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The Fox News Rundown

From Washington: If Not President Biden, Then Who?

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

President Biden turns 81 this November and many pundits are raising concerns over his age and ability to govern. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson have already thrown their names in the ring as potential contenders against the sitting President, with many Democrat insiders passing around California Governor Gavin Newsom as a viable alternative. Co-Host of The Five, and Democratic Strategist Jessica Tarlov joins to discuss the possibilities she sees for a legitimate contender to rise up against President Biden, how having former President Trump as the Republican nominee would impact the 2024 Election, and why she believes it is fair for voters to question the President's abilities given his age. While Congress continues its August recess, the Senate will have a significant hurdle to jump once they return in September when approving hundreds of military promotions. One senator has been the gatekeeper in holding up the Senate approvals, Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville. Senator Tuberville has vehemently denied any promotions due to his opposition to a Pentagon policy of paying for a military service member's travel to get an abortion, which he believes is in direct violation of the Hyde Amendment. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins as he lays out the procedure of approving the military appointees, how the Senate may find a workaround to get the service members approved, and weighs in on why Senator Tuberville is choosing this issue to make a political stand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Dana Perrino, join me for my brand new podcast, Perrino on Politics.

0:05.4

As we analyze the 2024 election cycle, make sure you subscribe to this series on Fox

0:09.6

News Podcast.com or wherever you download podcasts and leave me a rating and review.

0:30.0

I do think that it is feasible considering his age and that the conversations that some

0:36.3

of his most ardent supporters have had around, you know, how dare you talk about it, I think

0:41.6

that that's completely wrong headed.

0:43.4

I'm Jared Halpern.

0:45.5

Hundreds of service members are waiting for promotions, but a Senate standstill shows

0:50.3

no signs of ending.

0:52.5

And when I talk about a lot of time, I'm talking about week straight through, if they stayed

0:58.4

in session 24 hours a day, this is the Fox News rundown from Washington.

1:14.0

The polls have President Biden's approval rating at about 41.2%, the New York Times points

1:19.5

out that's lower than any other modern president at this stage in a term except for Jimmy Carter.

1:25.0

There's also a new Times Sienna College poll that shows roughly half don't want President

1:29.1

Biden to run again.

1:30.8

There are headwinds related to his age, his handling of the economy and his son Hunter

1:35.0

Biden's legal troubles.

1:36.6

Friday Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who signed

1:40.6

off on Hunter's initial plea deal over tax evasion and a gun charge, would shift to be a special

1:46.1

council after that plea deal fell apart.

1:48.7

I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special council.

1:55.0

This appointment confirms my commitment to provide Mr. Weiss, all the resources he requests.

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