{"id":2285806,"date":"2024-06-29T12:24:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-question-on-everyones-mind-after-debate-who-is-running-the-country-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:27:39","slug":"the-question-on-everyones-mind-after-debate-who-is-running-the-country-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-question-on-everyones-mind-after-debate-who-is-running-the-country-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Question on Everyone\u2019s Mind After Debate: Who Is Running the Country?"},"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%2Fthe-question-on-everyones-mind-after-debate-who-is-running-the-country-2%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=2285806&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 article discusses the recent presidential debate between President\u200d Joe Biden and former \u2064President Donald Trump, \u200draising serious concerns about Biden&#8217;s capability to run the \u200bcountry based on his performance \u2062and the state\u200c of his health during the debate. Highlighted \u2064issues\u2064 include Biden&#8217;s \u200dhoarse voice, his confusing and incoherent statements, and his\u2064 incorrect claims, such as \u200bno U.S. service members dying under his watch, which is factually\u200d incorrect. \u200cThe debate has\u2064 triggered questions \u200cabout who is really in charge of running the country, hinting at possible\u2062 influences from Vice\u2064 President Kamala \u200cHarris, former President Barack\u200c Obama, or other\u200b political figures. The publication \u2063also uses \u200cthis discussion as a \u200cplatform\u2063 to criticize mainstream media&#8217;s coverage of the event\u2064 and appeals\u2064 for support to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-outlets-had-photographers-embedded-with-hamas-as-terror-attack-unfolded-report\/\" title=\"Mainstream Outlets Had Photographers Embedded With Hamas As Terror Attack Unfolded: Report\">ensure unbiased \u200creporting<\/a> in what it describes as a critically important upcoming election year.  <\/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>  <\/p>\n<h2>The Question Left on Everyone&#8217;s Mind After Debate Might Be the Most Important One in US History<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>  &nbsp;By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>  &nbsp;June 29, 2024 at 9:11am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>After Thursday&rsquo;s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hosted by CNN at their Atlanta headquarters, there is one question left on the minds of the American people &ndash; who is running the country?<\/p>\n<p>While one could opine endlessly about the contrast between the former and current president on the debate stage for those ninety minutes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-appears-freeze-jills-speech-nc-not-long-bad-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden&rsquo;s demeanor<\/a> alone makes this question pertinent.<\/p>\n<p>He is doing what many consider to be the hardest job on Earth, and we are expected to believe after Thursday that he is actually the one fulfilling his duties as our chief executive?<\/p>\n<p>To provide a summation of Thursday, several very painful moments stood out that spoke to Biden&rsquo;s frail condition.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone watching &ndash; and listening at that &ndash; could tell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-voice-sparks-concern-first-sentence-something-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden&rsquo;s voice was gone<\/a> the moment he started speaking as he sounded hoarse.<\/p>\n<p>While it could be explained away as a common cold or some result of his debate preparation at Camp David, pollster Frank Luntz said it didn&rsquo;t play well with his focus group.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My focus group of undecided voters is surprised and concerned about Biden&rsquo;s voice.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&rsquo;t bode well for questions about his health.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/1806495298375635097?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the more viral moments came when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-roasts-biden-joe-crashes-answer-dont-think-knows-said-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden spouted gibberish<\/a> to which Trump appropriately responded, &ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don&rsquo;t think he knows what he said either.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Biden running the country?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: &ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t know what he said at the end of that sentence; I don&rsquo;t think he knows what he said either.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/afW9TkIuUV\">pic.twitter.com\/afW9TkIuUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1806498784031207640?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps Biden&rsquo;s worst moment came during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-roasts-biden-joe-crashes-answer-dont-think-knows-said-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">38-second nightmare<\/a> in which he incoherently stumbled into saying he &ldquo;beat Medicare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIDEN: &ldquo;&hellip;with the COVID.. excuse me.. dealing with.. everything we have to do with.. look.. if&hellip; we finally beat, Medicare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>TRUMP: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s right. He did beat Medicare. He&rsquo;s destroying Medicare.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jgVCpXUhWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/jgVCpXUhWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida&rsquo;s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1806496363711963217?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This was all combined with Biden repeating nonsensical lies like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/trump-very-fine-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;very fine people&rdquo; hoax<\/a> in reference to Trump&rsquo;s remarks after the chaotic and deadly scene in Charlottesville, Virginia during the &ldquo;United the Right&rdquo; rally in August 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Here Trump was taken out of context at a press conference in which he reportedly called neo-Nazis and racists &ldquo;very fine people,&rdquo; but this was a total lie that not even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-question-on-everyones-mind-after-debate-who-is-running-the-country\/\" title=\"The Question on Everyone\u2019s Mind After Debate: Who Is Running the Country?\">left-wing media outlets cling<\/a> to in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-says-no-soldiers-died-watch-forgets-13-marines-killed-kabul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden also claimed<\/a> U.S. service members have never died during his term which conservative commentator Greg Price was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1806495027860013065?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806495027860013065%7Ctwgr%5E1da49ad1063195cc972242d0a7820ae02dd56046%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fwatch-biden-says-no-soldiers-died-watch-forgets-13-marines-killed-kabul%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quick to point out<\/a> as false considering the thirteen Americans who died during Biden&rsquo;s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>While a book could be written &ndash; and very well may be someday &ndash; about this election cycle and Biden&rsquo;s abysmal health, the select few examples above paint a very concerning picture that makes our question totally justifiable &ndash; who is running the country?<\/p>\n<p>This is the central question as he holds authority in the most powerful office on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Is it former President Barack Obama running the show?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-anderson-cooper-fact-checks-kamala-harris-live-cnn-drops-bomb-bidens-debate-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> is pulling the strings. Are prominent leftists in Congress like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer holding the reigns?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Hungarian leftist billionaire George Soros is giving Biden his marching orders.<\/p>\n<p>After Thursday, the options are endless. Americans do not believe with a decline like that on full display that Biden is truly the one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-travels-south-of-the-border-to-stop-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Eric Adams heads to border to tackle immigration crisis.\">solving complex issues<\/a> in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/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\/afghanistan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/biden-gaffes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biden gaffes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/charlottesville-protests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Charlottesville protests<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" rel=\"tag\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" rel=\"tag\">Medicare<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/presidential-debate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Presidential debate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/twitter\/\" rel=\"tag\">X \/ Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/x-post\/\" rel=\"tag\">X post<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" 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>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary: Post-Debate&#8217;s Burning Question Could Be US History&#8217;s Most Crucial<br \/>\nBy Samuel Short<br \/>\nJune 29, 2024<br \/>\nFollowing the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump at CNN&#8217;s Atlanta headquarters, one significant question lingers in the public&#8217;s mind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2984,"featured_media":2285807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Picture-24.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[3896,3728,5045,5191,5894],"class_list":["post-2285806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-debate","tag-election","tag-government","tag-leadership","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Picture-24.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}