Bill Clinton denied that he witnessed evidence of a cognitive or physical decline in his fellow former president, Joe Biden, after new details emerged about efforts by the White House to keep the matter under wraps.
In an <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-clinton-on-opposing-president-trumps-agenda-we-cannot-throw-the-legacy-of-this-country-away/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning,&#8221; correspondent Tracy Smith brought up “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,&#8221; a recently-published book by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson.
The book &#8220;talks about Joe Biden and the people around him seeing that he had cognitive and physical decline. Did you ever have a moment with him where you thought maybe he was unfit to run for president?&#8221; Smith asked.
&#8220;No,&#8221; the 78-year-old Clinton said. &#8220;I thought he was a good president. The only concern I thought he had to deal with was, could anybody do that job until they were 86?&#8221; Clinton said. &#8220;And we did several long talks. I had never seen him and walked away thinking, He can&#8217;t do this anymore. He was always on top of his briefs.&#8221;
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Bill Clinton says he never saw anything to point to Biden being in cognitive decline. He thought Biden was in perfect shape and sharp as a tack.
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Biden embarked on a campaign for re-election, but dropped out under pressure from allies concerned about his mental capacity, age, and electability following a fumbling debate performance against now-President Trump — who ended up winning a second term in a match-up against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
Pressed again, Clinton added, &#8220;No. So, I didn&#8217;t know anything about any of this. And I haven&#8217;t read the book. And I saw President Biden not very long ago, and I thought he was in good shape. But the book didn&#8217;t register with me &#8217;cause I never saw him that way.&#8221;
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Clinton said he &#8220;didn&#8217;t want to&#8221; read the book because Biden is &#8220;not president anymore, and I think he did a good job. And I think we are facing challenges today without precedent in our history. And some people are trying to use this as a way to blame him for the fact that Trump was re-elected.&#8221;
Republicans in Congress are now looking into any efforts to cover up Biden&#8217;s condition during his single term as president. House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-demands-testimony-from-bidens-doctor-former-white-house-aides-on-cover-up-of-mental-decline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> testimony from Biden&#8217;s doctor and former White House aides. It was recently disclosed that Biden is fighting an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-form-of-prostate-cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;aggressive form&#8221;</a> of prostate cancer, raising <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-a-top-cancer-doctor-says-bidens-diagnosis-story-doesnt-add-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questions</a> about the timing of the announcement.
Biden issued a defiant response when confronted about the controversy over his mental and physical health while in office. “You can see that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-he-can-beat-the-hell-outta-jake-tapper-jokes-hes-mentally-incompetent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, apparently referencing Tapper and Thompson.

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President Donald Trump on Monday called for a &#8220;major investigation&#8221; into former Vice President Kamala Harris over accusations that she paid for the endorsements of celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé during her failed presidential campaign. 
In an early morning Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114532867603994760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, Trump claimed Harris illegally paid for high-profile endorsements. 
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO??? I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter,” Trump wrote.  
“Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,” he added. “In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic &#8216;entertainers,&#8217; this was just a CORRUPT &amp; UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”
Springsteen, who performed at an October rally for Harris in Atlanta, has been attacking the Trump administration during his concerts in recent weeks. 
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” Springsteen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-cares-bruce-springsteen-mocked-for-tirade-against-trump?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Nobody+Cares’%3A+Bruce+Springsteen+Mocked+For+Tirade+Against+Trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a concert last week in England. “Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” 
The Harris campaign has previously come under scrutiny for large payments made to the production companies of celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, and LeBron James. 
The Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/lebron-james-endorsed-kamala-harris-then-she-paid-his-company-50k/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last month that Harris’s campaign paid James&#8217;s production company $50,000 for &#8220;campaign event production.” While James did not appear at any Harris events, he did post a social media video endorsing Harris and suggesting that Trump was a racist. 
Similarly, the Harris campaign paid Beyonce’s production company $165,000 and Oprah’s production company $1 million. Beyonce spoke briefly at a Harris campaign event in Houston while Oprah did a sit-down interview with Harris in Chicago.

