Gait keepers: Why Biden isn’t walking alone across the White House lawn anymore; UPDATED

 

UPDATE: WATCH: Handlers Quickly Swarm As 'Operation Hide Joe Biden' Kicks It Up a Notch – RedState

. . ."This tactic, of course, is not just about trying to prevent voters from seeing Biden's age and frailty issues. It's also part and parcel of Team Biden's notorious press avoidance strategy, which has been in place since the start of the pandemic when, as a candidate for president, Biden would be tucked safely away in his basement where his staffers could tightly control and manage the goings on, and cut "interviews" short when Biden went off script.

"As some of my colleagues here have correctly observed, though, the "swarm" strategy has really only magnified the problems for Biden, especially considering the fact that the people walking alongside him are younger and in better physical shape in comparison to the POTUS." . . . 

Gait keepers: Why Biden isn’t walking alone across the White House lawn anymore: Washington Examiner   "President Joe Biden has introduced an entourage to walk with him across the White House lawn that has helped distract from his awkward gait, according to a report.

"The president's team has grown concerned that videos of Biden awkwardly shuffling across the White House South Lawn to Marine One may highlight his age and health, according to several Biden aides speaking with Axios. By walking with a team, the other people both distract and cover up some angles of the cameras.

"The change in routine was reportedly Biden's idea. The president told aides he wanted to have the opportunity to be less formal with them and invited them to walk with him on his way to Marine One." 

"Since April 16, he has been accompanied by aides or lawmakers 9 out of 10 times that he has made the walk.

"While the aides have tended to accompany Biden more often than not in recent weeks, it's not clear whether the president is intentionally using them as a shield. Biden will often walk out ahead of the aides, giving cameras and journalists an unobstructed view of his cadence." . . .

Aides know they better cover Biden or else: Biden angrily yells, curses at aides in private (axios.com)  "In public, President Biden likes to whisper to make a point. In private, he's prone to yelling.

• Behind closed doors, Biden has such a quick-trigger temper that some aides try to avoid meeting alone with him. Some take a colleague, almost as a shield against a solo blast.

• The president's admonitions include: "G***mit, how the f**k don't you know this?!," "Don't f**king bullsh*t me!" and "Get the f**k out of here!" — according to current and former Biden aides who have witnessed and been on the receiving end of such outbursts.

"Why it matters: The private eruptions paint a more complicated picture of Biden as a manager and president than his carefully cultivated image as a kindly uncle who loves Aviator sunglasses and ice cream.

• Some Biden aides think the president would be better off occasionally displaying his temper in public as a way to assuage voter concerns that the 80-year-old president is disengaged and too old for the office." . . .

Does he give them this look?

Biden Needs to Stop Hiding | The New Republic

"The president and his allies can’t just tell voters that he can handle the job. They have to show it."

Will the Media Ever Acknowledge the Biden Family Bribery Scandal? -

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

It’s in cahoots with the White House to deny, deny, deny.

"The Biden family — Joe, Hunter, and all — are guilty of bribery, but the media is hiding it.

“My son has done nothing wrong.” It’s the mantra Brain-Dead Biden repeats regularly about his son Hunter as the president tries to cloak the Biden family’s greed behind the family’s grief. (RELATED: George Santos Guilty, Biden Family Not?)

(When I speak of the Bidens’ greed, I think of Crackhead Hunter Biden’s refusal to live on the honest six-figure compensation.)

"Crackhead Hunter Biden, 53, has dealt with horrific loss in life. When he was 2, his mother and baby sister were killed in a car accident. Then, in 2015, his brother and soul mate Beau died at age 46 from an insidious form of brain cancer.

"Those awful losses, however, do not excuse Crackhead Hunter Biden’s reckless behavior or his shameless cashing in on the family name, as the House Oversight Committee reported Wednesday. (READ MORE: Bribery Probe May Sink Biden Reelection Bid)

"Committee Chairman James Comer released information about a web of more than 20 shell companies used to conceal money paid by foreign entities, including Chinese and Romanian nationals, to the Biden family. Not just Hunter.

"The committee noted on Twitter, “[W]e can now confidently trace at least $10 million in total from foreign nationals’ and their related companies going to the Biden family, their business associates, and their companies.” Most of the transfers occurred when Biden was vice president.

"According to the report, nine Bidens received payments, including Hunter, the president’s brother James, and Beau’s widow Hallie, who was romantically involved with Hunter after her husband’s death."

