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Alex Thompson

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423 total appearances

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

And imagine thinking, A, Joe Biden... The Joe Biden we all saw in The View or the BBC interview is capable of being president until January 2029. That's because that's what they think, the Biden first couple and Reschetti and Donilon. That's what they think. And also imagine thinking that the best prebuttal to our book, which quotes extensively the Pre-buttled?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

And imagine thinking, A, Joe Biden... The Joe Biden we all saw in The View or the BBC interview is capable of being president until January 2029. That's because that's what they think, the Biden first couple and Reschetti and Donilon. That's what they think. And also imagine thinking that the best prebuttal to our book, which quotes extensively the Pre-buttled?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Extensively quotes Democrats describing what they saw behind the scenes and how much it upset them, that the best way to pre-butt our book is to put him out there. Imagine thinking that. I mean, you know, this isn't an episode of The Twilight Zone where all of a sudden he swims in a pool and emerges with the energy of a 12-year-old. Like, he is still 82 and looks and sounds every day of it.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Extensively quotes Democrats describing what they saw behind the scenes and how much it upset them, that the best way to pre-butt our book is to put him out there. Imagine thinking that. I mean, you know, this isn't an episode of The Twilight Zone where all of a sudden he swims in a pool and emerges with the energy of a 12-year-old. Like, he is still 82 and looks and sounds every day of it.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Extensively quotes Democrats describing what they saw behind the scenes and how much it upset them, that the best way to pre-butt our book is to put him out there. Imagine thinking that. I mean, you know, this isn't an episode of The Twilight Zone where all of a sudden he swims in a pool and emerges with the energy of a 12-year-old. Like, he is still 82 and looks and sounds every day of it.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

So as you note, he's not just a movie star. He is a Democrat, a very proud Democrat, and has been involved in some of the biggest fundraisers ever, including in the spring of 2024 at Radio City Music Hall, and then... I think that raised $27 million. Katzenberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg was running the fundraiser. And then he wanted another, Katzenberg wanted another fundraiser.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

So as you note, he's not just a movie star. He is a Democrat, a very proud Democrat, and has been involved in some of the biggest fundraisers ever, including in the spring of 2024 at Radio City Music Hall, and then... I think that raised $27 million. Katzenberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg was running the fundraiser. And then he wanted another, Katzenberg wanted another fundraiser.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

So as you note, he's not just a movie star. He is a Democrat, a very proud Democrat, and has been involved in some of the biggest fundraisers ever, including in the spring of 2024 at Radio City Music Hall, and then... I think that raised $27 million. Katzenberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg was running the fundraiser. And then he wanted another, Katzenberg wanted another fundraiser.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

This one would raise $30 million, which would be the most money ever raised for a Democratic presidential candidate. And Clooney said, sure, tell me where to go. So it's June and Clooney has shown up. He was in Italy filming a movie. He and Julia Roberts are co-hosting this thing. So he's there and he sees Obama walk in and there's Obama, same old Obama. He loves Obama.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

This one would raise $30 million, which would be the most money ever raised for a Democratic presidential candidate. And Clooney said, sure, tell me where to go. So it's June and Clooney has shown up. He was in Italy filming a movie. He and Julia Roberts are co-hosting this thing. So he's there and he sees Obama walk in and there's Obama, same old Obama. He loves Obama.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

This one would raise $30 million, which would be the most money ever raised for a Democratic presidential candidate. And Clooney said, sure, tell me where to go. So it's June and Clooney has shown up. He was in Italy filming a movie. He and Julia Roberts are co-hosting this thing. So he's there and he sees Obama walk in and there's Obama, same old Obama. He loves Obama.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

A little grayer, but, you know, same guy. And then Biden walks in and he's shocked. He hasn't seen Biden since December 2022 before he got a Kennedy Center honor, George Clooney. He sees him. He can't believe how slow he's walking, how much he's shuffling. And then Biden walks over and he's saying, hey, how you doing? Thanks for coming. Hey, how you doing?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

A little grayer, but, you know, same guy. And then Biden walks in and he's shocked. He hasn't seen Biden since December 2022 before he got a Kennedy Center honor, George Clooney. He sees him. He can't believe how slow he's walking, how much he's shuffling. And then Biden walks over and he's saying, hey, how you doing? Thanks for coming. Hey, how you doing?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

A little grayer, but, you know, same guy. And then Biden walks in and he's shocked. He hasn't seen Biden since December 2022 before he got a Kennedy Center honor, George Clooney. He sees him. He can't believe how slow he's walking, how much he's shuffling. And then Biden walks over and he's saying, hey, how you doing? Thanks for coming. Hey, how you doing?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Thanks for coming for everybody who's there. And he says, comes over to Clooney and says, hey, how you doing? Thanks for being here. And his aide, Biden's aide says, you know, George. And he's like, yeah, sure. Of course. How you doing? And it becomes very apparent to everyone there that President Biden does not recognize George Clooney.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Thanks for coming for everybody who's there. And he says, comes over to Clooney and says, hey, how you doing? Thanks for being here. And his aide, Biden's aide says, you know, George. And he's like, yeah, sure. Of course. How you doing? And it becomes very apparent to everyone there that President Biden does not recognize George Clooney.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

Thanks for coming for everybody who's there. And he says, comes over to Clooney and says, hey, how you doing? Thanks for being here. And his aide, Biden's aide says, you know, George. And he's like, yeah, sure. Of course. How you doing? And it becomes very apparent to everyone there that President Biden does not recognize George Clooney.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

And then the aide has to say, George Clooney, like underlying who this person is, one of the most recognizable faces in the world, the guy who was hosting the fundraiser for you, the guy that you gave a Kennedy Center honor to, the guy you've known for 20 years. And then he's like, sure. Hey, how you doing?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

And then the aide has to say, George Clooney, like underlying who this person is, one of the most recognizable faces in the world, the guy who was hosting the fundraiser for you, the guy that you gave a Kennedy Center honor to, the guy you've known for 20 years. And then he's like, sure. Hey, how you doing?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up

And then the aide has to say, George Clooney, like underlying who this person is, one of the most recognizable faces in the world, the guy who was hosting the fundraiser for you, the guy that you gave a Kennedy Center honor to, the guy you've known for 20 years. And then he's like, sure. Hey, how you doing?