{"id":2259721,"date":"2024-06-04T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gets-confrontational-as-he-sits-down-for-rare-interview-tells-reporter-i-can-take-you\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:39:24","slug":"biden-gets-confrontational-as-he-sits-down-for-rare-interview-tells-reporter-i-can-take-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gets-confrontational-as-he-sits-down-for-rare-interview-tells-reporter-i-can-take-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden gets assertive in rare interview, telling reporter, &#8216;I can handle you"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-gets-confrontational-as-he-sits-down-for-rare-interview-tells-reporter-i-can-take-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The commentary by Allison \u2062Anton \u200don\u200d June 4, 2024, delves into the challenges facing the Biden campaign. From the impact \u200dof pro-Palestinian movements to Biden&#8217;s struggles with coherence and image, the analysis paints a picture of a \u200bcampaign in\u200b turmoil. Biden&#8217;s interactions \u2063and responses during \u200binterviews\u200c reflect a concerning narrative about his\u2062 leadership capabilities and mental acuity. Allison Anton&#8217;s commentary \u200bon June 4, 2024, examines the\u2064 hurdles confronting the Biden campaign, including the influence of pro-Palestinian movements and Biden&#8217;s issues\u2062 with coherence and public perception. The assessment portrays \u200ba campaign in disarray, \u200bwith Biden&#8217;s\u200d interview behavior raising doubts about his leadership and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-donald-trump-says-joe-biden-is-not-too-old-to-be-president-will-age-become-a-factor\/\" title=\"Watch: Trump says Biden's age won't hinder his presidency - Will age matter?\">cognitive\u2064 abilities<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 4, 2024 at 12:56pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The flailing Biden campaign really is between a rock and a hard place.<\/p>\n<p>Between the pro-Palestinian movements depriving Sleepy Joe of the much-needed young adult voter base, the guilty verdict for Donald Trump\u2019s \u201chush money\u201d trial severely backfiring on the Democrats, and inflation robbing Biden of the rest of his base, suffice to say that 2024 has not gone as planned.<\/p>\n<p>In attempting to shore up some support while concealing Biden\u2019s obvious senility, the Biden campaign has had to make a tough choice.<\/p>\n<p>Do they let Biden out in the world despite his propensity to spout nonsense, or only allow him the carefully curated media appearances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-biden-surrogate-dems-prefer-biden-stay-basement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>An interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6984970\/joe-biden-2024-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> magazine, conducted May 28 by Time Washington Bureau Chief Massimo Calabresi and Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, seemed to indicate an attempt to split the difference having Biden sit down for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crocodile-dundee-actor-paul-hogan-opens-up-about-why-he-cant-move-back-to-australia\/\" title=\"\u201cCrocodile Dundee\u201d Actor Paul Hogan Opens up About Why He Can\u2019t Move Back to Australia\">candid interview<\/a> with a friendly outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Although, based on the transcript and the fact-check Time itself released, it won\u2019t do much for Biden\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p>Because, if appearing to threaten an interviewer wouldn\u2019t reinforce his image as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pelosi-bidens-labored-tarmac-stroll-earns-mountain-mockery-including-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cranky old man<\/a>, nothing else would.<\/p>\n<p>And even without this bizarre digression on Biden\u2019s part, no one could honestly say Biden came off well.<\/p>\n<p>There were numerous points in the interview where Biden lost his train of thought, mumbled incoherently, and interrupted himself.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6984968\/joe-biden-transcript-2024-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a> included parentheticals to note that Biden\u2019s words were \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-severely-mocked-painfully-wrong-pronunciation-cant-string-sentence-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unintelligible<\/a>\u201d at least three different times, and, as <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6985020\/joe-biden-fact-check-2024-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time\u2019s fact check<\/a> noted, Biden repeated the lie that, \u201cWage increases have exceeded\u2026the cost of inflation,\u201d when, in reality, inflation on the whole has outpaced wage growth for most Americans. (And that was before Biden promptly mixed up China\u2019s Xi Jinping and Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/putin-pokes-hole-democrats-favorite-claim-says-prefers-biden-office-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In his TIME Magazine interview, Biden once again denies inflation is 20% higher since he took office\u2026 and then mistakes Putin for Xi \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vxGzVqTPmM\">pic.twitter.com\/vxGzVqTPmM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kleavittnh\/status\/1797977366947623131?