{"id":2289275,"date":"2024-07-04T18:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T22:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-needs-to-get-more-sleep-and-work-fewer-hours-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T22:46:52","slug":"biden-says-he-needs-to-get-more-sleep-and-work-fewer-hours-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-needs-to-get-more-sleep-and-work-fewer-hours-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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-says-he-needs-to-get-more-sleep-and-work-fewer-hours-report-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=2289275&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 a report from the Washington Examiner, President Joe Biden expressed to a group of \u200dgovernors that he needs to get more sleep and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-christianity-fixes-toxic-masculinity\/\" title=\"Christianity addresses &#039;Toxic Masculinity&#039;\">work fewer hours<\/a> to avoid fatigue while carrying out his official duties and running for reelection. Despite facing questions from within his own\u2064 party about withdrawing from the presidential race\u2064 after a debate performance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-10-blunders-of-2022\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Top 10 Blunders 2022\">verbal slip-ups<\/a>, Biden assured the governors that \u200che would \u2064not be dropping\u2062 out. He attributed his poor performance\u2064 to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promised-harris-lunch-once-a-week-theyve-had-two-this-year\/\" title=\"Biden Promised Harris Lunch \u201cOnce a Week\u201d \u2013 They\u2019ve Had Two This Year\">busy travel schedule<\/a>\u2064 and intense debate preparation. Some governors were uncertain about \u2064his health when he jokingly \u2062mentioned &#8220;It&#8217;s just my\u2064 brain&#8221; in response to a question. Biden cited fatigue and jet lag from recent foreign trips as\u200b reasons for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"For Biden, the debate stakes couldn\u2019t be higher - Washington Examiner\">poor debate performance<\/a>. \u2063He apologized for his performance but maintained that he\u200d has the stamina needed to challenge former President Donald\u2064 Trump. Reports earlier in the week suggested that Biden might \u200cconsider dropping out of the race, but the White House denied such conversations were\u2063 taking place.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden says he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T17:41:50-04:00\">July 4, 2024 5:41 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070353\/biden-examined-doctors-debate-white-house-denials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden<\/a> told a group of governors that he should get more sleep and work fewer hours to avoid fatigue while carrying out his official duties and running for reelection, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>Biden told a gathering of Democratic governors Wednesday that he should scale back his schedule, including cutting off any events that occur after 8 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us\/politics\/biden-governors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sources told<\/a> the <em>New York Times. <\/em>The comments come as Biden faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3069191\/house-democrats-run-halting-trumps-presidency-biden-implosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>questions from within his own party<\/a> about withdrawing from the presidential race after his debate performance last week, during which he had multiple verbal slip-ups and repeatedly lost his train of thought.<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden told governors in the meeting that he would not be dropping out, arguing that his worse-than-expected performance was due to his busy travel schedule and intense preparation for the debate, according to the outlet. The president said he told his staff members that he needs to get more sleep and lamented not listening to them about his schedule, a person who attended the meeting told the <em>New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At one point in the meeting, Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) asked Biden questions about his health, prompting the president to respond that he was fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just my brain,\u201d he said, according to the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>The response left some governors unsure of what he meant, although several in the room received it as a joke, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The comments come after Biden cited his recent foreign trips as a reason for his poor debate performance, claiming he was fatigued and experiencing jet lag. Biden told supporters at a fundraising event earlier this week he \u201cwasn\u2019t very smart\u201d for traveling ahead of the debate and that he \u201calmost fell asleep on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not an excuse but an explanation,\u201d Biden said, apologizing for his poor performance while maintaining he has the stamina needed to challenge former President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting came after Biden reportedly told close allies that he may need to consider dropping out of the race if he cannot salvage his campaign, the <em>New York Times <\/em>reported earlier this week. The White House has denied that the president is having conversations about whether to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also began his meeting with governors to argue he would not be dropping out, which some told the outlet felt as if the president was avoiding any debate on the topic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) became the first sitting House Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race on Tuesday and was quickly followed by Reps. Ra\u00fal Grijalva (D-AZ) and Seth Moulton (D-MA). Former Rep. Tim Ryan also came out on Tuesday to call on Harris to step up as the party\u2019s 2024 nominee, calling Biden\u2019s debate performance \u201cdeeply troubling\u201d and evidence that the party must move forward.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has remained confident in Biden\u2019s abilities to serve a second term, brushing off suggestions that the president should step down or back out of the race. In a campaign speech after the debate, Biden acknowledged that although he is no longer a \u201cyoung man,\u201d he can hold a second term.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693677\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden acknowledged that he needs to prioritize getting more rest and working fewer hours to avoid fatigue while fulfilling his official duties and running for reelection, according to reports. Biden expressed this sentiment during a meeting with Democratic governors, where he discussed scaling back his schedule and avoiding late-night events. Despite facing criticism for his recent debate performance, Biden assured governors that he would not be dropping out of the race, attributing his struggles to a busy travel schedule and intense debate preparation. Some governors were left puzzled by Biden&#8217;s comments about his health, but others interpreted it as a joke. Biden also cited recent foreign trips as a reason for his poor debate performance, apologizing for his shortcomings while maintaining his ability to challenge former President Donald Trump. Despite calls from some Democrats for Biden to withdraw from the race, the White House remains confident in his ability to serve a second term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2289276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-governor-meeting-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,6389,4211,32076,4304],"class_list":["post-2289275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-hours","tag-sleep","tag-washington-examiner","tag-work"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-governor-meeting-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289275","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}