<p>Ashley Etienne, once an aide to former Vice President Kamala Harris, said on Sunday that she believed the release of audio from former President Joe Biden&#8217;s interview with then Special Counsel Robert Hur would ultimately help Democrats and could even be good for Biden.</p>
<p>The audio, which was released on Friday afternoon, painted a picture that reflected Hur&#8217;s assessment — that Biden was an elderly man who was at best, forgetful. The consensus across much of the media was that it only reinforced claims that Biden had been diminished long before the White House or even other Democrats and members of the press admitted it.</p>
<p>But according to Etienne, who appeared on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; on Sunday, the release of the audio was far less damaging than it could have been primarily because it would be out of the news cycle long before any of the Democrats who&#8217;d defended Biden&#8217;s cognitive acuity and overall fitness had to run for reelection.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guest on <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MeetThePress</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AshleyEtienne09?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AshleyEtienne09</a>, contends re audio tapes of Biden: “It’s clear to me that President Trump released the tape because he’s trying to distract from his unprecedented disastrous first 100 days.” Moreover, “it’s good for Joe Biden, it’s good for the Democratic… <a href="https://t.co/FfPk5LPj2l">pic.twitter.com/FfPk5LPj2l</a></p>
<p>— Brent Baker 🇺🇲🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentHBaker/status/1924137365699756477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Etienne began by suggesting that the audio had been released intentionally to distract voters from the first 100 days of his current term.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is how I see it. The real question is: Why release this tape now?&#8221; she mused. &#8220;And it’s clear to me that President Trump released the tape because he’s trying to distract from his disastrous – unprecedented – disastrous first 100 days. I mean, we’ve all been talking about that at the table today.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So to me that’s what’s at play. Imagine a situation where you’re so desperate, so under water on every issue that you play your best card in the first six months of an administration. So the way I see this is: This is good for Joe Biden. It’s good for the Democratic Party, because we can dispense with this now and not closer to the midterm election –&#8221; Etienne continued.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;</b>You think it’s good for Joe Biden?&#8221; anchor Kristen Welker interrupted.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;</b>Meaning …&#8221; Etienne prompted.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;</b>– it does raise new questions about his decision not to get out sooner as you just heard Chris Murphy say,&#8221; Welker finished.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;</b>Well, I do believe that I think the problem with the Democratic Party right now is that we’ve not produced an autopsy, we’ve not produced an assessment of what actually happened in the election and to address this issue head on. If we were to, we can reconcile, coalesce, speak with one voice, and move past it,&#8221; Etienne concluded.</p>

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