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Former Obama adviser David Axelrod called the recently revealed details of President Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline &#8220;stunning&#8221; in a Wednesday interview, and called Biden&#8217;s decision to seek re-election &#8220;irresponsible&#8221; on the part of both the former president and his family.
Speaking on NPR&#8217;s Morning Edition, Axelrod laid into Biden’s inner circle and top Democrats for adapting the former president’s schedule to accommodate his &#8220;declining condition,&#8221; while simultaneously arguing to voters that he was fit to serve another term.
&#8220;What is clear is that they did everything they could to adapt his public appearances and adapt his schedule to his declining condition,&#8221; Axelrod said, adding that &#8220;it was an irresponsible decision on his part, and I have to say, on his family&#8217;s part.&#8221;
The former Obama strategist&#8217;s <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5397210/biden-trump-election-original-sin-book">comments</a> were in response to revelations from excerpts of &#8220;Original Sin: President Biden&#8217;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,&#8221; a forthcoming book by CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson.
The senior CNN political commentator pointed to one of the most “troubling” incidents detailed in the excerpt, in which Biden reportedly failed to recognize actor George Clooney, a donor and friend of two decades, at a California fundraiser.
“The details behind it were troubling. The thing that I was struck by was the reporting on his schedule before this event, and the rigors of what he was up to, and people dismissing his kind of being vacant, not being able to identify George Clooney, a friend of two decades, when he saw him, dismissed it as a function of jet lag and fatigue.”
Axelrod later points to Biden’s inner circle dismissing incidents like these as a symptom of a &#8220;deeper issue&#8221; within Biden&#8217;s circle that enabled his continued candidacy despite clear signs of decline.
“What struck me was that when you are president of the United States. Fatigue and strain is your daily existence. The presidency is relentless. And this is why I said in 2022 that it was going to be hard to make the case that he should be president for four more years.”
Tapper and Thompson&#8217;s book <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-joe-biden-handed-the-presidency-to-donald-trump?fbclid=IwY2xjawKR0X9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFOYXJLc0lmZEVrbjVHZ2UxAR5goe6iYyOhoScB-4DQYuQYLkTkOruNaz_AWLHo8Qd0BMU2lJ8BLLGoiWcoqw_aem_OAsqiqfGfha4zoH5cuj5kw">paints</a> a picture of a widespread effort within Biden&#8217;s inner circle to conceal his deteriorating condition from public view, with insiders pursuing &#8220;aggressive efforts to hide his cognitive diminishment.&#8221;
Axelrod avoided labeling this effort from Biden’s team as “lying,” as “they were motivated by a belief in him, by a desire to see him continue,” instead putting most of the blame squarely on Biden and his family for putting staff in that position in the first place.
Biden’s 2024 bid was “an irresponsible decision on his part, and I have to say, on his family&#8217;s part,” Axelrod said.
When asked about Biden&#8217;s recent media appearances, including his appearance on &#8220;The View,&#8221; where viewers noticed him trailing off mid-sentence, Axelrod suggested the former president was continuing to receive poor counsel from the same advisers who encouraged his reelection bid.
&#8220;All he&#8217;s doing is making the story larger,&#8221; Axelrod said. &#8220;If he&#8217;s concerned about President Trump and some of the things that President Trump is doing, then he should want the Democratic Party to be in a position to move on and do well in the midterm elections.&#8221;
Biden&#8217;s office continues to defend his legacy. A spokesperson said that the former president &#8220;was a very effective president&#8221; and challenged critics to provide evidence of instances where &#8220;national security was threatened or where he was unable to do his job.&#8221;
“Original Sin” is set to release in late May.

