“Crooked Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech was barely understandable, and sooo bad!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“CROOKED JOE BIDEN AND LYIN’ KAMALA HARRIS ARE A GREAT EMBARRASSMENT TO AMERICA — THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME LIKE THIS!” the 78-year-old former president wrote in a follow-up post.
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In his prime-time address, Biden, 81, insisted that he would stay in the White House through January despite concerns about his fitness for office.
He also explained his decision to abruptly end his re-election campaign, arguing that it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation” to unite the Democratic Party.
Trump, 78, who had just wrapped up a raucous rally in North Carolina minutes before the president’s address to the nation, listened to Biden’s remarks on the plane.
“On Trump Force One …Hey Joe …You’re Fired!” Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita wrote on X, including a photo of a very serious-looking Trump standing in front one the TVs on the former president’s Boeing 757.
A number of pundits and politicians described Biden’s speech as “sad.”
“All politics aside it’s sad to watch Biden slur through a farewell speech with glassy eyes and a weak voice,” former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote on X, noting that he wished Biden used the nationally televised address to address violent anti-Israel protesters that besieged Washington, DC, Wednesday.
“I agree with him that there’s no place for violence. Was hoping he would condemn the violence this very day in DC by Hamas supporters, Huckabee said.
CNN analyst Van Jones nearly teared up after Biden’s speech.
“The kid with the stutter did good,” Jones, holding back tears, said on the network.
“Most heroes fight to the bitter end. He fell on his sword,” the political analyst said of Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race.
“He’s an old guy but his heart is still there,” he added, noting that some of the policies Biden said he hoped to achieve in his remaining months in office, such as Supreme Court reform, are unlikely to go anywhere before his term is up.
Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared in The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, Eater, and other outlets.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Joe Biden‘s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race and subsequent endorsement of Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination has sparked a number of questions — including whether he will choose to resign before his current term ends, which would create a vacancy in the administration.
According to the Constitution’s 25th Amendment, if the president of the United States resigns from office, “the Vice President shall become President,” at which point the new president “shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.”
In other words, if Biden opted to leave the White House early, Harris, 59, would become president and would then nominate someone to take her place as vice president. That person’s confirmation would require that both the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-controlled Senate approve.
While the speaker of the House (currently Republican Rep. Mike Johnson) is next in the line of succession for the presidency, he would not be promoted to vice president. That line of succession only applies if both the president and vice president die or resign at the same time, in which case Johnson would become the commander-in-chief.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on April 11, 2022.AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER
If Biden resigned, Harris would not be the first POTUS to nominate a new vice president mid-term — in fact, the vice presidency was vacated back to back in the 1970s.
On Oct. 12, 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned as vice president, leading President Richard Nixon to nominate House minority leader Gerald Ford as a successor.
The move came after Agnew was charged with bribery, conspiracy and tax fraud and urged to leave the administration. Agnew ultimately pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion.
Ford would go on to become the 38th president of the United States in August 1974, less than one year after being sworn in as vice president, when the Watergate scandal caused Nixon to resign as well. Ford then nominated former New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to succeed him as VP.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller sits with President Gerald Ford, who nominated him for the role in 1974. BETTMANN / GETTY IMAGES
On Sunday, July 21, 81-year-old Biden endorsed Harris to lead the party into November, putting her in a strong position with his delegates ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Biden’s endorsement came moments after he announced in a statement that he would be withdrawing from the 2024 race.
“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” the statement read in part.
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As the oldest president in U.S. history, Biden has faced concerns about his ability to serve another term. His performance at the first 2024 presidential debate did little to quell those fears among Democrats, leading to heightened doubts about his cognitive health and calls for him to drop out of the race.
At 78 years old, Republican Donald Trump is now the oldest major party presidential nominee in U.S. history.
Donald Trump to meet Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Friday
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Friday at his Palm Beach resort.
This upcoming meeting, their first since Trump’s presidency ended, occurs amid tensions between Netanyahu and current Democratic President Joe Biden.
Trump and Netanyahu, who have historically shared similar ideologies and policies, are looking to reaffirm their partnership.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said on Tuesday, a sign the two men are looking to improve ties.
“Looking forward to welcoming Bibi Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,” the former US president said in a post on Truth Social, using Netanyahu’s nickname.
