Matt Taibbi

And then what happened in between the 21st and the 22nd or whenever it was when Biden suddenly came out and made Kamala the nominee? Like, how did that happen? Who made that decision?

And then what happened in between the 21st and the 22nd or whenever it was when Biden suddenly came out and made Kamala the nominee? Like, how did that happen? Who made that decision?

No. There were stories, but they were incredibly incomplete. And this is one of the things where, you know, I was looking at it even from just a professionalism point of view in terms of the New York Times, the Washington Post, all of these papers. How does nobody ask who made the decision to... to nominate Kamala Harris. How did that happen? How was he kicked off?

No. There were stories, but they were incredibly incomplete. And this is one of the things where, you know, I was looking at it even from just a professionalism point of view in terms of the New York Times, the Washington Post, all of these papers. How does nobody ask who made the decision to... to nominate Kamala Harris. How did that happen? How was he kicked off?

No. There were stories, but they were incredibly incomplete. And this is one of the things where, you know, I was looking at it even from just a professionalism point of view in terms of the New York Times, the Washington Post, all of these papers. How does nobody ask who made the decision to... to nominate Kamala Harris. How did that happen? How was he kicked off?

Or how did he come to that decision? Normally, there would be a big show of that, right? There would be... Somebody would come out and give an interview to, I don't know, 60 minutes and say, well, here's how that happened, right? And whether it was true or not, there would be a grand explanation. Whenever there's something...

Or how did he come to that decision? Normally, there would be a big show of that, right? There would be... Somebody would come out and give an interview to, I don't know, 60 minutes and say, well, here's how that happened, right? And whether it was true or not, there would be a grand explanation. Whenever there's something...

Or how did he come to that decision? Normally, there would be a big show of that, right? There would be... Somebody would come out and give an interview to, I don't know, 60 minutes and say, well, here's how that happened, right? And whether it was true or not, there would be a grand explanation. Whenever there's something...

big that happens with the president here they just they just kind of did a little tweet or a press release and there were things that were leaked out in newspapers none of it made any sense so you know they have to get all those communications and i think that's what was important there you know there were preservation letters that were sent out by some senate committees i hope it captured a lot of this stuff but we'll see you know

big that happens with the president here they just they just kind of did a little tweet or a press release and there were things that were leaked out in newspapers none of it made any sense so you know they have to get all those communications and i think that's what was important there you know there were preservation letters that were sent out by some senate committees i hope it captured a lot of this stuff but we'll see you know

big that happens with the president here they just they just kind of did a little tweet or a press release and there were things that were leaked out in newspapers none of it made any sense so you know they have to get all those communications and i think that's what was important there you know there were preservation letters that were sent out by some senate committees i hope it captured a lot of this stuff but we'll see you know

I've only heard theories about this, right? And that's the problem. It's kind of irresponsible for reporters to speculate. I agree. We don't know. All we know, we saw little bits and pieces of things. Like there was a really weird moment You might remember when Biden said something to the effect of, we can't allow Putin to stay in office or whatever it was, right?

I've only heard theories about this, right? And that's the problem. It's kind of irresponsible for reporters to speculate. I agree. We don't know. All we know, we saw little bits and pieces of things. Like there was a really weird moment You might remember when Biden said something to the effect of, we can't allow Putin to stay in office or whatever it was, right?

I've only heard theories about this, right? And that's the problem. It's kind of irresponsible for reporters to speculate. I agree. We don't know. All we know, we saw little bits and pieces of things. Like there was a really weird moment You might remember when Biden said something to the effect of, we can't allow Putin to stay in office or whatever it was, right?

And people immediately interpreted that as a regime change comment, right? 47 minutes later, the White House comes out with a walkback clarifying statement. saying, you know, our policy towards Russia is unchanged or something ambiguous like that. But there were leaks in the press about what happened there.

And people immediately interpreted that as a regime change comment, right? 47 minutes later, the White House comes out with a walkback clarifying statement. saying, you know, our policy towards Russia is unchanged or something ambiguous like that. But there were leaks in the press about what happened there.

And people immediately interpreted that as a regime change comment, right? 47 minutes later, the White House comes out with a walkback clarifying statement. saying, you know, our policy towards Russia is unchanged or something ambiguous like that. But there were leaks in the press about what happened there.

And there was a remarkable line in one of the stories saying that Biden was allowed to participate in the workshopping of that second statement. How is he not in charge of it, first of all, right? And they're talking about Jake Sullivan is involved in the process. But that just gives you a little glimpse into this idea of a collective presidency where, at best, Biden was a participant.

And there was a remarkable line in one of the stories saying that Biden was allowed to participate in the workshopping of that second statement. How is he not in charge of it, first of all, right? And they're talking about Jake Sullivan is involved in the process. But that just gives you a little glimpse into this idea of a collective presidency where, at best, Biden was a participant.

And there was a remarkable line in one of the stories saying that Biden was allowed to participate in the workshopping of that second statement. How is he not in charge of it, first of all, right? And they're talking about Jake Sullivan is involved in the process. But that just gives you a little glimpse into this idea of a collective presidency where, at best, Biden was a participant.