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Axelrod: Biden’s Reelection Bid Was ‘Irresponsible,’ Details Of Cognitive Decline ‘Stunning’

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Even liberally applied &#8220;Hollywood Magic&#8221; was not enough to save a floundering former President Joe Biden — &#8220;magic&#8221; that included help with lighting and sound from mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and direction from Oscar-winner Stephen Spielberg, says the new book &#8220;Original Sin&#8221; from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson.
In an <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-joe-biden-handed-the-presidency-to-donald-trump?mbid=social_twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_brand=tny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">excerpt from the book</a> published on Tuesday by The New Yorker, Tapper and Thompson revealed just how much pre-production went into getting Biden camera ready as the 2024 presidential campaign heated up — and the moment when everyone involved realized that it just wasn&#8217;t working.
Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, who had been friends with Biden for decades, spearheaded high-dollar fundraisers — including a Radio City event that raked in $26 million — but he took on a different role as the 2024 presidential election loomed ever closer.
&#8220;As 2024 approached, he saw Biden’s communication struggles and thought he could help fix them. He worked on providing better lighting for Biden and trying to find a microphone that would amplify Biden when he would break into a whisper for emphasis,&#8221; Tapper and Thompson wrote — but Katzenberg didn&#8217;t stop there.
&#8220;Katzenberg also recruited his friend Steven Spielberg, who helped coach Biden for the State of the Union and his debates, even assisting with routine campaign videos. There was, however, only so much that Hollywood magic could do,&#8221; they continued.
The moment that shocked everyone, according to Tapper and Thompson, was Biden&#8217;s appearance at the Hollywood fundraiser hosted by actor George Clooney — and his apparent failure to immediately recognize his longtime friend and supporter.
<blockquote>“You know George,” the assisting aide told the President, gently reminding him who was in front of him. “Yeah, yeah,” the President said to one of the most recognizable men in the world, the host of this lucrative fund-raiser. “Thank you for being here.”
“Hi, Mr. President,” Clooney said.
“How are ya?” the President replied.
“How was your trip?” Clooney asked.
“It was fine,” the President said.
It seemed clear that the President had not recognized Clooney.
“It was not O.K.,” recalled the Hollywood V.I.P. who had witnessed this moment. “That thing, the moment where you recognize someone you know—especially a famous person who’s doing a f***ing fund-raiser for you—it was delayed. It was uncomfortable.”
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Biden had to be reminded that the man standing in front of him was George Clooney, according to witnesses.
&#8220;Clooney was shaken to his core. The President hadn’t recognized him, a man he had known for years. Clooney had expressed concern about Biden’s health before—a White House aide had told him a few months before that they were working on getting the President to take longer steps when he walked—but obviously the problem went far beyond his gait. This was much graver,&#8221; Tapper and Thompson wrote.
It was only a short time later that Clooney penned the open letter calling on Biden to exit the race.

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Behind The Scenes: Book Reveals The Extensive ‘Hollywood Magic’ That Couldn’t Save Biden

Behind The Scenes: Book Reveals The Extensive 'Hollywood Magic' That Couldn't Save Biden

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Former President Joe Biden&#8217;s team considered the possibility that they might have to put him in a wheelchair if he won re-election in 2024, the upcoming book &#8220;Original Sin&#8221; claims.
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/biden-book-wheelchair-2024-campaign-original-sin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to the book</a> from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios&#8217; Alex Thompson, information given to the American people about then-President Biden&#8217;s physical condition was often at odds with evaluations from his personal physician.
&#8220;Biden&#8217;s physical deterioration — most apparent in his halting walk — had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn&#8217;t do so until after the election,&#8221; Tapper and Thompson wrote.
Biden&#8217;s physician suggested that a wheelchair might be necessary – especially if the president were to fall at any point — because his age and condition could prolong recovery.
&#8220;Given Biden&#8217;s age, [his physician Kevin O&#8217;Connor] also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery,&#8221; the book reads.
Biden&#8217;s team did show concerns that he could fall, and took precautions such as using the shorter staircase from Air Force One and having the president wear shoes that were made for better stability.
Still, according to the book, O&#8217;Connor often felt as though Biden&#8217;s aides were not doing enough to make sure that he was taking proper precautions and getting enough rest.
&#8220;O&#8217;Connor sometimes quipped that Biden&#8217;s staff members were trying to kill him, while he was trying to keep him alive,&#8221; Axios reported.
Another instance that showed O&#8217;Connor and Biden&#8217;s team in conflict was the aftermath of a 2020 fall in which Biden fractured his foot. After the president wore a walking boot for more than two months, O&#8217;Connor announced that &#8220;both small fractures of his foot are completely healed&#8221; and that &#8220;this injury has healed as expected.&#8221;
But throughout 2024, as critics increasingly noticed the president&#8217;s awkward gait, aides claimed that his halting step resulted from his refusal to wear the boot long enough when he&#8217;d been recovering from the fractures in his foot. &#8220;In short, they said, Biden was being undone by his own vigor,&#8221; Axios reported.
Biden&#8217;s team has responded to early reports from the book, saying, &#8220;So far, we are still waiting for someone, anyone, to point out where Joe Biden had to make a presidential decision or make a presidential address where he was unable to do his job because of mental decline. In fact, the evidence points to the opposite — he was a very effective president.&#8221;

