Biden to give TV interview, White House denies dementia, Dems bailing, Trump sentencing delayed!

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Calarogu Shark Media from Washington, DC, where Grandpa Joe just screwed my holiday

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weekend. This is ballot sheeesh.
Even Trump wouldn't schedule an interview on a

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four day weekend. You're killing me, Joe. Let's hit this, Joe.

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Biden, in his infinite wisdom and
perfect timing, has decided to gift

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us a weekend treat by sitting down
with George Stephanopolis for his first interview since

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his debate disaster, because why not
ruin our precious downtime right? This extended

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interview will be generously spread across World
News Tonight on Friday, this week on

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Sunday, and Good Morning America on
Monday. Clearly Biden thinks we don't have

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lives now. Stephanopolis, ever,
the loyal former Clinton aid and ABC News

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anchor, gets yet another exclusive this
as the whispers grow louder for our eighty

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one year old commander in chief to
either bow out of his true rematch or

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hit the reset button on his spiraling
campaign. It's not Stephanopoulos's first rodeo.

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He was the chosen one during the
Afghanistan Debacle two. Some guys just can't

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say no to a good crisis.
In the latest chapter of biden saga,

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we're told that his Hollywood puppet master, Jeffrey Katzenberg, has gone radio silent,

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and big money donors are not happy. They're furious, actually, especially

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after Biden's incoherent June twenty seventh CNN
face off with Trump. The President's subsequent

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avoidance of the press, including during
his recent return to the White House and

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a Camp David retreat, isn't helping. Meanwhile, Trump, ever, the

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critic blasted Biden for not knowing what
the hell he was doing at the debate,

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claiming CNN moderators treated him fairly,
as if that's a ringing endorsement of

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journalistic integrity. The White House assures
us this will change next week when Biden

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holds a solo press conference during the
NATO summit in Washington, d C.

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Expect fire works or maybe just more
teleprompter induced droning. On Tuesday, Biden

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took a quick trip to the DC
Emergency Operations Center to get briefed on the

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extreme weather because even Mother Nature is
in on this circus act. True to

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form, he dodged media questions yet
again. Later, he's off to a

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fundraiser in Virginia. Word on the
street is he might even use a teleprompter.

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Shocking. I know. In the
midst of all this, top staffers

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are trying to soothe donors with conference
calls and zoom meetups, but Biden's reluctance

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to personally address the issues is only
stoking the fires of doubt among his supporters.

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And let's be real, a cold
and a supposed lack of medication isn't

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cutting it as an excuse for his
abysmal debate performance. As Press Secretary Karine

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Jean Pierre so eloquently put it,
they want to turn the page on this,

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yes, please, But with Biden's
age and cognitive concerns front and center,

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turning the page seems like wishful thinking. But hey, at least we

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have Stephanopoulis to ask the tough questions. Right, So gear up for Biden's

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interview extravaganza this weekend. Just what
we needed, another excuse to not enjoy

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our time off, Thanks Joe.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre assured

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everyone on Tuesday that President Biden does
not have Alzheimer's dementia or any other degenerative

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illness, because clearly we all needed
a little peace of mind after his rambling

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performance at last week's debate against former
President Donald Trump. The Independent didn't beat

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around the bush, asking directly if
Biden's memory lapses and public struggles were due

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to such an illness. Jean Pierre's
answer a firm no, followed by a

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suggestion that Trump's campaign should get similar
scrutiny, because why not throw a little

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shade while we're at it. Jean
Pierre spent most of the briefing fending off

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questions about Biden's fitness to run for
a second term, especially after Texas Representative

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Lloyd Doggett became the first Democratic congressman
to suggest he bow out. She stuck

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to the story that Biden's dismal debate
performance was just a bad night caused by

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a cold. Sure, because we
all sound like we're off our rocker when

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we have a sore throat, we
get it, She said. The President

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did not have a great night,
you don't say, but don't worry.

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He knows how to do the job, tell the truth and deliver for the

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American people. It's just that sometimes
apparently delivering includes a side of incoherent rambling.

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When pressed on whether Biden's campaign would
release more medical records, Jean Pierre

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declined. Instead, she mentioned that
Biden's medical team didn't think a cognitive test

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was necessary. Well, that's comforting. I didn't think making me work Friday

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and Sunday was necessary. But here
we are in a scene that's becoming alarmingly

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familiar. President Biden's lapses are apparently
reaching new levels of concern. Folks who've

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been around him recently report that the
confusion and forgetfulness are happening more often and

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with greater intensity. Just last Thursday, his debate performance left many on edge.

