Biden’s family privately criticizes top advisers and pushes for their ouster at Camp David meeting
They also urged the president to stay in the race.
Members of Joe Biden’s family privately trashed his top campaign advisers at Camp David this weekend, blaming them for the president’s flop in Thursday’s debate and urging Biden to fire or demote people in his political high command.
There is no immediate expectation that Biden will follow through on that advice, according to three people briefed on the family conversations but not directly involved. The three people were granted anonymity to discuss the matter.
Among the family’s complaints about the debate practice: that 1) Biden was not prepared to pivot more to go on the attack; that he was 2) bogged down too much on defending his record rather than outlining a vision for a second term; and that he was 3) over-worked and 4) not well-rested.
He needs nannies, not staff!
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Biden allies and staffers have sought to blame a variety of factors in the aftermath of Biden’s dismal debate performance, including that the 1) president was ill, 2) was over-prepared and that the 3) CNN moderators failed to fact-check former President Donald Trump. But as the crisis continued into a third day, the finger-pointing has turned inward toward some of Biden’s closest advisers.
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Additionally, Biden’s campaign staff only grew angrier at CNN as to how the debate was run, according to several people familiar with the conversations. Their complaints were lengthy, including that 1) the moderators should have fact-checked Trump more often, that 2) Biden was not told which camera he’d be on when not speaking and that 3) the makeup staff made him appear too pale, according to the three people. Biden did, however, agree to the terms of the debate before it was held.
BAD old makeup staff!
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