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Former President Joe Biden jumped back into the public spotlight, giving his first few interviews since his Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump, and the response from Democrats has been unequivocal: they want him to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/11/biden-go-away-00339909" target="_blank" rel="noopener">go away</a>.
Biden&#8217;s appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-gets-one-question-about-his-cognitive-decline-jill-has-to-help-him-answer-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The View</a>&#8221; on Thursday sparked a number of reactions, especially after he struggled so mightily with a question about his obvious cognitive decline that former First Lady Jill Biden felt compelled to intervene and answer the question on her husband&#8217;s behalf.
Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha told Politico that the main positive with regard to Biden&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;The View&#8221; was that the selection of the new Pope quickly took over the news cycle.
&#8220;It’s time for Joe Biden to go away with all due respect and let the next generation of Democrats take the mantle,” Rocha said. “Every time he appears on a show or says something, it’s just another week or a month that we have to defend him and remind everybody that we got beat by Donald Trump, again. &#8230; For those of us trying to rebuild the brand, it does no good when you’re constantly reminded about the old brand that won’t go away.&#8221;
Amanda Litman, co-founder of the progressive group Run for Something, agreed with Rocha: &#8220;Every interview that Biden does drags us backwards and reminds people of the older generation of Democrats that got us into this mess — when attention is our scarcest resource, we need to prioritize hearing from the next generation of leaders who could excite and rebuild the party.&#8221;
But even if Biden were to stop doing interviews entirely, Democrats will still have his legacy to contend with as more and more information comes out about his decline in books like the upcoming &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-who-ignored-signs-of-bidens-decline-releasing-book-on-the-cover-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Original Sin</a>,&#8221; written by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios&#8217; Alex Thompson. Republicans also appear ready to move forward with the release of audio from Biden&#8217;s interviews with former Special Counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/special-counsel-robert-hur-gives-explosive-testimony-to-congress-about-criminal-probe-into-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Hur</a>.

