Jake Tapper

I need to run more towards the discomfort of questions about health because they're so important and they're so undercovered in Washington. We have a chapter on. in the book just about other less consequential stories like this, whether Dianne Feinstein or Strom Thurmond, Kay Granger. Kay Granger was the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, I think, or Ways and Means, one of the two.

I need to run more towards the discomfort of questions about health because they're so important and they're so undercovered in Washington. We have a chapter on. in the book just about other less consequential stories like this, whether Dianne Feinstein or Strom Thurmond, Kay Granger. Kay Granger was the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, I think, or Ways and Means, one of the two.

I need to run more towards the discomfort of questions about health because they're so important and they're so undercovered in Washington. We have a chapter on. in the book just about other less consequential stories like this, whether Dianne Feinstein or Strom Thurmond, Kay Granger. Kay Granger was the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, I think, or Ways and Means, one of the two.

And she stepped down from the position of chair and in 2024 and like a month or two later was checked into a home for people with dementia. Her constituents didn't know it. She was still a member of Congress. She was still drawing a paycheck. I mean, that's where we are in these stories on these issues. And this was after Joe Biden had dropped out of the race because of his acuity issues.

And she stepped down from the position of chair and in 2024 and like a month or two later was checked into a home for people with dementia. Her constituents didn't know it. She was still a member of Congress. She was still drawing a paycheck. I mean, that's where we are in these stories on these issues. And this was after Joe Biden had dropped out of the race because of his acuity issues.

And she stepped down from the position of chair and in 2024 and like a month or two later was checked into a home for people with dementia. Her constituents didn't know it. She was still a member of Congress. She was still drawing a paycheck. I mean, that's where we are in these stories on these issues. And this was after Joe Biden had dropped out of the race because of his acuity issues.

So it is a bipartisan affliction. And I think I need to be tougher, even if it's uncomfortable. And yeah, I mean, I have regret about that exchange with Laura.

So it is a bipartisan affliction. And I think I need to be tougher, even if it's uncomfortable. And yeah, I mean, I have regret about that exchange with Laura.

So it is a bipartisan affliction. And I think I need to be tougher, even if it's uncomfortable. And yeah, I mean, I have regret about that exchange with Laura.

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.

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.

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.