"Brandon Administration, Media Downplay and Deny

"In a statement to Fake News CNN, White House spokesman Ian Sams responded, “Comer has a history of playing fast and loose with the facts and spreading baseless innuendo.”

"Crackhead Hunter Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell dismissed a Comer memo as “repackaged misstatements of perfectly proper meetings and business by private citizens” with “no evidence of wronging.”

"The Politico headline on the Oversight report: “Comer releases Biden family probe update without showing link to president.” . . .

Nine Biden Family Members Received Over $10 Million From Foreign Nationals, Hid Money in Shell Companies (legalinsurrection.com)

NEW - House Oversight reveals the nine Biden family members that received wire transfers from foreign nationals via shell companies.

1. Hunter Biden
2. James Biden
3. Sara Biden
4. Hallie Biden
5. Kathleen Biden
6. Melissa Biden
7. Niece/nephew
8. Niece/nephew
9. Grandchild pic.twitter.com/tEer3O1e4E

— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) May 10, 2023

America, what have you done?

This is a nasty group of radicals, this Biden Cabinet of now out-of-the-closet communists. They are wildly overreaching in a country that is based on individual liberty. Patricia McCarthy 

Image by Kevin Dzuban.

Biden's environment agenda: Regressive, oppressive, depressive   . . . "Biden talked recently about social equity for Indian tribes while simultaneously destroying them by blocking oil drilling on federal lands, which gives them huge amounts of money to feed themselves. 

Biden should change his slogan from "Build Back Better" to "Let's Make China, Russia, and Iran stronger". The media are cheering for all the executive orders.". . . 

Biden's center, such as it is, will not hold  "President Trump enacted policies about the economy, the border, and national security that benefited all Americans.  Biden's initiatives, however, benefit only special interest groups, and, along the way, they will harm other special interest groups, as well as most Americans.  Biden's center cannot hold; the administration will eventually maintain power only through brute force." . . .

How and Why Joe Biden Opposes Patriotic Education  "Of all the executive orders that newly elected Joe Biden swiftly enacted,  nothing is more indicative of his anti-American animus and radical left-wing influence than his revoking Trump's "1776 Commission" to promote "patriotic education." 

"The 1776 Commission to Create a Patriotic History Curriculum is in direct contrast to the "1619 Project," which reflects a decidedly  anti-American, factually incorrect, and blatantly biased program currently being pushed through the U.S. education system." . . .

Mr. Biden will explain this publicly as soon as his teleprompter is prepared.

Biden's LGBT Agenda: Pedophilia Coming Down the Pike?  "The Biden regime's January 20 executive order demanding "equal treatment under the law, no matter [one's] gender identity or sexual orientation" is just the first salvo in the next wave pushing "LGBT rights."  The order will soon be backed by federal law, via the pending LGBT "Equality Act."

"While many are now warning that the order will destroy girls' and women's sports, its impact is much broader."  . . .

One week in, Biden administration shows its exquisite cruelty "Joe Biden was inaugurated a week ago, and like the dictator his handlers have long yearned to install, his has started out as a cruel administration.  His 22 executive orders so far, more than any other president in history, have already sent tens of thousands of jobs down the drain with coldhearted carelessness.  He stopped construction of the Keystone XL pipeline with the stroke of his pen.  He has put all those who were working on the border wall out of work.  As all those who opposed his candidacy suspected, he is doing China's bidding.  Of course he is; the Chinese own him.  Every single person he has appointed to his Cabinet is aligned with China as well.  It is quite likely that Biden has no idea how catastrophic the E.O.s he has apparently signed have already been for blue-collar workers across the country." . . .

Video: Asked About The Sacrifices He’s Asking American Workers To Make, Biden Walks Away…

Biden and Kerry gaslight about green jobs  "The Biden administration seems to recognize it's got a problem with its green energy schemes, as it takes a wrecking ball to the nation's economic edifice in the name of green and strikes at it with all the people still in it.

"Exhibit A: Biden's day-one cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, at an immediate cost of 1,200 jobs, a projected loss of 2021's 11,000 jobs, an additional loss of 42,000 knock-on jobs, and one angry Canada.

"Exhibit B: Biden's executive order banning new oil and gas drilling on federal land. "It's climate day," Biden chirped." . . .  Here the rest of Biden's spin:

Just so we know terms: to Gaslight; Also at the Urban Dictionary.