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Former President Joe Biden said in an interview released Wednesday that he stayed in the 2024 presidential race for so long because he had been &#8220;so successful&#8221; in implementing his agenda.
In his first <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m9mvemxrwo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> since leaving the White House, Biden defended his decision to seek re-election, boasted about his record in office, and criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s foreign policy. During the discussion with the BBC, Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race as long as he did and insisted that the race&#8217;s outcome would not have changed had he dropped out earlier.
“I don’t think it would have mattered. We left at a time when we had a good candidate, she was fully funded,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And what happened was&#8230; I had become, what we had set out to do, no one thought we could do, I had become so successful in our agenda, it was hard to say, ‘Now I’m going to stop now.’&#8221;
At the time of his decision, Biden&#8217;s popularity was underwater. He was trailing in the polls, and there were increasing questions about his health after he appeared disjointed during his first debate with Trump.
&#8220;I meant what I said&#8230;I’m preparing to hand this to the next generation. The transition government. But things moved so quickly that it made it difficult to walk away. It was a hard decision,&#8221; he added. 
Biden also attacked the Trump administration&#8217;s foreign policy, saying that Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&#8217;s criticism of European countries freeloading off the United States was unfounded. He said that he was concerned about the future of NATO.
“It’s a grave concern. I think it would change the modern history of the world,&#8221; Biden said. “Look, we are not the essential nation. We’re the only nation in a position to have the capacity to bring people together, lead the world. Otherwise you’re going to have China and the former Soviet Union, Russia stepping up.&#8221;
Biden also criticized Trump&#8217;s statements about making Canada the 51st state and potentially acquiring Greenland.
“What the hell is going on here? What president ever talks like that? That’s not who we are. We are about freedom, democracy, opportunity, not about confiscation,&#8221; Biden said. 
Last month, Biden gave his first speech since leaving office, criticizing the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency project.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris was back in the spotlight for the first time since her loss to President Donald Trump, taking the stage in San Francisco on Wednesday night to deliver a speech ripping the president.
Harris gave the keynote <a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/fmr-vice-president-kamala-harris-delivers-remarks-at-emerge-gala/659258" target="_blank" rel="noopener">address</a> for the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge, a Democratic organization that recruits women to run for office. After a quick acknowledgement of the leftist organization at the beginning of her speech, Harris quickly moved to taking shots at the Trump administration.
&#8220;The American people deserve leaders who make their lives better and make our country stronger, but sadly, we have seen quite the opposite over these past few months,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;Now I know tonight&#8217;s event happens to coincide with the 100 days after the inauguration, and I&#8217;ll leave it to others to give a full accounting of what has happened so far, but I will say this, instead of an administration working to advance America&#8217;s highest ideals, we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals.&#8221;
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We got stern, serious Kamala now. <a href="https://t.co/BmgeCGD2ZF">pic.twitter.com/BmgeCGD2ZF</a>
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Harris argued that Trump is &#8220;counting on the notion that fear can be contagious &#8230; that if they make some people afraid, it will have a chilling effect on others.&#8221; The former vice president then accused Trump of creating the &#8220;greatest manmade economic crisis in modern presidential history,&#8221; referring to the president&#8217;s massive tariff rollout, which she described as &#8220;absolute chaos.&#8221;
She praised leftist politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who have traveled the country to hold rallies bashing Trump&#8217;s agenda. She also commended Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who traveled to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the Trump administration deported on suspicion of being an MS-13 gang member.
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Kamala Harris: I&#39;m really inspired by Democrat leaders like Chris Van Hollen, Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost AOC, and others. <a href="https://t.co/OlEBpiJ5hw">pic.twitter.com/OlEBpiJ5hw</a>
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Later in the speech, Harris pointed to a video of elephants at the San Diego Zoo that were captured on video forming a circle of protection during a recent earthquake.
&#8220;So that scene has been on my mind,&#8221; Harris said, breaking into a laugh. &#8220;So in the video, here those elephants were. And as soon as they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet, they cut in a circle and stood next to each other to protect the most vulnerable. Think about it. What a powerful metaphor.&#8221;
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2024 loser Kamala Harris tells Democrats to find inspiration in the San Diego Zoo elephants that circled up in shoulder-to-shoulder after an earthquake:
&quot;Think about it. What a powerful metaphor.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Q4QAoU8FQJ">pic.twitter.com/Q4QAoU8FQJ</a>
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Harris did not address speculation that she is preparing to jump into the 2026 California governor race to replace Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited. Earlier this month, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-hints-at-future-political-run-im-not-going-anywhere?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Kamala+Harris+Hints+At+Future+Political+Run%3A+%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99m+Not+Going+Anywhere%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hinted</a> at a future political run, saying she is &#8220;not going anywhere.&#8221;

