In a somewhat shocking turn of events, it was MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski who was somewhat more honest than the rest of the media after the disaster that was Biden’s debate performance. Particularly, she said there was “no way to spin” how badly he did and that Biden’s lackluster, shuffling entrance to the debate made her think something was wrong.
As background, Biden’s performance was, as noted by many who watched it or even saw clips of it, an utter disaster for President Joe Biden. Though it lasted just 90 minutes, Biden fell apart, seeming to freeze at different points, making numerous awkward gaffes, speaking in an unintelligible manner at some points, and often losing his train of thought.
In any case, Brzezinski said, speaking about Biden’s performance in the debate, “For me, watching what happened last night, again, it was terrible. It was terrible, there’s no way to spin it. I still wonder what he’s going to look like in a week. I wonder if he was sick.” Brzezinski continued, speaking about Biden’s stiff, shuffling gait, “He came out on the stage, and I thought something was wrong.”
She did, however, add that she still stands with Biden, saying, “I still believe he is the best choice for this country, even with that performance last night. Because he was standing next to a man who represents fascism, who doesn’t believe in this country, and would not even agree to the results of this election if they were free and fair to him. A man who has incited a riot. A man who tried to overturn the election. A man who is liable of sexual abuse. A man who is a fraudster. A man who is a convicted felon.”
Continuing on much that same point, she also said, “I just had this gut feeling that I’m not ready to give up even close. Joe Biden has lost more in his life than he has won in every way, especially politically. This man has lost and lost, and the only time he wins is when it matters. We have proof of that. He has lost in personal ways. He has lost and hit rock bottom in every way possible, and every time, he comes back fighting.”
Watch her talk about Biden’s shuffling here:
Trump, for his part, said, commenting about the debate on Truth Social, “As I walked off the stage on Thursday night, at the end of the highly anticipated “Debate,” anchors, political reporters and all screamed that I had had the greatest debate performance in the long and storied history of Presidential Debates. They all said, effectively, “Trump was fantastic!” This theme was universal, even at CNN & MSDNC, but by Friday evening it was all about the poor performance of Crooked Joe, and not so much about how well I did. Oh well, that’s the way it is but, importantly, the result is the same!!!”
He also said, in another post on the matter, “Strange things happen in big time politics, and believe me, this is big time politics! During my debate on Thursday night with Crooked Joe Biden, the worst President in the history of our Country, and the person that is illegally, and strictly for political gain, trying to put me in jail, I watched a man, first hand, “CHOKE” under tremendous pressure, the likes of which he has never seen before. The strain of the illegality being used by his “Injustice”Department, the FBI, local Attorney Generals, and D.A.’s, have put an additional strain on him. FAKE NEWS CNN just announced that, at 51,300,000 viewers, it was the highest rated show in the history of CNN – and that doesn’t include other places it was shown. This was a “MONSTER” show, and it could be plainly and openly felt onstage. His speech on Friday was better, and he seems to be coming out of his trance, but AMERICA must ask itself, with all of the many dangers around, do we really want a President who CHOKES? I don’t think so!”
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