{"id":2293105,"date":"2024-07-11T22:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T02:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-survives-big-boy-press-conference-but-ends-day-bruised-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T22:54:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T02:54:03","slug":"biden-survives-big-boy-press-conference-but-ends-day-bruised-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-survives-big-boy-press-conference-but-ends-day-bruised-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden survives &#8216;big boy&#8217; press conference but ends day bruised &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-survives-big-boy-press-conference-but-ends-day-bruised-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=2293105&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>On July\u2063 11, 2024, President \u200bJoe Biden\u200b held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> at the 75th NATO\u200c summit where he reiterated \u200bhis intention to remain in the 2024 \u200drace. However, his performance \u200cfailed to \u2064stop defections from his party, with several House Democrats calling on him to step down. Throughout the press conference, Biden faced questions about his political\u200d future, with some criticizing his stumbles and confusion over names. Despite this, Biden expressed\u200d his determination to seek reelection and prove\u2064 himself to Democrats. The press conference highlighted tensions within \u200bthe Democratic \u2064Party regarding Biden&#8217;s candidacy,\u2064 with some urging him to step down and others\u2062 questioning his ability \u200cto\u2062 serve another four years. Biden&#8217;s leadership was scrutinized, and \u200dthe press conference became a pivotal moment in determining his \u200dpath \u2064forward in \u2063the 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\"><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 survives \u2018big boy\u2019 press conference but ends high-stakes day bruised<\/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\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T22:11:59-04:00\">July 11, 2024 10:11 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700521\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> reiterated his intention to remain in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 race\">2024 race<\/a> during his highly anticipated press conference on the sidelines of the 75th NATO summit, but his nearly hourlong performance failed to stop defections from his party.<\/p>\n<p>Although his strongest moments from the press conference were foreign policy related, it is the questions that linger regarding his political strength domestically against former President Donald Trump before November\u2019s election that had another House Democrat, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), immediately add his voice to the chorus of members of his own party calling on him to step down as their nominee at its conclusion. He was quickly followed by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL) urging Biden, 81, to end his reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeating that he would seek reelection, Biden was candid about having to prove himself to Democrats by making more unscripted appearances and taking part in fewer stage-managed events during the White House dubbed \u201cbig boy\u201d press conference at the Walter E. Washington Center in downtown Washington, D.C. But he also called on a preapproved list of 11 reporters, who peppered him with questions about his political future to the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a>\u2019s war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a>, at times having trouble reading from that list.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s response to the opening question, a query from <em>Reuters<\/em> about whether Vice President Kamala Harris could succeed him, was quickly seized on by Trump and his team after the incumbent confused his No. 2 with his Republican opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I wouldn\u2019t have picked Vice President Trump to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> if she was not qualified to be president,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3079185\/biden-confuses-trump-harris-first-question-big-boy-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden told reporters\">Biden told reporters<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s a long way to go in this campaign, and I\u2019m going to keep moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second question mentioned a similar mistake he made earlier in the day when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3078628\/ukraine-biden-president-putin-nato-gaffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"confused\">confused<\/a> Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the launch of the Ukraine Compact.<\/p>\n<p>Biden underscored that he was running for president again not for his legacy but because he wanted to \u201ccomplete the job\u201d he embarked on almost four years ago. He then dismissed a question about reports he told Democratic governors last week he would try to end his public schedule by 8 p.m. before downplaying the need to take a cognitive test after seeing his neurologist in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not true; what I said was, instead of my every day starting at 7 and going to bed at midnight, it could be smarter for me to pace myself a little more,\u201d the president said of the report. \u201cBy the way, I love my staff, but they add things. They add things all the time. They\u2019re catching hell from my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere\u2019s Trump been? Riding around on his golf cart and filling out his scorecard before he hits his ball?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden criticized Trump, too, during his opening remarks, which he read from a teleprompter, stumbling over \u201cKyiv\u201d when alluding to Ukraine and clearing his throat multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who thought NATO\u2019s time had passed, they got a rude awakening with Putin invaded Ukraine,\u201d Biden said, adding Trump \u201chad made it clear he has no commitment to NATO\u201d nor an \u201cobligation to honor Article 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica cannot retreat from the world,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt must lead the world. We are the indispensable nation, as Madeleine Albright wrote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic responses to the press conference were tepid, though expectations were lowered by Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> last month that triggered the power struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Former Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, who was among the first to call for\u00a0Biden\u00a0to step down, said his performance had moments of coherence and incoherence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Biden] added fuel to the fire with calling Zelensky \u2018Putin\u2019 and Harris \u2018Trump.