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Jake Tapper

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Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

It is the human condition. And that makes it difficult to report on this. But by the same token, we have a right to believe and expect that a president will be sharp and on top of things. And, I mean, just remember, that... audio snippet that you just played. That is a president on October 8th, 2023.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

The terrorists of Hamas have just invaded an American ally, Israel, killed 1200 people, kidnapped hundreds more, and you just heard the person in charge of the United States government and military. And the

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

The terrorists of Hamas have just invaded an American ally, Israel, killed 1200 people, kidnapped hundreds more, and you just heard the person in charge of the United States government and military. And the

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

The terrorists of Hamas have just invaded an American ally, Israel, killed 1200 people, kidnapped hundreds more, and you just heard the person in charge of the United States government and military. And the

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Even if you love Joe Biden, even if you agree with every decision he made, I don't see how anybody can think that person that we just heard from and this interview is in the middle of the day is up to speed and up to the job of being president.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Even if you love Joe Biden, even if you agree with every decision he made, I don't see how anybody can think that person that we just heard from and this interview is in the middle of the day is up to speed and up to the job of being president.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Even if you love Joe Biden, even if you agree with every decision he made, I don't see how anybody can think that person that we just heard from and this interview is in the middle of the day is up to speed and up to the job of being president.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I just think that what's important to remember is not only did the White House attack Robert Herr for being, in their view, partisan or making unnecessary comments about the age. They were really lobbying before the Herr report was released. They were really lobbying hard for the attorney general to censor it, to cut it out, that one segment.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I just think that what's important to remember is not only did the White House attack Robert Herr for being, in their view, partisan or making unnecessary comments about the age. They were really lobbying before the Herr report was released. They were really lobbying hard for the attorney general to censor it, to cut it out, that one segment.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I just think that what's important to remember is not only did the White House attack Robert Herr for being, in their view, partisan or making unnecessary comments about the age. They were really lobbying before the Herr report was released. They were really lobbying hard for the attorney general to censor it, to cut it out, that one segment.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

There were people in the Justice Department that read the Herr report before it came out and said, oh, my God, Robert Herr thinks that Joe Biden broke the law. But that wasn't the part of her report that alarmed the White House. The part that alarmed the White House was the description of him as a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

There were people in the Justice Department that read the Herr report before it came out and said, oh, my God, Robert Herr thinks that Joe Biden broke the law. But that wasn't the part of her report that alarmed the White House. The part that alarmed the White House was the description of him as a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

There were people in the Justice Department that read the Herr report before it came out and said, oh, my God, Robert Herr thinks that Joe Biden broke the law. But that wasn't the part of her report that alarmed the White House. The part that alarmed the White House was the description of him as a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And, you know, people can decide for themselves why that alarmed them so much when that was the exculpatory reason he wasn't going to be prosecuted. But then Biden gives a press conference that night. And in addition to confusing Al-Sisi saying the president of Egypt was the president of Mexico, he attacks Robert Herr for bringing up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And, you know, people can decide for themselves why that alarmed them so much when that was the exculpatory reason he wasn't going to be prosecuted. But then Biden gives a press conference that night. And in addition to confusing Al-Sisi saying the president of Egypt was the president of Mexico, he attacks Robert Herr for bringing up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And, you know, people can decide for themselves why that alarmed them so much when that was the exculpatory reason he wasn't going to be prosecuted. But then Biden gives a press conference that night. And in addition to confusing Al-Sisi saying the president of Egypt was the president of Mexico, he attacks Robert Herr for bringing up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And he says something like, and I said to myself, how dare you ask about that? Robert Herr had not brought up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And he says something like, and I said to myself, how dare you ask about that? Robert Herr had not brought up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

And he says something like, and I said to myself, how dare you ask about that? Robert Herr had not brought up Beau Biden.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Yeah.