On the week's major political stories from President Biden struggles within his own party

to the Republican National Convention next week, we turn to the analysis of Brooks and

Kapart.

That's New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Kapart, that's New York Times columnist David Brooks, and Jonathan Kapart,

Associate Editor for the Washington Post.

Thank you both for being here.

Yes.

So President Biden's press conference last night might have reassured some Democrats, but it has not come close to

ending this ongoing conversation about whether or not he should

uh... withdraw from the race

Jonathan uh... how do you assess this current moment?

We don't have enough time for me to climb up on my soapbox

and climb back down.

Look, ever since that disastrous debate performance two weeks ago last night, Democrats have

been tearing their hair out, self-immolating, and saying what they need to see from the

president to make them assured that he is up to the task.

He needs to show some life and some vigor.

He does a rally in Raleigh the very next day.

He needs to sit down with the press and do an in-depth interview.

He sits down with George Stephanopoulos a week ago tonight. He's sitting down with Lester Holt

at NBC on Monday. He needs to be extemporaneous and do things like that. He goes to the

EFL CIO, speaks with them, microphone, no teleprompter. He did it again today in Michigan. He did it. He needs to he needs to talk to the press. You know he needs to take questions from the press. He's been ignoring us.

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