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Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) claimed during a recent &#8220;listening tour&#8221; event that former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate because he could &#8220;code talk to white guys&#8221; and provide a &#8220;permission structure&#8221; in which they might feel comfortable voting for a black woman.
Walz spoke Monday evening at a Harvard Kennedy School forum — and after stating that he had no plans to run for the Democratic nomination in 2028, he explained what he believed he&#8217;d brought to the table during the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Tim Walz tells Harvard audience that Kamala chose him for VP because “I could Code Talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck’ and he gave a ‘permission structure’ for whites to vote Democrat <a href="https://t.co/YaRJdL9Kad">pic.twitter.com/YaRJdL9Kad</a>
— Chris Plante Show (@ChrisPlanteShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisPlanteShow/status/1917600202166317082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I knew I was on the ticket — I would argue because we did a lot of amazing progressive things in Minnesota that improved people&#8217;s lives,&#8221; Walz began. &#8220;But I also was on the ticket, quite honestly you know, because I could code talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck, doing that, that I could put them at ease.&#8221;
&#8220;I was the permission structure to say, look, you can do this, and vote for this,&#8221; Walz continued. &#8220;And if you look across those swing states, with the exception of Minnesota, we didn&#8217;t get enough &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;This just tells you how out of touch Democrats are with normal, everyday Americans. They really thought Walz would connect with white guys?&#8221; Twitchy&#8217;s Sam Janney replied.
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This just tells you how out of touch Democrats are with normal, everyday Americans. They really thought Walz would connect with white guys? 😂 <a href="https://t.co/GUnGwiDigD">https://t.co/GUnGwiDigD</a>
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/status/1917559054429282391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;He put all the undecided White guys at ease with voting for Donald Trump,&#8221; Jim Hanson said.
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He put all the undecided White guys at ease 
With voting for Donald Trump <a href="https://t.co/yMXc8ykRdJ">https://t.co/yMXc8ykRdJ</a>
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimHansonDC/status/1917569218393800914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Hey, fellow white males, let’s ride big trucks to the park to grill meat, play sportsball, and talk about breasts,&#8221; Jon Gabriel mocked the Minnesota Governor.
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“Hey, fellow white males, let’s ride big trucks to the park to grill meat, play sportsball, and talk about breasts.” <a href="https://t.co/DFX4nIzCP9">https://t.co/DFX4nIzCP9</a> <a href="https://t.co/N1A5wMPiu2">pic.twitter.com/N1A5wMPiu2</a>
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) <a href="https://twitter.com/exjon/status/1917612691952394356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I wonder if Democrats prefer the Tim Walz approach of yammering on in public like this after getting trounced, or the Tim Kaine approach of fading back into political oblivion after his loss,&#8221; Chuck Ross mused.
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I wonder if Democrats prefer the Tim Walz approach of yammering on in public like this after getting trounced, or the Tim Kaine approach of fading back into political oblivion after his loss. <a href="https://t.co/0ByZ8KL4xI">https://t.co/0ByZ8KL4xI</a>
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1917591749569990888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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JD Vance And Tim Walz Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate In New York

Tim Walz Says Kamala Picked Him For His Ability To ‘Code Talk To White Guys’

Tim Walz Says Kamala Picked Him For His Ability To 'Code Talk To White Guys'

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CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten poured cold water on the mainstream media narrative that Trump voters “regret” their decision, revealing a new poll showing just 2% of the president&#8217;s 2024 voters would “vote differently” if given the chance.
Enten&#8217;s remarks came during a segment on &#8220;CNN News Central,&#8221; where he presented findings from a University of Massachusetts Amherst/YouGov poll <a href="https://umass-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/personal/poll_umass_edu/Documents/Poll%20materials%20uploaded%20to%20website/Views%20of%20President%20Trump%20at%20Three%20Months,%20National%20Poll%20-%20April%2014,%202025/Toplines%20Views%20of%20President%20Trump%20at%20Three%20Months%20National%20Poll%20-%20April%2014,%202025.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=ddLTEN">published</a> Monday
&#8220;I hear all these stories, all these articles, &#8216;All the Trump voters, they regret what they did back in 2024.&#8217; I&#8217;m here to tell you, &#8216;Uh uh.&#8217; Very few of them regret what they did back in 2024,&#8221; Enten explained during his segment.
He emphasized the minimal regret among Trump supporters, saying, &#8220;What percentage would change their vote to a different candidate? We&#8217;re talking just 2%. Just 2%. That&#8217;s not even a wide spot on the road,&#8221; with the numbers being “rather similar” for Harris.
The data analyst estimated that, based on this poll, if the 2024 election were held again, Trump would likely still defeat former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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🚨NEW: CNN&#39;s Harry Enten DUMPS cold water on narrative that Trump voters &quot;regret&quot; backing him🚨
&quot;I hear all these stories, all these articles, &#39;All the Trump voters, they regret what they did back in 2024.&#39; I&#39;m here to tell you, &#39;Uh uh.&#39; Very few of them regret what they did… <a href="https://t.co/0IPvrpk0VS">pic.twitter.com/0IPvrpk0VS</a>
&mdash; Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1912499248291029117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“So if there was a repeat, if folks got to be able to redo their vote that they had back in 2024, would the result be any different? I doubt it would be. I doubt it would be, or it would still be extremely close. The bottom line is for all this talk of Trump voters regretting their vote, in the numbers, it really just doesn’t show up,” Enten <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/16/cnns-harry-enten-dumps-cold-water-narrative-trump-voters-regret-backing-him/">said</a>.
Enten also mentioned this pattern is not unique to the 2024 election, as Trump voters similarly showed minimal regret following their choice in 2016.
“So the bottom line is this: If there’s some idea out there that Trump voters are going around, ‘Man, I wish I had voted for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump,’ the numbers say that is a fanciful universe,” he added. “It really, for the most part, does not exist.”
Since Trump’s inauguration, the mainstream media have incessantly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/politics/video/federal-workers-trump-voters-fired-regrets-west-virginia-kaye-dnt-ac360-digvid">spotlighted</a> estranged Trump voters who allegedly had <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/edmazza/maga-junkie-regrets-voting-for-trump">second thoughts</a> about backing Trump following his executive actions on immigration and federal bureaucracy cuts, all of which were frequent talking points on the campaign trail.
The president&#8217;s approval rating currently <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating">stands</a> at approximately 47% overall, according to RealClearPolitics polling averages.
This marks a significant improvement from his first term, when ratings hovered in the low 40s throughout most of his tenure, further reinforcing Enten’s analysis of the YouGov poll&#8217;s findings that his base remains firmly supportive despite contrary media narratives.