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President's schedule in the lead up to
the debate could tire out an Olympic

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athlete. Picture this. In the
span of twenty three days, he crossed

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the Atlantic twice, attended high stakes
meetings with foreign leaders, and squeezed in

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a Hollywood fundraiser. Even his younger
aides were gasping for air. But despite

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a short pre debate break, the
effort showed. Biden's team even adjusted his

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debate prep, giving him afternoons off
to recharge. Despite assurances from the White

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House that Biden is fit for duty. Behind the scenes, accounts paint a

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different picture. Recent events have shown
Biden appearing confused at a D Day ceremony,

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misstating facts about military aid to Ukraine, and struggling during a Juneteenth celebration.

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Yet in high stakes situations like the
Iran missile crisis, Biden reportedly still

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shows flashes of his old self,
commanding and decisive. White House officials and

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aides are quick to highlight these moments
of clarity, but critics argue that the

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president's visible decline is undeniable. As
for the debate against Trump, it wasn't

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just a bad night for many.
It symbolized a troubling trend of increasing cognitive

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lapses in the delightful world of political
theater, it appears some Democrats are ready

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to give President Biden the boot.
Representative Lloyd Doggett from Texas, bless his

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heart, boldly declared that it's time
for Joe to shuffle off the stage and

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let a new generation of leaders take
over. He even threw in a bit

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of self praise for his honesty.
Always nice to see a politician pat themselves

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on the back. Meanwhile, Representative
Mike Quigley from Illinois didn't mince words about

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Biden's debate performance, suggesting that it
was more than just a bad night.

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He expressed concern about the president's effect
on down ballot races and the future of

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the party. Quickly emphasized that Biden
needs a serious reality check because his decisions

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could haunt Democrats for decades. He
hinted that only dismal polling might knock some

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sense into optimistic isn't he joining the
chorus? Representative Jake auction Closs of Massachusetts

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chimed in on CNN, advising Biden
to tackle concerns about his age head on

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it's always comforting when your own party
members doubt your longevity. Senator Peter Welch

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from Vermont couldn't resist taking a swing
at the Biden campaign's tactic of dismissing age

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related concerns as mere bedwetting. Welch
labeled this approach as inappropriate and stressed that

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such dismissiveness needs to be nixed from
top campaign strategists down to local precinct captains.

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The Democratic Party seems to be having
a little family feud just in time

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for the holidays. Nothing says festive
like some good old fashioned political backstabbing.

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Convicted felon. Donald Trump has been
rolling sevens lately. Judge Juan Mrchan decided

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to hit the snooze button on Donald
Trump's sentencing, postponing it from July eleventh

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to September eighteenth. Thanks to Trump's
lawyers, who are now around the Supreme

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Court's latest immunity decision like a get
out of jail free card, the former

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president won't face sentencing until after he's
officially crowned the GOP's presidential nominee. Timing

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is everything right. In a dramatic
letter to the judge, Trump's legal eagles

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claimed that the Manhattan prosecutors dared to
use evidence of his official acts during the

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trial. Apparently, now that's a
big no no according to the Supremes.

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So here we are with Trump's legal
team arguing that Hope Hicks's testimony about a

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chat she had with Trump while he
was president should be tossed out. It's

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like saying the butler didn't do it
because he was too busy polishing the silver.

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Prosecutors, showing the kind of restraint
that deserves a medal, agreed to

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the delay, but made it clear
they think Trump's appeal is about as legitimate

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as a three dollars bill. Remember, Trump was found guilty of doctoring business

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records to cover up a hush money
payment to Stormy Daniels, all while he

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was cozying up in the White House. Hey, let's quibble over technicalities.

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Right. Merchant who previously swatted down
Trump's immunity defense faster than a fly at

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a picnic, will give his next
verdict on September sixth. Meanwhile, Trump

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is looking at potential prison time,
probation or a fine. Manhattan da Alvin

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Bragg hasn't spilled the beans on what
punishment he's eyeing, but given Trump's track

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record, it's safe to assume it
won't be a slap on the wrist.

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In the meantime, Trump can celebrate
his delay victory with a round of golf,

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while the rest of us get whiplash
from the ongoing legal drama. Can

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someone pass the popcorn? Can someone
teach the AI that helps us create portions

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of the show how to simulate my
voice so I can hit the shorehouse I

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rented. See you tomorrow, I
guess