{"id":2288711,"date":"2024-07-03T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-taped-abc-interview-wont-be-a-real-test-of-bidens-competence\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:40:35","slug":"a-taped-abc-interview-wont-be-a-real-test-of-bidens-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-taped-abc-interview-wont-be-a-real-test-of-bidens-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taped ABC Interview Won&#8217;t Be A Real Test Of Biden&#8217;s Competence"},"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%2Fa-taped-abc-interview-wont-be-a-real-test-of-bidens-competence%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=2288711&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>Taped interview with former Clinton White \u200cHouse Communications Director George Stephanopoulos\u2062 is not\u2064 a\u200c true test of President Joe Biden&#8217;s competence, especially as \u200bconcerns\u200c about his cognitive decline rise. Former \u200cPresident\u2062 Barack Obama has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-top-defense-post-attacked-gop-in-incendiary-tweets\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee for Top Defense Post Attacked GOP in Incendiary Tweets\">privately expressed concerns<\/a> about Biden&#8217;s tough road to reelection after a\u2063 shaky debate \u2063performance. Reports suggest Biden is considering his ability to recover after a poor debate showing and is aware of the importance of upcoming appearances. Some believe \u2062a\u2063 live debate would\u200c better showcase Biden&#8217;s abilities compared to a taped interview with\u200b a friendly\u200c reporter. The mention of past town hall debates and a controversial story about Hunter Biden&#8217;s business dealings add context to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/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<div>\n<p>A taped sit-down interview with former Clinton White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos is no test of competence for an aging 81-year-old President Joe Biden struggling to reassure voters concerned about his cognitive decline. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/02\/biden-obama-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> former President Barack Obama delivered a \u201charsher assessment of the presidential race than his public comments\u201d suggest behind closed doors days after defending his former vice president over a catastrophic debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad debate nights happen,\u201d Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1806758633230709017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in an online post following the Atlanta debate. \u201cTrust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight \u2014 and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn\u2019t change that, and it\u2019s why so much is at stake in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But according to The Washington Post citing \u201cseveral people familiar\u201d with the former president\u2019s behind-the-scenes remarks, \u201cObama has privately told allies who have reached out to him that President Biden\u2019s already tough path to reelection grew more challenging after his shaky debate performance on Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times followed the report with another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/03\/us\/politics\/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a> published Wednesday morning that a Biden ally disclosed the incumbent\u2019s apparent consideration of \u201cwhether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta\u201d before the Democratic Party\u2019s August convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job after a disastrous debate performance last week,\u201d the Times reported. \u201cThe president, who the ally emphasized is still deeply in the fight for re-election, understands that his next few appearances heading into the holiday weekend \u2014 including an interview scheduled for Friday with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin \u2014 must go well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewJBates46\/status\/1808515890004050293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disputed<\/a> the New York Times report. <\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s ABC interview, meanwhile, will not prove to voters what he apparently thinks it will. If President Biden and his campaign were determined to give voters a genuine display of cognitive acuity, then Biden would agree to participate in the traditional live red-carpet, two-hour town hall debate (or better yet, a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/17\/instead-of-debates-with-rigged-moderators-trump-should-challenge-biden-to-lincoln-douglas-contests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lincoln-Douglas style forum<\/a> with a timekeeper and no moderator) rather than sit down for a taped interview with a friendly reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Recall in 2020 when the two major candidates opted to skip the second presidential debate and instead engaged in separate town halls run by competing networks on the same night. Then-President Donald Trump sat with NBC anchor of \u201cToday\u201d Savannah Guthrie in Miami, who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/10\/16\/nbcs-savannah-guthrie-hated-voters-great-questions-so-she-took-over-the-trump-townhall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took over<\/a> the forum to ask most of the questions herself. Biden, in contrast, sat down with Stephanopoulos of ABC in Philadelphia, who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/10\/15\/biden-muddles-through-gentle-hunter-free-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused <\/a>to ask a single question about the discovered Delaware laptop which belonged to his son, Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post had dropped its first bombshell story from Hunter Biden\u2019s hard drive <a href=\"https:\/\/thefdrlst.wpengine.com\/2020\/10\/14\/new-emails-show-joe-biden-lied-about-his-knowledge-of-his-sons-foreign-business-interests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one day<\/a> prior to what was supposed to be the day of the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-makes-her-case-for-why-she-not-trump-should-be-the-gop-nominee\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Makes Her Case For Why She, Not Trump, Should Be The GOP Nominee\">presidential debate held<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-responds-to-opponents-refusal-to-debate\/\" title=\"Kari Lake Responds to Opponent&#039;s Refusal to Debate\">town hall-style format<\/a>. The story revealed the former vice president had been lying with claims that he never spoke business with his son, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/08\/28\/biden-brother-business-2020-1476815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">or with anyone else<\/a>,\u201d for years. A second <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/15\/emails-reveal-how-hunter-biden-tried-to-cash-in-big-with-chinese-firm\/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a> to drop on the morning of Biden\u2019s ABC town hall revealed the presidential candidate personally stood to rake in millions from Chinese adversaries. Stephanopoulos protected the Democrat nominee instead with a soft-ball interview with some screened audience questions in between.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat didn\u2019t come up was Hunter Biden,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/10\/15\/biden-muddles-through-gentle-hunter-free-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> David Marcus for The Federalist at the time. \u201cWhat didn\u2019t come up was credible claims from the New York Post, the oldest daily newspaper in America, showing that the former vice president met with a Ukrainian businessman connected to his son. The biggest story in America right now was just ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the president were serious about demonstrating his mental acumen to hold the most powerful office in the world, he would offer Trump a return to the joint town hall debate format that was discarded in the last election, not opt for an even cheaper rerun of 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Another sit-down with Stephanopoulos doesn\u2019t prove anything.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with George Stephanopoulos, a friendly reporter, does not adequately demonstrate President Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities to reassure concerned voters about his age and cognitive decline. Former President Obama privately expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s shaky debate performance and his tough path to reelection. Biden&#8217;s team is considering how to recover from the debate performance, with the president acknowledging the importance of upcoming appearances. The suggestion that Biden&#8217;s interview with Stephanopoulos will prove his competence is questioned, as a traditional live debate would be a more effective way to demonstrate cognitive acuity. The article criticizes Stephanopoulos for not asking tough questions during a previous interview with Biden, highlighting the importance of a fair and balanced debate format. The author suggests that a return to a joint town hall debate format with Trump would be a more effective way for Biden to demonstrate his mental acumen. Another interview with Stephanopoulos is unlikely to change voters&#8217; perceptions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2288712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ABC.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7261,6234,32320],"class_list":["post-2288711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abc","tag-interview","tag-joe-biden"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ABC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288711","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}