Welcome to IHIP News. Josh is still subbing in for pumps. Josh, today it has been leaked

that President Biden has said that he thinks he regrets dropping out, that he could have beat

Trump. And then also there is huge regret within the administration of appointing Merrick Garland,

which you and I've talked about exhaustively.

But what I do want to talk about is, number one, Joe Biden did a phenomenal job as president.

He knows how to govern.

He's sharp. He knew how to get bipartisan infrastructure

bills through and he relieving the student loan debt, all of these massive accomplishments that he

did. However, I think where he erred is not dropping out soon enough.

I think that the damage, the right-wing media echo chamber combined with Biden's and his

administration's inability to take these quick, digestible victory laps like Trump always

does, even Trump half the time when he takes a victory lap, he's lying about it. quick, digestible victory laps like Trump always does.

Even Trump half the time when he takes a victory lap, he's lying about it, damaged the brand.

And it wouldn't matter if it was Kamala or whoever else came in the July before the November race.

There was some damage and a stink in the air that the right-wing media echo chamber did, despite how much

more accomplished he was than even the full eight years of the two Obama terms.

Number one, like who were President Biden's advisors that sat around him during this period

of time and observed him and thought that he was competent to run again.

Who were those people? And what was their rationale? Why didn't other former officials get

involved in that process? But is it competent or electable? Because I think we've moved into a

different political landscape where Donald Trump isn't competent, but he's electable

because he gives these digestible sound bites.

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