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bryan Metzger, a politics reporter for Business Insider, likewise noted that, for whatever reason, Biden seemed to have a giant chip on his shoulder with the Time journalists throughout the whole interview \u2014 though it might have been a chip on his shoulder with the media in general. (Astonishingly, Biden apparently believes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-plays-victim-rare-interview-mainstream-media-helps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-media-ratings-have-plunged-since-joe-bidens-inauguration\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Media Ratings Have Plunged Since Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration\">sycophantic media coverage<\/a><\/a> he\u2019s received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-scolds-media-tells-journalists-start-reporting-right-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isn\u2019t sycophantic enough<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One thing that seems to come across in this TIME interview \u2014 Biden\u2019s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z7HKkVi3Ms\">pic.twitter.com\/Z7HKkVi3Ms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bryan metzger (@metzgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metzgov\/status\/1797965337511842076?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden, when boasting about his supposed strengthening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-totally-lost-urges-congress-pass-nato-funding-isnt-even-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NATO<\/a>, declared \u201ceverybody thought, including you guys, that I was crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, in the midst of the typical display of Biden\u2019s lies, mistakes, and confused mumblings, was a truly bizarre exchange on the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-makes-unprecedented-claim-withhold-biden-audio-tape-far-will-let-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his age<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLarge majorities of Americans, including in the Democratic Party, tell pollsters they think you are too old to lead,\u201d Biden was asked. (The magazine did not identify which of Biden\u2019s two interviewers was actually speaking.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould you really do this job as an 85-year old man?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since this interview was only text, it would be challenging to discern Biden\u2019s exact tone in responding to this question \u2014 but, the mere text of the answer did not make it seem all that friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, apparently affronted by the suggested, answered pugnaciously, \u201cI can do it better than anybody you know.\u00a0 You\u2019re looking at me, I can take you, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That might have been the strangest part of this bizarre interview.<\/p>\n<p>For one, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-latest-senior-moment-bad-white-house-doctor-transcript-multiple-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> actually threatening the interviewers?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a certainty that no one from Time magazine was looking to insult the testy, thin-skinned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-loses-overseas-gets-angry-reporter-makes-bizarre-comment-going-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">octogenarian<\/a>. The question merely expressed the concerns on the minds of many a voter this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s responding to a question in that manner that will not assuage voter\u2019s concerns about the president\u2019s mental fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>For another, was Biden genuinely saying he could take these interviewers in a fight?<\/p>\n<p>Seriously?<\/p>\n<p>What an absurd \u2014 not to mention, wholly uncalled for \u2014 thing to say in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Unless the interviewer couldn\u2019t walk, there\u2019s no way Biden could take anyone for a fight, and besides, what kind of response was that to a legitimate question?<\/p>\n<p>Will he act like this during a debate? When meeting with world leaders during a second term?<\/p>\n<p>At Biden\u2019s age, his clear cognitive problems will only worsen as he gets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/symptom-dementia-biden-gets-mad-question-grabs-reporter-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">older<\/a>, and they\u2019re plenty bad now.<\/p>\n<p>As conservative podcaster Saagar Enjeti pointed out on X, \u201cThis Biden Time interview validates all my worst concerns about him. An ageing delusional silent gen atlanticist with no grasp of constraints or threats that we actually face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s as bad as it can get folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This Biden Time interview validates all my worst concerns about him. An ageing delusional silent gen atlanticist with no grasp of constraints or threats that we actually face<\/p>\n<p>Its as bad as it can get folks<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1797966017253319138?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That was something most people knew all along, but, if the Biden administration letting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-bidens-reported-daily-schedule-released-it-doesnt-exactly-inspire-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleepy Joe<\/a> run his mouth is what it will take for the rest of the world to see that, then, by all means, let them.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, the downward spiral of the Biden campaign has been immensely entertaining.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" rel=\"tag\">Campaign<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/china\/\" rel=\"tag\">China<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democrats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Interview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/money\/\" rel=\"tag\">Money<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/russia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Russia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Anton&#8217;s commentary on June 4, 2024, highlights the Biden campaign&#8217;s challenges. Pro-Palestinian movements affect Sleepy Joe&#8217;s young voter support. The recent guilty verdict in Trump&#8217;s trial harms Democrats. Inflation further complicates Biden&#8217;s stance. 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