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Fareed Zakaria GPS

The fallout from Biden’s debate performance

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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4.32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Financial Times columnist Edward Luce and staff writer at The Atlantic David Frum to discuss the fallout from Thursday night’s presidential debate. Should Biden drop out of the race? They discuss the calculations taking place within the Democratic Party and the stakes of a potential second Trump term. Next, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks to Fareed about why Olmert believes the US Congress should rescind its invitation for PM Netanyahu to speak to a joint session. They also discuss the potential for a devastating war with Lebanon. Finally, Rabbi Sharon Brous joins the show to discuss the frightening rise in antisemitism and how American Jews are grappling with their identities as the war in Gaza drags on. GUESTS: Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce), David Frum (@davidfrum), Ehud Olmert, Rabbi Sharon Brous (@SharonBrous) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the Global Public Square.

0:04.4

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.

0:07.6

I'm Fareed Zakaria coming to you live from New York. Today on the program, the fallout continues from Thursday night's tough debate for the

0:20.5

president.

0:21.5

He is the worst in history by far. I'll get insights on next moves

0:25.5

for Biden and the Democratic Party. I'll get the global reaction from the

0:32.2

Financial Times says Edward Luce.

0:35.6

Then Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said last week

0:39.9

that the intense phase of the war will soon end.

0:44.0

But key questions remain, what comes after?

0:50.0

And what about signs of a new war with Hezbollah in the north?

0:55.0

I'll ask Israel's former Prime Minister Ehudo Merit.

1:00.0

And I'll talk to Rabbi Sharon Brows about American Jews sentiments towards Israel and a growing generational divide.

1:19.0

Later in the show I'll bring you my take a case for optimism despite all the worries people have these days. But first to the fallout from Thursday's presidential debate. It was a moment

1:26.1

for President Biden to calm concerns about his age and to present former President Donald

1:31.0

Trump as a dangerous and divisive figure.

1:34.4

Instead, the nation saw a sitting president with a weak voice,

1:39.4

often stumbling through answers, sometimes incoherent.

1:44.0

So rather than revive Biden's re-election campaign, his performance has prompted panic among

1:48.9

many Democrats and calls for him to drop out of the race.

1:52.5

I want to bring in today's panel.

1:54.5

David From is a staff writer at the Atlantic

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