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CNN Data Analyst Shreds ‘Trump Voter Regret’ Narrative: Only 2% Would Switch Votes

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Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has waited over three months to call a special election for a vacant state legislature seat, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without representation, but ensuring her party&#8217;s slim control over the legislature.
Whitmer&#8217;s delay is being blasted by Michigan Republicans as a political trick to keep the GOP from gaining a seat in the state senate. The district&#8217;s previous state senator, Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet, was elected to the U.S. House in November. With the vacancy, Democrats maintain a one seat majority in the body, 19-18.
&#8220;It&#8217;s all politics,&#8221; Republican Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt said in an interview with The Daily Wire. He argued that Whitmer is delaying the special election because Republicans have a shot at winning the seat.  The 35th state Senate District is a competitive electoral region that encompasses Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw.
&#8220;Right now, there are 270,000 people who have gone without a senator for going on four months now,&#8221; said Nesbitt, who is running for Michigan governor in 2026. &#8220;And who knows how much longer Whitmer is going to deprive them of representation.&#8221;
Whitmer, who has been the target of criticism after she was photographed hiding from cameras in the White House, has addressed the delay, but she hasn&#8217;t given any specifics on when she will officially schedule the election. The governor told <a href="https://radio.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-08/whitmer-confirms-35th-district-special-election-will-happen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WCMU</a> last week, &#8220;At some point there will be one, but I don&#8217;t have an announcement to make yet.&#8221;
“I haven&#8217;t made a determination yet,” she added. “There are a number of times in the year that we could call it for, and I just haven&#8217;t made a decision yet, but I&#8217;ll let you know as soon as, as soon as I do.”
The governor&#8217;s office did not respond to The Daily Wire when asked if Whitmer was planning on announcing a special election date soon. Michigan <a href="https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-641" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law</a> leaves the scheduling of special elections to fill vacancies completely up to the governor, and there is no deadline for how soon a special election must be called.
Republicans suspect that Whitmer&#8217;s political calculations are likely the reason for the delayed special election. Whitmer is in the final year and a half of her second term, a stretch that could prove pivotal for the Democrat&#8217;s legacy and future political aspirations. Keeping Democrats ahead of Republicans by one seat for as long as possible could be a preferable option for the governor instead of risking a GOP pickup in a special election.
&#8220;You gotta remember, a year and a half ago — November of 2023 — Whitmer <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/11/22/whitmer-calls-for-special-election-to-fill-vacant-house-seats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> a special election for two state House Democrat seats within two weeks after the November municipal elections, when the House got tied 54-54,&#8221; Nesbitt added.
Republicans are confident that they can pull off a win in the 35th District, relying on the momentum gained by President Donald Trump in 2024, who won Saginaw, Bay, and Midland Counties. Michigan Republicans also took control of the state House in the 2024 election.
Republican state Rep. Bill Schuette, who represents all of Midland County, told The Daily Wire that Whitmer&#8217;s delay &#8220;is a disservice to the people of the entire region,&#8221; adding that holding a special election as soon as possible shouldn&#8217;t be a partisan issue.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about representation,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve heard from small businesses and people in our community as well who are seeing our budget being debated, and they say, &#8216;Hey, we only have half of a voice when our state&#8217;s multi-billion-dollar budget is being debated,&#8221; Schuette added. &#8220;That&#8217;s not fair.&#8221;
Whitmer has been blasted for focusing on her recent book tour and potential 2028 presidential aspirations while still serving as governor. The governor was the subject of ridicule last week when she visited Trump in the Oval Office but hid her face behind a folder as members of the media attempted to snap photos of her.
&#8220;Her most recent comment about the special election is she hasn&#8217;t had time to make a decision yet. Well, you know what she has had time to do? Go on trips to the United Kingdom and Ireland and Spain,&#8221; Schuette said. &#8220;We all saw her hiding her face in the Oval Office. How about doing your job here at home, calling a special election and giving people their voice?&#8221;

