very best,” have been now revealing “within the final six months significantly there was a marked incidence of cognitive decline and bodily infirmity.”
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Bernstein was additionally instructed by his sources that Biden’s key ally Ron Klain was warned that they’d a “drawback” with Joe, who would lose “his practice of thought” and could not “decide it up once more.”
At a fundraiser in NYC, Bernstein quoted his sources as saying that Biden stood so stiffly at a podium it was as if “rigor mortis” had set in and “a chair needed to be introduced for him to do the latter a part of the occasion.”
Bernstein went on to inform Cooper that Biden’s advisors had tried to talk with Klain and The First Household about Joe’s points, however all they’d gotten was pushback.
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TMZ.com
Axio’s Alex Thompson appeared Monday on “TMZ Dwell” and stated Biden’s psychological acuity is such that he solely works from 10 AM to 4 PM. Harvey added he has sources who say Biden’s handlers do all the things they’ll to keep away from making appearances after 8 PM as a result of his thoughts wanders and he loses his practice of thought.