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Alex Thompson

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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 I was shocked. We had iPads. Dana bashed my co-moderator and I so we could communicate with the control room because we can't talk. And I wrote... Holy smokes. Because I didn't know who was in the control room. I thought maybe, you know.

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

Well, I would have said something else. But, you know, I thought maybe Zaslav was there. I didn't want to offend anybody. But like, I was stunned. And then his answers were really bad. And even his best answers were barely serviceable. And it almost didn't even matter. I mean, Trump was Trump, you know, full of...

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

Well, I would have said something else. But, you know, I thought maybe Zaslav was there. I didn't want to offend anybody. But like, I was stunned. And then his answers were really bad. And even his best answers were barely serviceable. And it almost didn't even matter. I mean, Trump was Trump, you know, full of...

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

Well, I would have said something else. But, you know, I thought maybe Zaslav was there. I didn't want to offend anybody. But like, I was stunned. And then his answers were really bad. And even his best answers were barely serviceable. And it almost didn't even matter. I mean, Trump was Trump, you know, full of...

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

bombast and false claims and, but he was disciplined, you know, say what you will about Donald Trump. The only thing he said about what I think empirically is the very worst debate performance in the history of televised debate since 1960. The only thing Trump said was, I don't understand what he just said there. And I don't think he does either.

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

bombast and false claims and, but he was disciplined, you know, say what you will about Donald Trump. The only thing he said about what I think empirically is the very worst debate performance in the history of televised debate since 1960. The only thing Trump said was, I don't understand what he just said there. And I don't think he does either.

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

bombast and false claims and, but he was disciplined, you know, say what you will about Donald Trump. The only thing he said about what I think empirically is the very worst debate performance in the history of televised debate since 1960. The only thing Trump said was, I don't understand what he just said there. And I don't think he does either.

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

I don't know if it was humanity as much as when your opponent's blown himself up to get out of the way.

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

I don't know if it was humanity as much as when your opponent's blown himself up to get out of the way.

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

I don't know if it was humanity as much as when your opponent's blown himself up to get out of the way.

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

There is a degree to which Kamala was insurance for Biden. I don't think it was consciously so, but they would... If anybody ever said anything in internal discussions, not to Biden himself, but in internal discussions about should he run, et cetera, the answer was always, if it's not him, it's going to be Kamala Harris. You think she can win? You think she can be president? And that's a...

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

There is a degree to which Kamala was insurance for Biden. I don't think it was consciously so, but they would... If anybody ever said anything in internal discussions, not to Biden himself, but in internal discussions about should he run, et cetera, the answer was always, if it's not him, it's going to be Kamala Harris. You think she can win? You think she can be president? And that's a...

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

There is a degree to which Kamala was insurance for Biden. I don't think it was consciously so, but they would... If anybody ever said anything in internal discussions, not to Biden himself, but in internal discussions about should he run, et cetera, the answer was always, if it's not him, it's going to be Kamala Harris. You think she can win? You think she can be president? And that's a...

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

No, she's less popular than him, which she was until she became the nominee, and less capable.

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

No, she's less popular than him, which she was until she became the nominee, and less capable.

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

No, she's less popular than him, which she was until she became the nominee, and less capable.

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

Well, there are a lot of reasons for that. One of the reasons was – When Biden called Harris on July 21st to tell her that he was dropping out and she was supportive, you know, don't let them chase you out, Joe. And he said, no, I think I've got to do this. It's what's best. You know, are you ready for a kid? And she wanted to do it.

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

Well, there are a lot of reasons for that. One of the reasons was – When Biden called Harris on July 21st to tell her that he was dropping out and she was supportive, you know, don't let them chase you out, Joe. And he said, no, I think I've got to do this. It's what's best. You know, are you ready for a kid? And she wanted to do it.

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

Well, there are a lot of reasons for that. One of the reasons was – When Biden called Harris on July 21st to tell her that he was dropping out and she was supportive, you know, don't let them chase you out, Joe. And he said, no, I think I've got to do this. It's what's best. You know, are you ready for a kid? And she wanted to do it.

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

They sent over the note that he was going to put on social media. Doesn't mention her. She says, you know, you don't mention me in here.