{"id":2289823,"date":"2024-07-06T09:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T13:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-bidens-excuses-fuel-push-to-exit-2024-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T13:59:46","slug":"white-house-report-card-bidens-excuses-fuel-push-to-exit-2024-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-bidens-excuses-fuel-push-to-exit-2024-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden\u2019s excuses fuel push to exit 2024 race &#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\">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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-bidens-excuses-fuel-push-to-exit-2024-race-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=2289823&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 President Joe Biden&#8217;s declining popularity among Democrats and the\u200c media following a <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> \u2063with former President\u200c Donald Trump. Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">liberal media<\/a>\u2062 are\u2063 urging Biden to drop his \u200creelection bid, with speculation about Vice President Kamala Harris replacing him on the ticket.\u2064 Conservative analysts have graded \u2064Biden&#8217;s\u2062 performance as an\u2064 &#8220;F&#8221; and criticized\u200c his policies \u200cand handling of international affairs.\u200d The article \u2063highlights the growing concerns about Biden&#8217;s \u2064ability to \u2064lead effectively and the discussions within the Democratic \u200cParty about his future.  <\/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 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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\">White House Report Card: Biden\u2019s excuses fuel push to exit 2024 race<\/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\/paul-bedard\/\">Paul Bedard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T09:36:49-04:00\">July 6, 2024 9:36 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696126\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> Report Card finds President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071705\/biden-debuts-litany-denials-post-debate-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> facing a growing chorus of panicky Democrats worried about their own political fate urging him to drop his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>The sting of Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3070360\/biden-obama-is-plan-c-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poor debate performance<\/a> last week with former President Donald Trump continued to linger but instead of rallying around their leader, Democrats and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-liberal-think-tank-did-chinas-bidding-on-climate-change\/\" title=\"How a Liberal Think Tank Did China\u2019s Bidding on Climate Change\">liberal media allies<\/a> are abandoning the 81-year-old chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>In a Hail Mary interview with ABC News<em> <\/em>on Friday, former Clinton aide and anchor George Stephanopoulos asked several questions of Biden that had a similar theme: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3070807\/voters-want-biden-out-reject-harris-as-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Leave now.<\/a> While humiliating, Biden kept his smile on and pushed back, saying only God could force him out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>He and his team poured out multiple excuses for his poor performance. He had a cold, he was jet-lagged, he was sleepy, he suffered from some unknown condition, he was over-prepared for the debate. None of it worked.<\/p>\n<p>To readers of the Weekly Report Card and most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservative<\/a> media, Biden\u2019s mental decline is an old story. But the debate forced Democrats and the liberal media to admit that they\u2019ve been hiding that fact from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Top leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-would-be-an-irreparable-disaster-if-joe-biden-were-designated-president-of-the-united-states-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-warns-believers-in-latest-interview\/\" title=\"\u201cIt Would Be an Irreparable Disaster if Joe Biden \u2013 Were Designated President of the United States\u201d \u2013 Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano Warns Believers in Latest Interview with Steve Bannon\">media partners<\/a>, such as the <em>Washington Post<\/em> and the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, have led that cover-up and now have to answer for it. And, of course, they won\u2019t. The <em>Washington Post<\/em> even congratulated itself for its new coverage of Biden\u2019s failings.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic pollster John Zogby graded Biden\u2019s week an \u201cF,\u201d and suggested that \u201cPlan B,\u201d having Harris replace Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, was being prepared. \u201cIt is harder and harder to see how he can stay,\u201d said Zogby.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2008 Hillary Clinton for President TV Ad -  3 AM White House Ringing Phone ad\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GSo5ncerdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Conservative analyst Jed Babbin also graded the week an \u201cF\u201d and said that the president\u2019s wish to end his day at 8 p.m. is unrealistic. \u201cAnybody remember Hillary Rodham Clinton\u2019s ad from 2008 in which former President Barack Obama was accused of not being prepared for a sudden wake-up call? Biden needs more sleep, so there\u2019s no need to wake him up for a crisis. Until there is one,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>There is a slow and steady drumbeat among donors, members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a>, and leading liberal media to persuade President Joe Biden to end his campaign for reelection. Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] is calling a meeting of fellow Democratic senators to do the same as a group. And House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] has called a Sunday meeting of his caucus to discuss the president\u2019s campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It appears that \u201cPlan B\u201d is already happening behind the scenes as the conversation is shifting to Vice President Kamala Harris as the inevitable nominee. While Biden is fighting to keep going, it is harder and harder to see how he can stay and how he can move behind the issue that has been dogging him for over two years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I watched his interview with <\/em>ABC News<em> and, while he looked better and gave a spirited defense of his years of office, I don\u2019t think there is anything I saw that will allay fears about his ability to wage an effective campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sadly, for him, 206,000 new jobs were created last month and breaking news suggests perhaps some progress in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>-Gaza peace process. But no one is talking about that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This has been a fun week for some White House observers but not for President Joe Biden and his minions. The aftermath of his miserable debate performance is still resonating, and most of the Democrats \u2014 at least those who haven\u2019t yet come out to say Biden should drop out of the race \u2014 seem panicky and unable to handle it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>First to some policy matters. Biden\u2019s bans on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liquid natural gas<\/a> exports and use of non-compete agreements in employment contracts have both been thrown out by federal courts. They were abuses of power that Biden didn\u2019t \u2014 at long last \u2014 get away with. There are a lot more.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full replay of Biden&#8217;s 22-minute interview with George Stephanopolous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yTWdBrIUFW\">https:\/\/t.co\/yTWdBrIUFW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBevanRCP\/status\/1809392167783162011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Second, Biden threatened to abandon Israel if it retaliated strongly to Iran\u2019s April attack, which launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel. Biden\u2019s appeasement of Iran and his ridiculous pressures on Israel are a large part of his legacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The best part of the week has been the reactions by the Democrats and even the foreign media to the disastrous performance Biden gave at last week\u2019s debate with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Biden has lost the support of much of the most liberal press. The <\/em>Washington Post,<em> which has been in the bag for Biden even before he began his 2020 campaign, published an article with a speech Biden could give resigning from the race.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Probably the most severe criticism came from the liberal British outlet, the <\/em>Economist,<em> which published an editorial under a picture of an old person\u2019s walker with the seal of the U.S. president hung precariously on it.\u00a0 Part of that editorial said, \u201cRepresenting America abroad, Mr. Biden will project decrepitude to the delight of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/China\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China<\/a> and Russia and the dismay of America\u2019s allies.\u201d And so he will.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Biden isn\u2019t coping at all well with his debate crash-and-burn. He said that he won\u2019t schedule any more events after 8 p.m. because he needs more sleep. Anybody remember Hillary Rodham Clinton\u2019s \u201c3 a.m. phone call\u201d ad from 2008 in which former President Barack Obama was accused of not being prepared for a sudden wake-up call? Biden needs more sleep, so there\u2019s no need to wake him up for a crisis. Until there is one.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Everyone who saw the debate knows that Biden isn\u2019t capable of handling the toughest job in the world. Hell, he\u2019s not even capable of functioning for five minutes in a row.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And finally the White House said that the future of the Democratic Party rests with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is tantamount to a political <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suicide<\/a> note.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Zogby Strategies.<\/a> His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>can be heard here.<\/a> Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong> is a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1696126\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696126\"}});<\/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>The White House Report Card this week shows President Joe Biden facing pressure from Democrats to drop his reelection bid after a poor debate performance against Donald Trump. Despite Biden&#8217;s excuses for his performance, Democrats and the liberal media are abandoning him. There are discussions about Vice President Kamala Harris potentially replacing Biden on the Democratic ticket. Biden&#8217;s policies have faced legal challenges, and his handling of international issues, such as Israel and Iran, has been criticized. Biden&#8217;s mental decline is becoming more apparent, and there are concerns about his ability to effectively campaign. 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