Despite President Joe Biden being 80 years old, he has announced his run for re-election in 2024 — and many Americans are wondering if it’s a good idea.
A reporter recently asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre if Biden plans on serving all eight years if re-elected.
Her response?
“I’m just not going to get ahead of the president. That’s something for him to decide. I’m just not going to get ahead of it.”
She directed the reporter to the 2024 campaign and said “anything related to that, I would refer you to that.”
Sara Gonzales of “The News & Why it Matters” wonders aloud, “How is she so bad at this?”
Jean-Pierre later backtracked on Twitter, tweeting, “As you know, we take following the law seriously. So I wanted to be sure that I didn’t go into 2024 more than is appropriate under the law. But I can confirm that if re-elected, @POTUS would serve all 8 years.”
“Can you?” Gonzales mocks.
Ian Crossland of TimCast Media joins Gonzales to comment on Biden’s re-election campaign.
“Did they actually say they’re not going to have debates? They’re not even going to have Joe Biden debate? Even though there’s other candidates that are ready to debate and throw, you know, their hat in to make a better country, a better nation?”
Gonzales explains that the establishment would not want to put Biden on a debate stage with someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has also recently announced his bid for the 2024 presidency.
She adds that Biden’s being protected for “the same reason that they were fine electing John Fetterman.” She continues, “These two men are vegetables, but they at least serve as a figurehead and a puppet” who will “check the boxes that we need checked and sign the legislation we need signed.”
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