A form of intimidation or psychological abuse, sometimes called Ambient Abuse where false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory, perception and quite often, their sanity. The classic example of gaslighting is to switch something around on someone that you know they're sure to notice, but then deny knowing anything about it, and to explain that they "must be imagining things" when they challenge these changes.

 

Osama bin Laden's prophetic statements about Joe Biden

ama bin Laden's prophetic statements about Joe Biden - American Thinker..." Thus, while leftists insisted that Trump was the outlier whom everyone hated, it was Biden who managed to get himself held in contempt by England's Parliament, a first for an American president.
"Because of this, on Wednesday, the British Houses of Parliament decided to hold Biden’s handling of the situation in contempt, with lawmakers condemning his withdrawal plan as “catastrophic” and “shameful,” according to The Telegraph."  Western Journal

Osama bin Laden's prophetic statements about Joe Biden - American Thinker :   "In 2010, Osama bin Laden, despite living in hiding, was still the brains behind al-Qaeda.  And while he may have been completely evil (anyone who revels in killing civilians to advance his goals is evil), he was no dummy.  He was, instead, an acute observer of Western culture — especially American culture.  That's why it shouldn't be surprising that, a year before he was killed, he was writing letters to his followers planning future murder  attacks.  Nor should it be surprising that he characterized Joe Biden as a moron.

"In 2011, despite Biden's protests against doing so, Barack Obama finally ordered a mission to kill Osama bin Laden.  Not only did the SEALs carry out that mission, but they also recovered a treasure trove of documents from bin Laden's safe house in Pakistan.

"One of those documents, which was made public in 2012 but was forgotten until today, saw bin Laden explaining to a subordinate why, while both Obama and General Petraeus were jihad targets, it would be a mistake to kill Biden.  According to bin Laden, Biden was such an idiot that his stepping into Obama's shoes as president would be fully as damaging to America as any terrorist attack:"...   Full article...

Osama bin Laden predicted Joe Biden would be incompetent president and 'lead America into a crisis' | Daily Mail Online : Osama Bin Laden Banned Al Qaeda From Killing Biden; He Thought He Would Lead US Into Crisis  ..."The letter was found in his Pakistan hideout in 2011 and was first made public in 2012, but obviously has greater relevance now that Biden has completely bungled what is going on in Afghanistan.

"Biden has spoken in his multiple remarks on Afghanistan about how one of the two goals of being in Afghanistan was to get Osama bin Laden. He was killed during the Obama administration but Biden was infamously against that action. It showed how “risk-averse” he was, more so even than Barack Obama who was infamously risk-averse, stunting the ability to deal with many problems in the Middle East and problems like ISIS."... More...

This afghan woman screams at biden a piece of her mind     Democrats please watch! 

Tucker Carlson Raises Question: Why Are 'Knives' Suddenly Out for Biden? " 'We’ve learned a lot in the past five days. Maybe the important thing we’ve learned is that Joe Biden is not capable of running the country. Joe Biden is senile. Saying that out loud is not an attack on Biden,” Carlson began as he kicked off his opening monologue.

"He went on to say that everyone in Biden’s inner circle has long been aware that he is “senile” but they allowed him to run for president anyway and that he won largely with the help of the major left-leaning press."...   Thank you, CNN and NBC,

Biden Needs to See a Dementia Specialist Right Now if the Mayo Clinic Is Right  ...".Remarkably, the list of symptoms for dementia provided by the Mayo Clinic could alternatively be used as a checklist of odd behaviors exhibited by Biden.

"Those symptoms are a number of cognitive and psychological changes, including:. . . "

Jimmy Kimmel, meet Joe Biden

 

Biden’s Senility Takes Center-Stage on Jimmy Kimmel, His Political Excuse-Making Was Worse  "Joe Biden went on Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night. In typical fashion, he did nothing to help his prospects, ranting against the Supreme Court on the same day it was revealed a deranged liberal tried to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

"Here’s what my colleague Nick Arama had to say about that.

On a day including an assassination attempt against Justice Brett Kavanaugh and vile tweets directed at his family, you would think Biden might try to present a unifying, calming presence. No such luck. Biden didn’t even bring it up or condemn it, and Kimmel never asked about it. Indeed, Biden attacked the draft decision of the Supreme Court calling it “ridiculous.” He whipped up more anger against the Court and indicated that he would try to get around the decision.

"But as I’ve shared before, the new rules on incitement and rhetoric don’t apply to the left. Thus, Biden will never be questioned for continuing to stoke irrational hate over a decision that might make it a little bit tougher to kill babies in the womb. The immorality on display is stunning.

