Biden Defiant As Critics Says He’s In Denial

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 13 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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President Joe Biden struck a defiant tone Friday night, declaring unequivocally, “I am running and we’re going to win,” while launching stinging attacks on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Detroit. This as House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Biden after his news conference Thursday night, but did not offer his endorsement, according to a source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight President Biden turns up the volume on his critics will he drown them out
0:08.3	plus a CNN exclusive the radio host who agreed to cut portions of his interview
0:13.7	at the president speaks out and a real-life Perry Mason moment in court that
0:18.6	leads to Alec Baldwin walking out a free man why the case was suddenly thrown out.
0:25.0	Good evening, I'm Jim Acosta in for Laura Coates on this Friday night.
0:36.0	Remember that Republican congressman a few weeks ago who said President Biden may be
0:40.6	jacked up on Mountain Dew heading into that debate with Donald Trump.
0:44.8	Tonight it appears the president was jacked up on something, something called Defiance.
0:49.2	Now Defiance Due doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but they were drinking it up at the
0:54.3	president's rally in Michigan earlier this evening we're going to show some of that
0:57.3	to you the president to put it mildly made it clear he is not going anywhere
1:01.6	at least for now despite the drumbeat of calls for him to get out of the race
1:06.0	breathless op-eds like this one from the Washington Post are rolling off his back quote
1:10.9	Biden remains in denial he needs to come to grips with reality said the post.
1:16.1	But this was the reality in the battleground state of Michigan earlier this evening a cheering
1:21.2	crowd in Detroit. Take a listen. Come to great! Go to great!
1:33.0	Go to great!
1:34.0	Go for the year!
1:36.0	Oh, again!
1:37.0	Oh, again!
1:38.0	Oh, again!
1:40.0	We love you. We love you!
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