Biden Press Conference
Thursday Night, July 12, 2024, President Joe Biden came out and did a press conference with the White House Press corp. There was only one purpose for this meeting with the press and that purpose was whether Joe Biden could string multiple sentences together without getting confused. The President succeeded ... mostly.
The President looked down at whatever notes were on the podium and it was clear that the people asking the questions in the press were picked before the whole thing started, which means the whole thing was scripted. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but if I could tell, I would think most people watching could also tell.
The President touted his record without really giving any details. He took credit for the price of groceries, which I don't think is something you want to take credit for. $100 worth of groceries when Biden took office cost you $400 now. I may be wrong, but I don't think that's progress since my salary has not increased by the same proportion. The President did make a notable mistake which he did not even know he made until someone pointed it out to him. But for the most part, the President sounded coherent.
The problem is the President's performance was just ho-hum. He didn't tank like he did during the debate, but he also didn't knock it out of park either. So, he didn't persuade those calling for his head to get behind him, but he also did enough to argue he should stay in the race. The press conference didn't really answer the question it was supposed to and so as a result, it was a huge failure for Democrats wanting a clear answer as to whether the President is fit to continue being President.
With both major candidates having their troubles, it has turned into an interesting and unusual election cycle. Enjoy all the drama and fireworks and we will see how this all shakes out. Who knows? The guy who said neither Trump or Biden would be the candidates still has a chance of being right and wouldn't you really like that to be the outcome of all this?