{"id":2294077,"date":"2024-07-13T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-urged-to-take-valedictory-wave-and-fade-away-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T17:49:16","slug":"white-house-report-card-biden-urged-to-take-valedictory-wave-and-fade-away-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-urged-to-take-valedictory-wave-and-fade-away-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden urged to take valedictory wave and fade away &#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\">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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-biden-urged-to-take-valedictory-wave-and-fade-away-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=2294077&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 \u2062article discusses \u200bthe political challenges facing President Joe Biden, with calls for him to drop \u200dout of the reelection race due to concerns about his mental\u200c health. Democratic pollster John Zogby \u2062suggests it is time for Biden to withdraw, despite some positive achievements highlighted during the week. \u200dConservative \u2064analyst Jed\u200b Babbin gives a negative assessment \u2063of Biden&#8217;s performance and enjoys the\u2064 chaos within the Democratic party. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-end-of-chevron-deference-could-hurt-biden-title-ix-overhaul-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How end of Chevron deference could hurt Biden Title IX overhaul - Washington Examiner\">article includes quotes<\/a> and \u2064reactions from various\u2062 sources, highlighting the \u200dgrowing pressure on Biden to step aside.  <\/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\">White House Report Card: Biden urged to take valedictory wave and fade away<\/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=\"2024-07-13T13:14:04-04:00\">July 13, 2024 1:14 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701199\" 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\/3080720\/washington-post-editorial-board-biden-stepping-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> fighting for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-significance-of-georgia-senate-contests\/\" title=\"Historic Significance of Georgia Senate Contests\">political life<\/a> and under continued pressure to quit his reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Letters, calls, press conferences, and rallies did little this week to stop the demands from Democrats and donors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3079904\/psaki-argues-harris-clear-alternative-should-biden-quit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>drop out,<\/a> the result of the party\u2019s realization that his mental issues are getting worse and threatening to turn the White House and Congress over to Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic pollster John Zogby graded the week a \u201cB,\u201d but added that he believes it is time for Joe to go. Zogby even swept aside his own polling, showing the race tied to suggest that the president consider his efforts and speeches this week a \u201cgood valedictory, a perfect time to withdraw from the race.\u201d<\/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\">Joe Biden has accidentally called Volodymyr Zelensky &#8216;President Putin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-dallas-mavericks-stopping-national-anthem-before-games-its-about-recognizing-u-s-isnt-perfect\/\" title=\"Psaki On Dallas Mavericks Stopping National Anthem Before Games: It\u2019s About Recognizing U.S. Isn\u2019t Perfect\">president made<\/a> the gaffe before correcting himself as he introduced Ukraine&#8217;s leader at the 2024 Nato summit, held in Washington. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hSkdo6V7E4\">pic.twitter.com\/hSkdo6V7E4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Independent (@Independent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Independent\/status\/1811527257317380172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 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>Conservative analyst Jed Babbin graded the week a \u201cD-minus\u201d and, like a lot of Republicans, stood back to enjoy the Democratic chaos. Looking ahead to the next campaign debate, set for September, he said, \u201cIt\u2019ll be fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: B<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>President Joe Biden led a united <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NATO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> during its Washington summit this week and he won praise for his efforts on the North America-Europe alliance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He announced continuing \u2018progress\u2019 on a ceasefire in the Israel\/Gaza war, and inflation went down last month.<\/em><\/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=\"The Zogby Report | 07.08.24 - The Clash: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mk-Bnabhecw?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><em>He delivered two very solid speeches at the NATO Summit and performed well before the press and the nation at his <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>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I think it was a good valedictory, a perfect tone to withdraw from the race and let someone else carry the banner without drama. He simply cannot go on, better to go out a winner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fittingly, a new PBS poll has him leading former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>. We do, too. But time to move on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: D-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>President Joe Biden had another really bad week for all his jaw-jutting refusals to withdraw from the presidential race. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>? They look a lot like what Winston Churchill said when he remarked that he\u2019d never seen so many rats swimming to a sinking ship. Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC], one of the president\u2019s chief supporters, said that Biden might be failing physically, but mentally, he\u2019s on top of his game. Seriously?<\/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\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: President Joe Biden has just confused Kamala Harris with former President Trump, referring to him as the Vice President while answering a question at the press conference. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1D8sGrP5pU\">pic.twitter.com\/1D8sGrP5pU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1811546473932181590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Biden\u2019s continuation in the race seems more and more like elder abuse. At one point this week he introduced Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> as \u201cPresident Putin,\u201d and referred to Vice President Kamala Harris \u201cVice President Trump.\u201d It got so bad at Biden\u2019s \u201cBig Boy\u201d press conference at the NATO summit that even CNN had to post an article fact-checking his biggest lies, such as his claim that former President Donald Trump had told him that Trump had just found out about NATO.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The liberal media, having actively hidden Biden\u2019s senility, had a burst of conscience and came out against him. Now, they\u2019re realizing that his opponent is Trump and getting back in line to prop him up. But what will they do when Biden blows himself up in the next debate with Trump? It\u2019ll be fun to watch.<\/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_1701199\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701199\"}});<\/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 to drop out of the reelection race due to concerns about his mental health. Despite efforts to rally support, Democrats and donors are urging him to step aside to prevent the White House and Congress from falling into Republican hands. Democratic pollster John Zogby suggests that Biden should consider withdrawing from the race after a week of mixed performances. Conservative analyst Jed Babbin grades Biden&#8217;s week poorly and enjoys the chaos within the Democratic party. Biden&#8217;s gaffes, such as confusing world leaders and making false statements, have raised concerns about his ability to continue in the race. The media, which had previously downplayed Biden&#8217;s mental issues, is now starting to question his fitness for office. The upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump is anticipated to be entertaining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2294078,"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-Report-Card-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33296,34919,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2294077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-report-card","tag-valedictory","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Report-Card-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294077","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}