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Jake Tapper

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

And in fact, Jack Reed of Rhode Island suggested that Biden be tested by two independent neurologists who give their assessments to the public. I mean, there were a lot of pretty tough stuff said that day. Schumer went up to Donald and Reschetti and said, make sure that Biden hears what happened at this meeting. And then a few days later, he finds out they didn't. They didn't tell Biden.

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

And in fact, Jack Reed of Rhode Island suggested that Biden be tested by two independent neurologists who give their assessments to the public. I mean, there were a lot of pretty tough stuff said that day. Schumer went up to Donald and Reschetti and said, make sure that Biden hears what happened at this meeting. And then a few days later, he finds out they didn't. They didn't tell Biden.

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

And in fact, Jack Reed of Rhode Island suggested that Biden be tested by two independent neurologists who give their assessments to the public. I mean, there were a lot of pretty tough stuff said that day. Schumer went up to Donald and Reschetti and said, make sure that Biden hears what happened at this meeting. And then a few days later, he finds out they didn't. They didn't tell Biden.

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

They didn't tell the president. So when Schumer finally goes and has his meeting with the president in Rehoboth, Delaware, about a week before he drops out, and he's the only one that I can find out that Alex and I can find out that actually told Biden to drop out. Everybody else was much more passive aggressive or vague about it. But Schumer said, I would drop out if I were you.

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

They didn't tell the president. So when Schumer finally goes and has his meeting with the president in Rehoboth, Delaware, about a week before he drops out, and he's the only one that I can find out that Alex and I can find out that actually told Biden to drop out. Everybody else was much more passive aggressive or vague about it. But Schumer said, I would drop out if I were you.

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

They didn't tell the president. So when Schumer finally goes and has his meeting with the president in Rehoboth, Delaware, about a week before he drops out, and he's the only one that I can find out that Alex and I can find out that actually told Biden to drop out. Everybody else was much more passive aggressive or vague about it. But Schumer said, I would drop out if I were you.

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

But he tells Biden about that, that there were really only five Democratic senators who think he should stay in the race. And he said something like, you know, I'm good at vote counting. And that's the first time, at least Biden says, that's the first time he's ever heard that story.

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

But he tells Biden about that, that there were really only five Democratic senators who think he should stay in the race. And he said something like, you know, I'm good at vote counting. And that's the first time, at least Biden says, that's the first time he's ever heard that story.

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

But he tells Biden about that, that there were really only five Democratic senators who think he should stay in the race. And he said something like, you know, I'm good at vote counting. And that's the first time, at least Biden says, that's the first time he's ever heard that story.

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

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

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

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

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

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

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

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

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

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

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

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

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

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

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

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

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

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

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

Well, I mean, you described the terrain correctly, and the president has shown himself to be rather litigious, whether it's the lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC News that Disney settled to the tune of something like $16 million, or the lawsuit against Paramount for the 60 Minutes edits of the Kamala Harris interview, a case that most legal experts say is entirely without merit.

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

Well, I mean, you described the terrain correctly, and the president has shown himself to be rather litigious, whether it's the lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC News that Disney settled to the tune of something like $16 million, or the lawsuit against Paramount for the 60 Minutes edits of the Kamala Harris interview, a case that most legal experts say is entirely without merit.