Donald Trump shares surprising opinion on what he thinks Biden should do after disastrous debate performance
Donald Trump has shared his surprising opinion on what he thinks President Joe Biden should do in the aftermath of his disastrous debate performance last week.
The former president, 78, wrote on his Truth Social website on Saturday that he thinks his competitor, 81, should not listen to the many Democrats who want him to drop out - and should instead stay in the race for the White House.
'Crooked Joe Biden should ignore his many critics and move forward with alacrity and strength with his powerful and far-reaching campaign,' Trump wrote.
'He should be sharp, precise and energetic just like he was in The Debate, in selling his policies...' the former president continued sarcastically.
He then listed what he deemed are Biden's policies including 'Open Borders (where millions of people, including [a] record number of Terrorists are allowed to enter our Country, from prisons and mental institutions, totally unchecked and unvetted!), Ending Social Security, Men playing in Women's sports, High Taxes, High Interest Rates, encouraging a Woke Military, Uncontrollable Inflation, Record-Setting crime, Only Electric Vehicles, subservience to China and other Countries, Endless Wars, putting America Last, losing our Dollar-Based Standard and so much more.'
Former President Donald Trump has said he thinks President Joe Biden should stay in the race for the White House
Trump, 78, listed what he claimed are Biden's policies - which he said are destroying the United States
'Yes, Sleepy Joe should continue his campaign of American Destruction and MAKE CHINA GREAT AGAIN!' Trump concluded.
Biden has been facing calls from his fellow Democrats to drop out of the presidential election since his dismal performance at the CNN debate on June 27, with even the New York Times and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution publishing op-eds to the effect.
There has also been movement in the Senate - led by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner - to have Democrats in the upper chamber make the push to oust Biden in favor of a younger candidate.
But Biden has remained persistent, saying in a fiery speech in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday: 'I'm staying in the race.'
Biden, 81, has been facing calls from members of his own party to drop out since his dismal performance at the CNN debate on June 27
Democrats are also pushing to oust the president as the party's nominee
In an apparent effort to persuade the nation that he still has the mental acuity to run the nation, the president sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in a one-on-one interview.
When Stephanopoulos asked about his debate performance, Biden blamed 'exhaustion' and being 'sick' - claiming he even had to take a COVID test before the debate.
'The whole way I prepared, nobody's fault, mine. Nobody's fault but mine,' the president said, before launching into a rambling explanation.
'I - I prepared what I usually would do sittin' down as I did come back with foreign leaders or National Security Council for explicit detail. And I realized - partway through that, you know, all - I get quoted the New York Times had me down, ten points before the debate, nine now, or whatever the hell it is.
'The fact of the matter is, what I looked at is that he also lied 28 times,' he said of Trump.
'I couldn't - I mean, the way the debate ran, not - my fault, nobody else's fault, no one else's fault,' he went on.
Biden has insisted he is not dropping out of the race for the White House
But his performance in the interview once again failed to convince even those in his own party that he has the mental fortitude required for four more years.
Words like 'heartbroken', 'doomed' and 'a f***king disaster' were all used by more than half a dozen Congress Democrats, according to NBC.
Minnesota Rep Angie Craig, who is fighting for her seat in the battleground state, was so unconvinced she became the latest elected Democrat to call for Biden's withdrawal.
'There is only a small window left to make sure we have a candidate best equipped to make the case and win,' Craig told the Washington Post.
'Given what I saw and heard from the President during last week's debate in Atlanta, coupled with the lack of a forceful response from the President himself following that debate, I do not believe that the President can effectively campaign and win against Donald Trump.'
Craig is now the fifth sitting Democrat to call for Biden to withdraw, as another 13 members of Congress and governors express their concern, according to a tally by the outlet.
One Dem lawmaker who previously endorsed Biden also told NBC they will be breaking their silence on Biden's fate 'soon'.
'It made me sad,' they said of Biden's interview. 'Completely out of touch with reality and insulated from truth.'
First Lady Jill Biden is said to be lashing out at Democrats who are questioning whether the president is mentally fit to serve another four years
But First Lady Jill Biden is said to be lashing out at those Democrats.
It is believed she is the driving force behind Biden's insistence on staying in the race, and made a call to Vogue magazine insisting he will continue to fight for the White House.
'[We] will not let those 90 minutes define the four years [Joe's] been president. We will continue to fight,' Jill, 73, told the magazine in an interview out later this week.
One source has even claimed the First Lady 'has [the] ultimate influence' on her husband.
'If she decides there should be a change of course, there will be a change of course.
'The decision-makers are two people — it's the president and his wife,' the source added.
'Anyone who doesn't understand how deeply personal and familial this decision will be isn't knowledgeable about the situation.'
Biden's top aides have also reportedly told his staff to stay strong in meetings, airing the mission statement, 'We'll weather the storm, just like we always have.'
