{"id":2284955,"date":"2024-06-27T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-does-debate-face-plant-as-he-walks-onto-stage-leaves-everyone-baffled-before-1st-question-asked\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T22:27:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T02:27:38","slug":"biden-does-debate-face-plant-as-he-walks-onto-stage-leaves-everyone-baffled-before-1st-question-asked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-does-debate-face-plant-as-he-walks-onto-stage-leaves-everyone-baffled-before-1st-question-asked\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Does Debate Face-Plant as He Walks Onto Stage, Leaves Everyone Baffled Before 1st Question Asked"},"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\">32<\/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-does-debate-face-plant-as-he-walks-onto-stage-leaves-everyone-baffled-before-1st-question-asked%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=2284955&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 summary of the\u2063 provided text \u200cdescribes the circumstances and atmosphere \u200dsurrounding a\u200d presidential debate \u2063involving President Joe Biden,\u200c held on\u2064 June 27, 2024.\u200c The debate was notable as Biden&#8217;s\u2064 first \u200bconfrontation with former President Donald Trump since the 2020 \u2063election cycle, hosted by CNN. Concerns were apparent regarding President Biden&#8217;s mental\u2063 and physical condition. Observations during his entrance and early debate performance, including his mumbling \u200dand\u200b slurred speech, raised\u200d further skepticism about\u2063 his fitness. Commentary from various social media sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-airbnb-sees-its-shares-plummet-12-following-weak-earnings-guidance\/\" title=\"Airbnb's Shares Drop 12% After Poor Earnings Forecast.\">including prominent conservative voices<\/a>, highlighted instances where Biden appeared to struggle, such \u200bas losing his train of thought. The \u200carticle also discusses a broader political concern referenced by a comment from former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn,\u2063 suggesting a potential disruption of the 2024 election by &#8220;leftists\u200d and elites.&#8221; The text ends with a plea for public support for The Western Journal to continue its journalistic pursuits amid challenges from \u200bBig Tech, emphasizing the \u2063importance of the upcoming election.  <\/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\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 27, 2024 at 6:35pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Before Thursday night\u2019s presidential debate had even begun, President Joe Biden was already looking worse for wear.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN-hosted debate marks the first time President Biden has faced off with his presumptive 2024 Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, since the two debated during the 2020 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>With Biden\u2019s mental state and health in constant question, viewers were no doubt looking for signs of deterioration as they tuned into the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds of walking on stage, Biden\u2019s first words likely failed to gin up any confidence on that front.<\/p>\n<p>After awkwardly walking across the stage, the president opened the debate by mumbling.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crooked Joe Biden \u2014 freshly juiced up performance-enhancing drugs \u2014 shuffles on stage (confused before the debate even begins) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vF0LJiUJo7\">pic.twitter.com\/vF0LJiUJo7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1806494055682981968?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though it\u2019s difficult to make out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-snubs-biden-hunters-treatment-ex-wife-close-ties-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> appears to have been saying \u201cIt\u2019s great to be here, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was far from the only concerning sign from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brilliant-reversal-2020-debates-leaves-biden-tough-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> during the debate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Joe Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janice-dean-blasts-katie-couric-should-be-shamed-no-one-should-buy-her-book\/\" title=\"Janice Dean Blasts Katie Couric: \u2018Should Be Shamed. No One Should Buy Her Book\u2019\">performance enhancing drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sitting president also, at certain points, slurred his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the early portion of the debate, his voice sounded very hoarse.<\/p>\n<p>Many prominent voices took to social media to comment on these optics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden suffers multiple brain freezes. The drugs are already wearing off\u2026 We just barely got started. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aS7hWBVaeZ\">pic.twitter.com\/aS7hWBVaeZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1806497217039282344?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBiden suffers multiple brain freezes. The drugs are already wearing off\u2026 We just barely got started,\u201d the popular conservative account Libs of TikTok posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The split screen of Biden is horrifying. His goggle-eyed stare is nightmarishly bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1806497033806844217?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe split screen of Biden is horrifying. His goggle-eyed stare is nightmarishly bad,\u201d the Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump should just cede all his time to Biden. That\u2019s his strongest selling point. When Biden starts a sentence that he can\u2019t finish cause he loses his train of thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1806496453545586779?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTrump should just cede all his time to Biden. That\u2019s his strongest selling point. When Biden starts a sentence that he can\u2019t finish cause he loses his train of thought,\u201d Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy wrote.<\/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 truth 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=\"author-info-45247\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manager of Writing and Reporting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45247\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45247\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45247\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45247\" 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>Michael wrote for a number of entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audiences-crave-older-movies-theatrical-re-release-trend-gains-steam-worldwide\/\" title=\"Movie Buffs Desire Vintage Films: Global Resurgence of Theatrical Re-Releases\">original reporting content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Ames, Iowa <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Iowa State University <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Culture, Faith, Politics, Education, Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the CNN-hosted presidential debate even started, President Joe Biden appeared fatigued. 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