"And you know what else is stunning? Just how senile Joe Biden is. I mean, that’s not the main reason I’m posting this clip for discussion, but how can you ignore how bad this is?". . .

Biden pushes voters to polls for gun control and abortion in rare TV interview; Katherine Doyle, White House Reporter

Joe Biden Joins Jimmy Kimmel To Embarrass Himself

Fast clips: Even Kimmel had to stop Biden from talking…. In a planned, staged bs interview. He is a disaster…

CNN media analyst on Kimmel interview: Biden needs 'exposure' that isn't too 'challenging for him'

Biden’s Approval Rating Even Worse Than Trump’s Despite Constant Media Fawning

That’s also a record high for a president who is propped up by the propaganda press daily as a “healing” leader who deserves no blame for the nation’s border crisis, skyrocketing inflation, nearly $5 per gallon gas price average, baby formula shortage, supply-chain crisis, fatal Afghanistan withdrawal, and more. 

Shapiro: There’s something wrong with a White House that puts Biden on Kimmel and McConaughey in the press room

Jimmy Kimmel did not ask Joe Biden about the Democrat terrorist who showed up at the home of a Supreme Court Justice with a gun to murder him after Democrats encouraged people to harass the justices at their homes. Biden didn't even bother to bring it up to call for peace.

. . . “It’s all screwed up,” Kimmel commented concerning progressives being unable to implement their leftist agenda.

Well, it is screwed up,” Biden affirmed. “But we are only a few votes away from being able to straighten it out.”

"Kimmel commented that many of the nation’s problems could be blamed on a “death star pumping false information into our brains.”

"Biden summed up the interview by tellingly replying, “Fox, right?”

Biden takes shot at Trump and Republicans on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

He went on to say that the GOP has undergone “a radical shift” since Trump was elected, moving “hard right,” and its members often vote against what many call “common-sense” gun control because they’re afraid of being voted out of office.

“This is not your father’s Republican Party,” Biden said. “This is a MAGA party, a very different Republican Party and you find people who are worried, I believe, that if they vote for rational gun policy, they’re gonna be primaried and they’re going to lose in a hard-right Republican primary.”

He said, however, that the American people must in fact make gun control a voting issue in order to pass the reform measures that will likely die in the current Senate.

 Biden Glitched so Badly During His Interview That Jimmy Kimmel Had to Cut to a Commercial  

“Look how the press has changed. Look how the press is it has changed,” Biden said, before he started making up words. ” I know you get—you overstand [sic] it. You don’t just understand it, you overstand. But here’s the deal. One of the things is that it’s very difficult now, to have a… even… with notable exceptions, even a really good reporters, they have to get number clicks on… on… nightly news. So instead of asking the question, anyway, it just, everything gets… gets sensationalized… in ways… but I’m convinced we can get through this. We have to get through it. And one of the things, look—”

“I’m going to take a break,” Kimmel interrupted, clearly seeing Biden was glitching and wasn’t able to complete a coherent idea. “and then we’ll talk a little bit more.”

More evidence that Biden will not be allowed to run for re-election in 2024

Forgive us, Mr. Franklin!

 More evidence that Biden will not be allowed to run for re-election in 2024 - American Thinker   "Now that we live in a political system run by the shadowy figures, we have to look to indirect indicators of what is really going on among our rulers. The people who decided that since Bernie Sanders would lose to Donald Trump in 2020, they would install dementia-afflicted 3-time presidential loser Joe Biden as the Democrats’ nominee, and manipulate election law to ensure that he was elected, signal to their media lackeys what their priorities are.  

"Much as Kremlinologists used to analyze the power dynamics of the ruling clique by observing who stood next to whom in the reviewing stands for May Day parades, we have to analyze the inner workings of our genuine rulers by watching what their flunkies in the media decide what is and what isn’t worth publicizing.

"There is strong evidence that a decision has been made to ensure Biden does not run in 2024. Up until now, a vow of omerta (silence) has been the guiding principle for handling news of Hunter Biden’s criminality and the implication of his father in the scandals. . ." 

IRS whistleblower claims he has PROOF Biden administration is 'improperly handling' Hunter probe | Daily Mail Online . . ." 'It's deeply concerning that the Biden Administration may be obstructing justice by blocking efforts to charge Hunter Biden for tax violations,' he said. He said his panel was following the 'Biden's tangled web of complex corporate and financial records.'" 'It's clear from our investigation that Hunter and other members of the Biden family engaged in deceptive, shady business schemes to avoid scrutiny as they made millions from foreign adversaries like China. We've been wondering all along where the heck the DOJ and the IRS have been. Now it appears the Biden Administration may have been working overtime to prevent the Bidens from facing any consequences.'