The meeting will be their first since the end of Trump’s presidency, during which the two forged close ties, and comes at a time of strains also between Netanyahu and Democratic President Joe Biden over Israel’s war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
The bodycam video, released by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, shows Crooks’ lifeless body as a pool of blood trails along the roof where he wounded Trump and killed a hero firefighter earlier this month during a Pennsylvania rally.
“So this is the guy,” the agent says.Beaver Co Emergency Services Unit
One man, who appears to be a Secret Service agent, tells a Beaver County Emergency Service Unit officer that Crooks’ body appeared to be the suspicious person who was previously reported to them.
Crooks shot former president Trump in the ear and killed one man while critically injuring two others.AFP via Getty Images
“This is him,” the Beaver County emergency services unit officer replies.
The emergency services officer also says a police sniper took photos of Crooks, including of him on a bicycle, according to the footage.
“That’s the sniper that sent the original picture and seen him come from the bike and set the book bag down and then lost sight of him,” the officer tells the apparent Secret Service agent.
The two law enforcement officials then scroll through photos of the suspicious target on an iPhone.
Everything we know about the Trump assassination attempt
20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Crooks’ search history also revealed a broad interest in high-profile people and celebrities, regardless of their political affiliation, FBI officials reportedly said.
A full breakdown of the shooting Saturday. Crooks’ car was reportedly found nearby with explosives inside.
Crooks’ gunfire grazed Trump’s ear and hit three rally-goers, killing 50-year-old volunteer firefighter and married father of two Corey Comperatore.
The gunman was quickly shot and killed by a Secret Service agent.
Law enforcement sources previously told The Post the Secret Service was warned about Crooks and even labeled him a “threat” 10 minutes before the rally, but allowed Trump to get on stage anyway.
The feds were also warned that there was a “character of suspicion” on the grounds more than an hour before shots rang out, sources said. But he was not described as having a gun when the warning went out, according to sources.
Grassley, a Republican, called on the Secret Service to release more information to the public as the federal law enforcement agency faces fierce criticism over security failures at Trump’s Pennsylvania campaign rally.
The Iowa senator also included a letter he wrote to the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers to outstanding questions about their “catastrophic failure” on July 13.
In the letter, Grassley said he received intelligence that the Secret Service had joint jurisdiction with local police over the AGR International building where Crooks was perched on.
Officers stand over Crooks’ body after he was fatally shot.Obtained by NY Post
The Secret Service had previously claimed they were only in charge of the rally grounds, and that local police were in charge of securing AGR.
Grassley included an unconfirmed map that showed different state law enforcement sectors the rally grounds had been broken into, but the AGR building is not included in any sectors.
“Is this document accurate?” the lawmaker asked in the letter.
Grassley included an unconfirmed map that showed different state law enforcement sectors the rally grounds had been broken into, but the AGR building is not included in any sectors.X / @ChuckGrassley
“Did the USSS, local, or state law enforcement deploy UASs or counter UASs for the July 13, 2024 rally?” Grassley asked, noting reports that Crooks had deployed a drone of his own to case out the rally grounds before the shooting.X / @ChuckGrassley
Grassley also included a law enforcement contact information sheet from the event, which noted that there was a “UAS” operator — an Unmanned Aerial System, better known as a drone — available during the event.
“Did the USSS, local, or state law enforcement deploy UASs or counter UASs for the July 13, 2024 rally?” Grassley asked, noting reports that Crooks had deployed a drone of his own to case out the rally grounds before the shooting.
Law enforcement personnel on the rooftop video also mention a drone at one point.
He also pressed the Secret Service to answer questions about whether the water tower set back from the AGR grounds — which overlooked the entire AGR campus and may have had a clear view of Trump’s stage — played any part in the events of the day.
“Was the water tower cleared in advance of the rally?” Grassley asked, “Did the water tower have any role in the events at the Trump rally?”
The Jill Biden head of the Secret Service quit today. She was under fire for her dismal showing as Congress peppered her with salient questions which she was not able to answer. Even Democrats were calling for her resignation. There were no two ways about it. Incompetency at the Secret Service cannot be tolerated.
Secret Service Chief Cheatle has resigned. This is how we fix the USSS before it’s too late
Accountability starts from the top. We must take a hard look at the failures that led to Trump’s near-assassination at the hands of a 20-year-old, untrained loner
“The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades.”
These are not my words: This is from former Secret Service Director Kimberley Cheatle’s opening testimony at Monday’s hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
One would think that Cheatle had done her research to know every detail of the events of that day; however, her testimony suggested the total opposite. Former Director Cheatle provided nonsensical, incoherent, and unsubstantive answers to basic questions from my colleagues and me on both sides of the aisle.
