{"id":2282296,"date":"2024-06-23T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-says-biden-cant-defend-his-presidential-record-ahead-of-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T18:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T22:31:23","slug":"byron-donalds-says-biden-cant-defend-his-presidential-record-ahead-of-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-says-biden-cant-defend-his-presidential-record-ahead-of-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Donalds says Biden can\u2019t defend his presidential record ahead of debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fbyron-donalds-says-biden-cant-defend-his-presidential-record-ahead-of-debate-washington-examiner%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=2282296&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>In the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a> hosted by CNN with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/invoking-jesus-christ-in-valedictorian-speech-is-out-michigan-hs-principal-tells-girl\/\" title=\"Invoking Jesus Christ In Valedictorian Speech Is Out, Michigan HS Principal Tells Girl\">public audience<\/a>, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s ability\u200d to defend his\u2064 record while predicting that the debate moderators would\u2064 likely target former President Donald Trump. Scheduled for\u2063 Thursday, the debate will feature Biden and Trump as the presumptive nominees for their respective parties. Donalds anticipates that Trump will focus on \u2064criticizing Biden&#8217;s handling of key \u2064issues like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a> and inflation. He expressed \u2064on Fox News\u200d that \u200cBiden\u2064 might evade discussing his administration&#8217;s\u200b performance by bringing \u200dup other topics,\u2062 including the events of January 6th and occurrences in lower\u200d Manhattan. Additionally, Donalds commented on the White House&#8217;s response \u2063to unflattering videos of\u200d Biden.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) argued that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is unable to defend his performance as president during the presidential debate, which will take place this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> will see Biden and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the two presumptive nominees for their respective parties, take the stage, with CNN hosting the debate with no public audience. Donalds predicted that the CNN moderators will do \u201ceverything they can to go after President Trump\u201d but added that the former president would redirect the debate to criticize his opponent\u2019s administration and his handling of key topics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-trump-endorses-texas-gov-greg-abbott-calls-him-a-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Tough On Crime\u2019: Trump Endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Calls Him A \u2018Fighter\u2019\">including border security<\/a> and inflation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s going to be the focus, that\u2019s where the American people want to see this debate basically be executed between these two gentlemen,\u201d Donalds said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t know how Joe Biden\u2019s going to defend his record. because he can\u2019t. So what he\u2019s going to try to do, in my view, talk about January 6th, talk about what happened in lower Manhattan\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donalds was also asked about comments made by the White House, which criticized unflattering videos of Biden by calling them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3048814\/white-house-rips-unflattering-biden-videos-cheap-fakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201ccheap fakes.\u201d<\/a> The Florida congressman harshly criticized the claims as \u201cOrwellian language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Biden campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds is rumored to be on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump\u2019s short list for possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">vice presidential candidates<\/a><\/a>, with other rumored candidates including Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY). When Donalds was asked if Trump\u2019s support among black voters would increase if he was Trump\u2019s running mate, he said he did not \u201cwant to predict that\u201d but stated that he would be \u201ca direct contrast\u201d against Vice President Kamala Harris if he were Trump\u2019s running mate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florida congressman previously stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3046814\/byron-donalds-believes-could-serve-trump-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he believed he could \u201cstep in\u201d<\/a> for Trump as commander in chief, should the occasion arise. <\/p>\n<p>The first debate will consist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3046498\/cnn-announces-rules-for-first-presidential-debate-muted-mics-and-no-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>several new rules compared to previous years<\/a>, including no public audience, no pre-written notes, and candidates having their mic cut when it is not their turn to speak. A second debate is scheduled for Sept. 10, which will be hosted by ABC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) claimed President Joe Biden cannot defend his presidential record in the upcoming debate. This Thursday, Biden will face former President Donald Trump, with both being their parties&#8217; likely nominees. 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