\u2019 That will dominate media and be in ads with a billion dollars behind them,\u201d Ryan told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAll in all, he made matters much worse, not better. \u2026 He gave them a lot more ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For onetime Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) staffer Christopher Hahn, Biden \u201cwas clearly better at the press conference compared with the debate,\u201d but he did not believe it changed \u201cthe minds of those concerned about his ability to wage a campaign and serve another four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Stefan Hankin added the press conference was \u201cOK\u201d but \u201ccertainly not great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The press conference became a pressure test for Biden\u2019s leadership after Democrats, including those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a>, urged the president to prove himself after the Atlanta debate. An interview last week with ABC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Stephanopoulos<\/a>, who has since personally expressed doubts about Biden, only exacerbated concerns after the president became defensive and defiant, denying he was behind Trump in the polls and that members of his own party were imploring him to step down. He has another interview booked with NBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lester-holt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lester Holt<\/a> while he is in Texas on Monday, scheduled to air during the first night of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a>, this cycle in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>With at least 17 congressional Democrats now calling for Biden to step down and longtime Biden White House and now campaign advisers Mike Donilon, Steve Donilon, and Jen O\u2019Malley Dillon unable to convince wavering Democrats in the other chamber with a briefing Thursday, the president\u2019s path forward is unclear. Only Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) has encouraged Biden to step down on his side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Capitol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although the sit-down \u201callayed\u201d some concerns of senators, such as Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-blumenthal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Richard Blumenthal<\/a> (D-CT), it \u201cdeepened others,\u201d according to the chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need more of the kind of analytics that show the path to success,\u201d Blumenthal told reporters. \u201cJoe Biden has to go to the American people \u2014 not just in one meeting, one press conference, one speech \u2014 but consistently and constantly. Tonight will be important. The press conference will be potentially a turning point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign had earlier tried to address that specific complaint, circulating a memo that explained Biden\u2019s \u201cclearest\u201d path back to the White House as being through the so-called blue wall of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>. But that path has become less clear since the debate, with polls emphasising those states are within the margin of error.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to what we believe is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-even-bidens-own-campaign-now-eyeing-harris\/\" title=\"Breaking: Even Biden\u2019s Own Campaign Now Eyeing Harris\">clear pathway ahead<\/a> for us, there is also no indication that anyone else would outperform the president vs. Trump,\u201d O\u2019Malley Dillon, the campaign chairwoman, wrote with campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez on Thursday. \u201cHypothetical polling of alternative nominees will always be unreliable, and surveys do not take into account the negative media environment that any Democratic nominee will encounter. The only Democratic candidate for whom this is already baked in is President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden is expected to travel to Michigan on Friday before heading to Nevada and Texas next week.<\/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_1700521\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700521\"}});<\/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 faced a challenging press conference at the NATO summit, where he reaffirmed his intention to run for reelection but failed to prevent more members of his own party from calling on him to step down. Despite his strong moments on foreign policy, questions remain about his political strength against Donald Trump. Biden acknowledged the need to make more unscripted appearances and criticized Trump&#8217;s lack of commitment to NATO. Democratic responses to the press conference were mixed, with some expressing concerns about Biden&#8217;s ability to campaign and serve another term. The pressure on Biden to prove himself has increased after recent interviews and debates, with some Democrats urging him to step down. The path forward for Biden is uncertain, with some senators expressing doubts about his ability to win back the White House. The Biden campaign has emphasized the importance of key states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in securing victory, but polls show a tight race in those states. Biden is set to continue campaigning in key states in the coming days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2293106,"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\/Joe-Biden-press-conference.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5894,32818],"class_list":["post-2293105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-politics","tag-press-conference"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-press-conference.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293105","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}