Chris Whipple

Katzenberg was there during the whole week at Camp David prior to the debate, again, trying to help Biden look more authoritative with his movements on camera.

Katzenberg was there during the whole week at Camp David prior to the debate, again, trying to help Biden look more authoritative with his movements on camera.

Katzenberg was there during the whole week at Camp David prior to the debate, again, trying to help Biden look more authoritative with his movements on camera.

And Bruce Reed, the deputy chief of staff, was really impressed by how Spielberg was able to coach Biden for the State of the Union speech, the one that everybody concedes he hit out of the park when he was heckled by the MAGA congresspeople and he really owned them in the moment. So it's unusual, but not for Biden.

And Bruce Reed, the deputy chief of staff, was really impressed by how Spielberg was able to coach Biden for the State of the Union speech, the one that everybody concedes he hit out of the park when he was heckled by the MAGA congresspeople and he really owned them in the moment. So it's unusual, but not for Biden.

And Bruce Reed, the deputy chief of staff, was really impressed by how Spielberg was able to coach Biden for the State of the Union speech, the one that everybody concedes he hit out of the park when he was heckled by the MAGA congresspeople and he really owned them in the moment. So it's unusual, but not for Biden.

So Joe Biden is at Rehoboth Beach with only his closest aides. He's there with Jill Biden and with Annie Tomasini, Deputy White House Chief, and with Anthony Bernal, the First Lady's senior advisor. Other than that, just Secret Service. Sunday morning, his closest aide, Steve Ruschetti, Mike Donilon come over and they sit down with him and they have this pivotal talk. And they walk him through.

So Joe Biden is at Rehoboth Beach with only his closest aides. He's there with Jill Biden and with Annie Tomasini, Deputy White House Chief, and with Anthony Bernal, the First Lady's senior advisor. Other than that, just Secret Service. Sunday morning, his closest aide, Steve Ruschetti, Mike Donilon come over and they sit down with him and they have this pivotal talk. And they walk him through.

So Joe Biden is at Rehoboth Beach with only his closest aides. He's there with Jill Biden and with Annie Tomasini, Deputy White House Chief, and with Anthony Bernal, the First Lady's senior advisor. Other than that, just Secret Service. Sunday morning, his closest aide, Steve Ruschetti, Mike Donilon come over and they sit down with him and they have this pivotal talk. And they walk him through.

They talk about the polls. They talk about the party. Reschetti says to Joe Biden that, look, there's a path for you, but it's a brutal path. It's a lonely path. And And it's a real fight. There's a narrow path that you can walk to victory in the swing states. You can do it, but the party leaders are against you. It's going to be divisive and it's going to be a real battle.

They talk about the polls. They talk about the party. Reschetti says to Joe Biden that, look, there's a path for you, but it's a brutal path. It's a lonely path. And And it's a real fight. There's a narrow path that you can walk to victory in the swing states. You can do it, but the party leaders are against you. It's going to be divisive and it's going to be a real battle.

They talk about the polls. They talk about the party. Reschetti says to Joe Biden that, look, there's a path for you, but it's a brutal path. It's a lonely path. And And it's a real fight. There's a narrow path that you can walk to victory in the swing states. You can do it, but the party leaders are against you. It's going to be divisive and it's going to be a real battle.

But Reschetti was nevertheless all in if he was ready to go there, if he wanted to run for reelection. And again, I find this kind of extraordinary because, you know, the reality was, the truth was that there really was no path in the battleground states by that time. And the party leaders, of course, were arrayed against Reschetti.

But Reschetti was nevertheless all in if he was ready to go there, if he wanted to run for reelection. And again, I find this kind of extraordinary because, you know, the reality was, the truth was that there really was no path in the battleground states by that time. And the party leaders, of course, were arrayed against Reschetti.

But Reschetti was nevertheless all in if he was ready to go there, if he wanted to run for reelection. And again, I find this kind of extraordinary because, you know, the reality was, the truth was that there really was no path in the battleground states by that time. And the party leaders, of course, were arrayed against Reschetti.

And I think what was decisive was that all three of them, Reschetti, Donilon, and Joe Biden, obviously most important of all, they realized that the party leadership would come down on him like a ton of bricks come Monday, that if he didn't make that decision, in all likelihood, the party leaders would go publicly against him. And there was really no way out.

And I think what was decisive was that all three of them, Reschetti, Donilon, and Joe Biden, obviously most important of all, they realized that the party leadership would come down on him like a ton of bricks come Monday, that if he didn't make that decision, in all likelihood, the party leaders would go publicly against him. And there was really no way out.

And I think what was decisive was that all three of them, Reschetti, Donilon, and Joe Biden, obviously most important of all, they realized that the party leadership would come down on him like a ton of bricks come Monday, that if he didn't make that decision, in all likelihood, the party leaders would go publicly against him. And there was really no way out.

You know, the whole relationship between Joe Biden and Barack Obama is so complex and fascinating and with so many levels to it. I mean, on the one hand, there's no question about the fact that they really bonded deeply. over Beau Biden's tragic death. And Barack Obama took Joe Biden under his wing, and they developed a closeness there.

You know, the whole relationship between Joe Biden and Barack Obama is so complex and fascinating and with so many levels to it. I mean, on the one hand, there's no question about the fact that they really bonded deeply. over Beau Biden's tragic death. And Barack Obama took Joe Biden under his wing, and they developed a closeness there.