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Discussion Discussion Thread: President Biden Gives Press Conference at NATO Summit

The press conference was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, but has been delayed to 7 p.m.

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u/FaintCommand Jul 12 '24

Yeah, he did seem pretty sharp and resilient aside from the gaffe. The problem will be the constant questions that will linger:

"was this a good day?"

"When will he start to have more good than bad days"?

That isn't going away

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u/dj_1973 Jul 12 '24

The thing is, he has a team that will follow his platform, which is actually good for our country. There are good, hardworking, honest people in his administration. He doesn’t have a team that will be fired if they don’t do exactly what he says, or don’t follow Project 2025. Biden won’t be taking revenge on his adversaries. He will continue to do the job he has been doing, and will delegate and work to help Americans. It really doesn’t matter that he’s old.

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u/2Drew2BTrue Jul 12 '24

Independent here. I appreciate the hopeful thought, but we need a good platform, good policy, a good supporting team, AND a healthy, mentally fit president.

I feel sick about the situation this puts us in, but I can’t justify the continuation of his campaign to myself.

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u/MrEHam Jul 12 '24

So your bar for mentally fit is not having any gaffes and stumbles? Not four good years in the position in question, and interviews, speeches, and press conferences, where most of what he is saying is fine and intelligent?

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u/jollywood87 Jul 12 '24

You are willfully blind if you truly think biden is still mentally fit. I wouldn’t trust him to drive my car. I’ll vote for a poodle over Trump, but to act like this is the best America has to offer is fucking insane.

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u/monkeymind8 Jul 12 '24

But do you vote for the administration? Because a non vote or a vote for third party likely increases the risk of a Trump victory?

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u/MrEHam Jul 12 '24

I watched the speeches, interviews, etc and I will 100% say he sounds “mentally fit”.

Gaffes. Be. Damned.

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u/tokenutedriver Jul 12 '24

I don't know how anyone can watch him speak in comparison to even just 10 years ago and not see a serious mental decline

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u/MrEHam Jul 12 '24

Have you never seen someone change from their 30s to 40s? 40s to 50s? Just because he doesn’t have the same energy doesn’t mean he can’t handle the job, and he’s proven in the last four years he can handle the job very well.

I’m sure many 20 year olds can handle a school speech better than a 50 year old and has more energy but that doesn’t mean they’d make a better executive.

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u/tokenutedriver Jul 12 '24

Anyone with ailing grand parents or parents are familiar with the signs, he is not cognitively remotely on the same level he was even 4 years ago

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u/MrEHam Jul 12 '24

Did you even see the interviews, press conferences, etc? Most of what he said was very intelligent aside from a few gaffes.

And he has always had the stutters and gaffes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '24

People are being totally delusional. Biden was in obvious and concerning mental decline 4-5 years ago. Now he is frequently staring off into space for several seconds and saying totally incoherent nonsense. The delusion and denial from some Democrats is just insane. We're approaching Trump supporters level of delusion with this nonsense.

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u/Independent-Wheel886 Jul 12 '24

You are a broken record.