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‘All Politics’: Michigan’s Whitmer Delays Pivotal Special Election As Dems Hold Slim Majority

'All Politics': Michigan's Whitmer Delays Calling Important Special Election As Dems Barely Hang Ont

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a failed vice presidential candidate in last year&#8217;s election, blurted out a deflection when pressed on Sunday about President Joe Biden running for re-election until a fumbling debate performance and pressure from within the party pushed him out of the race.
On CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; anchor Jake Tapper asked, &#8220;Don&#8217;t you think your party needs to acknowledge that President Biden was not up for the job of running for re-election and that this was a major mistake by the —&#8221;
Walz interrupted, exclaiming, &#8220;He made that decision!&#8221;
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Tapper: Don’t you think your party needs to take responsibility for running Biden when he was clearly not up for the job?
Walz: We may have made a &quot;mistake,&quot; but let me tell you about Trump. <a href="https://t.co/cShWilmbV8">pic.twitter.com/cShWilmbV8</a>
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Tapper said, &#8220;I know.&#8221; He went on to explain: &#8220;You all went along with the idea that he was up for it. And he wasn&#8217;t. And everybody saw it, and the country rejected it.&#8221;
A brief pause ensued before Waltz shrugged it off.
&#8220;Yea, well, I — look, history will tell us to go back on that. That very well could be the case, Jake. What I&#8217;m concerned about is learning from those lessons. I would hope we would never do it again, make a mistake. Make sure we go through and get someone. But I don&#8217;t know where it helps us going forward.&#8221;
Walz then went on to criticize President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs.
After the debate, Biden left the 2024 contest amid pressure from allies concerned about his age, mental acuity, and fitness to lead. Vice President Kamala Harris took Biden&#8217;s place on the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential ticket, and Walz became her running mate. Together, Harris and Walz lost every battleground state and the election to Trump.
Walz recently made some public appearances in which he said said the Democrats got into a &#8220;mess&#8221; for not being &#8220;bold enough&#8221; in explaining and defending their &#8220;woke,&#8221; immigration, and DEI policies.
When pressed on his critique, Walz defended the Democratic Party’s immigration stance, describing it as an effort to reach bipartisan consensus. He claimed that critics were distorting other issues. However, he admitted that Democrats had grown overly &#8220;timid&#8221; and did not &#8220;pass things that improved people&#8217;s lives&#8221; when in power.
Walz later acknowledged, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m the best spokesperson to do it after just losing an election.&#8221; The governor also commented on his assertion last month that the 2024 campaign he was part of had been too <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/tim-walz-2024-presidential-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cautious</a>, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;m criticizing myself. I own this. I&#8217;m part of the ticket. And somebody has to come up with a strategy.&#8221;

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‘He Made That Decision!’ Tim Walz Snaps Over Biden Question

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