America’s first Black President tried to destroy our country, we will not let another one finish the job.
To reiterate, what these liberal bastards did to a duly elected president was to gang up on him. Their Plan was to hang him out to dry. And how did they do that? First off, they knew his cognitive ability was withering away for the past two years, then they decided to push him to debateTrump. Invalid Biden fell for the trap. And as you already know, Joe blew it in spades. The result being, his fellow Democrats, yeah the ones who gave him accolades a week before the debate, said Joe was not fit for a second term.
In other words, this was a good old fashion putsch. Joe’s support, imploded just like his debate performance. Those who stood by Joe were now calling for his head. And so be it, Joe was in their Crosshairs. Pressure was coming from all sides; Joe had no choice, he was red meat. And like vultures, Obama, Pelosi and Schumer decided to end Joe’s suffering by deciding to withdraw their support. That is what democracy is all about. Not!
Remember, a vote for Harrisis a vote for Joe Biden;birds of a feather fly together.
But now Joe faces another problem, they want to throw the 25th Amendment at him, saying he is unfit to exercise the duties of the presidency. We don’t think this is a good idea.
Harris will get on the job training for the next five months which will solidify her bona fides. Our advice to Trump is let Crazy Joe finish his term.
Biden dodges questions on him resigning before term ends. Check it out by logging on to the NY Post article below.
Biden, 81, saluted and smiled as he left his motorcade at Dover Air Force Base and walked slowly toward Air Force One while reporters shouted questions at him asking how he felt.
“Well,’’ the president twice responded, nearly a week after testing positive for COVID and recovering at his beach house in Rehoboth — before dramatically announcing he was dropping out of the presidential campaign Sunday.
Biden continued to lumber toward the jet, then gripped the steps’ railing as he slowly climbed up them, holding a blue face mask in his left hand.
Multi-billionaire Elon Musk used his X platform on Tuesday to take a jab at President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the entire Democrat strategy following Biden’s announcement that he will not run for re-election in 2024 and the party’s handling of Harris as his replacement.
“About 3 weeks ago, the media told you that Biden was “sharp as a tack,” Musk tweeted with a rolling eye emoji behind it.
“2 days ago, the poor guy was basically forced at gunpoint to resign as Dem nominee. His staff weren’t even informed.
“Now they say Kamala is the best thing ever,” Musk ended with a facepalm emoji.
Kamala Harris did not get a single vote in the primaries.
And the same cabal that propped up Joe Biden, that hid his ailments, that put the nation in a perilous position, that used him to push hard-left policies, that bypassed the electorate, now promises that Harris is the very best person for the job.
Why would anyone believe them?
Al Sharpton contends that Kamala’s candidacy is a “grassroots” movement. Which is laughable. She has never displayed impressive political instincts. There is, and has never been, any organic movement championing Kamala Harris.
JD Vance calls on Democrats to invoke 25th Amendment: If Biden ‘can’t run… he can’t serve’
Trump said that “all those around him, including his Doctor and the Media, knew that he wasn’t capable of being President, and he wasn’t.”
“Now, look what he’s done to our Country, with millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions, and record numbers of terrorists,” he wrote. “We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly.”
Trump’s comments come one week after he survived an assassination attempt and just days after formally becoming the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
Biden announced Sunday that he will suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid mounting pressure from his Democratic colleagues on Capitol Hill, top donors and Hollywood stars after a disastrous debate performance last month.
The unprecedented announcement came as an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers had begun to publicly call for Biden to step aside and the party’s leadership reportedly was engaged in efforts to convince Biden, 81, he could not win in November’s general election against former President Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee who Biden defeated four years ago to win the White House.
and quit the 2024 presidential race. As others predicted thislying cheat, the Big Man, in charge of the Biden Criminal Enterprise, could not stand the pressure from President Donald Trump who called him out on several occasions.Biden’s downfall started with the first debate where he had no idea what was happening. Now we wait the turmoil that is about to ensue in Democratic circles.
So once again, Biden has been caught in a Big Fat Lie. He said he would not drop out until God Almighty told him to. But let’s be honest here, he was getting beaten like a drum.Now Harris will takeover, her legacy is even worse. A border patrol czar, who let in 18 million illegal criminals.
Don’t forget, before this Puke stumbles out of office on January 5, he will PARDON HIS COCAINE ADDICT SON. GUARANTEED
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