Jake Tapper

The the stage event was not as horrible as what had happened backstage, where Biden had trouble stringing sentences together. So Obama had to jump in and where he didn't appear to recognize George Clooney, who he'd known for more than 15 years. And let's be honest, he's one of the most recognizable faces in the country, in the world. And but on stage, there's this moment after it's all over.

And it wasn't an impressive event. We talked to a lot of people who were really upset about how out of it he seemed and how old he seemed. But Biden goes to the edge of the stage and kind of stands there. Now, his staff says he was just kind of basking in the glow of the support. But Obama sees Biden doing that, goes back and kind of grabs his arm and pulls him off stage.

And it wasn't an impressive event. We talked to a lot of people who were really upset about how out of it he seemed and how old he seemed. But Biden goes to the edge of the stage and kind of stands there. Now, his staff says he was just kind of basking in the glow of the support. But Obama sees Biden doing that, goes back and kind of grabs his arm and pulls him off stage.

And it wasn't an impressive event. We talked to a lot of people who were really upset about how out of it he seemed and how old he seemed. But Biden goes to the edge of the stage and kind of stands there. Now, his staff says he was just kind of basking in the glow of the support. But Obama sees Biden doing that, goes back and kind of grabs his arm and pulls him off stage.

Obama later explains it as he just wanted to get the hell out of there and he wasn't going to be able to leave until Biden did. But it looked very odd to attendees there, to Democrats there. Congresswoman Annie Custer, Democrat of New Hampshire, thought it looked weird. A bunch of former Obama staffers like Jon Favreau, his former chief speechwriter, thought it looked weird.

Obama later explains it as he just wanted to get the hell out of there and he wasn't going to be able to leave until Biden did. But it looked very odd to attendees there, to Democrats there. Congresswoman Annie Custer, Democrat of New Hampshire, thought it looked weird. A bunch of former Obama staffers like Jon Favreau, his former chief speechwriter, thought it looked weird.

Obama later explains it as he just wanted to get the hell out of there and he wasn't going to be able to leave until Biden did. But it looked very odd to attendees there, to Democrats there. Congresswoman Annie Custer, Democrat of New Hampshire, thought it looked weird. A bunch of former Obama staffers like Jon Favreau, his former chief speechwriter, thought it looked weird.

It looked like an old man who kind of needed to be guided where he walked.

It looked like an old man who kind of needed to be guided where he walked.

It looked like an old man who kind of needed to be guided where he walked.

Not that he blanked out, but that he just kind of like didn't understand what he was supposed to do right then. And look, maybe that's not fair. Maybe that's not what happened. I'm not in his mind. All I can tell you is how Democrats in the room interpreted it.

Not that he blanked out, but that he just kind of like didn't understand what he was supposed to do right then. And look, maybe that's not fair. Maybe that's not what happened. I'm not in his mind. All I can tell you is how Democrats in the room interpreted it.

Not that he blanked out, but that he just kind of like didn't understand what he was supposed to do right then. And look, maybe that's not fair. Maybe that's not what happened. I'm not in his mind. All I can tell you is how Democrats in the room interpreted it.

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They were shocked. Joe Biden, obviously, after the debate was everybody was talking about who's going to say it. Because very few people were coming forward publicly, even though the voters were clear and many members of the media were clear. There were a lot of Democratic officials kept quiet. I don't think the first one, the debate was June 27th.

They were shocked. Joe Biden, obviously, after the debate was everybody was talking about who's going to say it. Because very few people were coming forward publicly, even though the voters were clear and many members of the media were clear. There were a lot of Democratic officials kept quiet. I don't think the first one, the debate was June 27th.

They were shocked. Joe Biden, obviously, after the debate was everybody was talking about who's going to say it. Because very few people were coming forward publicly, even though the voters were clear and many members of the media were clear. There were a lot of Democratic officials kept quiet. I don't think the first one, the debate was June 27th.

I don't think the first one came, went public until July 1st. I think that was House Democrat Lloyd Doggett was the first one, I think. But ultimately, shockingly, after the three and a half weeks or so between the debate and June 27th and Biden dropping out July 21st, only one senator called for him to step down? Only one governor?