"Biden has not been charged with a crime."  

'Radical feminist' groups break with Biden, join GOP in support of women's sports bill: 'Height of hypocrisy' | Fox News

Human tidal wave is waiting for border to open May 11 -- Biden has no plan to stop it (nypost.com)   "Yet he has no plans to deal with the flood of newcomers the move will unleash — with as many as 40,000 now already massed on the Mexican side, alarming officials."

Biden Is Even Worse than Obama › American Greatness . . . "Unimaginably, Joe Biden is a worse president than Barack Obama, a complete phony and a disaster in every way possible, as is the deep state that controls much of his agenda." 

Then There Were Nine: Comer Alleges A Wider Range of Potential Biden Beneficiaries from Possible Influence Peddling – JONATHAN TURLEY  "House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has revealed that there are not three but nine members of the Biden family that may have benefitted from suspected influence peddling efforts. For those of us who have long criticized the corrupt practices of the Biden family, the identity of these other family members is intriguing after the Committee secured new bank and financial records. Democratic members again insisted that there is no need to investigate such influence peddling.

"The new information on the Biden family is due largely to the takeover of the House by the GOP. Previously, Democrats blocked efforts to investigate influence peddling by the Biden family for years.". . .

We must know and fear this Democrat party, its members, and those of the American public which selects them to run this formerly great nation. TD

"With Friends Like Biden, WHO Needs Enemies?!"

When I am incompetent at a job I know it and am quick to turn it over to someone better. How can this dull-witted man not know how worse-than-useless he is? TD

Joe Biden Runs Like a Scared Dog From His Pro-Hamas Position, As His Political Fortunes Sour

Now what? My general feeling is that it's too late. Biden's political fortunes continue to collapse precisely because he's an indecisive, weak leader whose first instinct is to capitulate to crying Islamists. . .

"Leave it to Joe Biden, the worst foreign policy mind in American history, to also manage to take the cake domestically. 

"In perhaps the dumbest political move in decades, the president recently pledged to cut off arms shipments to Israel while demanding they not enter Rafah to finish off Hamas. Biden did so in an ill-fated attempt to appease his far-left flank, which is populated by woke "pro-Palestinians" who've never met an Islamist they didn't like. 

"As I wrote recently, that worked about as well as expected. Namely, it didn't work at all and they still hate him. " . . .

"The bigger problem for Biden was that in his attempt to suck up to the pro-Hamas faction, he managed to anger a far larger contingent of Americans, of which polling shows the overwhelming majority support Israel in its ongoing conflict. Thus, the desperate walk back has begun." . . . 

Biden and His ‘Ironclad’ Support of Israel  . . ."With rockets pouring into Israel from Lebanon and Gaza after the most murderous barbaric attack of October 7,  “The Biden administration told Congress it would waive sanctions on military sales to several Middle Eastern nations the day before President Biden himself publicly declared that the U.S. would not give Israel offensive aid if it invaded Rafah. (Israel had already begun to invade Rafah.)

"Some of those countries have been accused playing an active role in the proliferation of Hamas and other terror groups intent on wiping Israel off the map." . . .

Democrat Believes Joe Biden’s Israel Threat Took Unnecessary 'Pressure off of Hamas' - Sarah Arnold    "A top House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member is accusing President Joe Biden of taking the pressure off Hamas by withholding weapons from Israel. 

"Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) blamed Biden for letting Hamas terrorists off the hook after he was asked by CNN News Central co-host John Berman if he agreed with the president’s of withholding weapons from Israel should the country invade Rafah." . . . 

With Friends Like Biden, WHO Needs Enemies?! THIS WaPo Biden/Israel BOMBSHELL Should End His Presidency   Raylan Givens posted:

The Washington Post is reporting a BOMBSHELL from the Biden admin. The US is offering Israel a deal as follows: in exchange for Israel ending the Rafah operation and not continuing further, the US will give Israel “specific and high quality” intelligence that will help the IDF locate Sinwar and uncover the remaining tunnels in Gaza. My analysis on this will follow shortly.

Never Trumpers Dump Biden After Israel Betrayal

. . ."Biden’s people bet that they could slap an arms embargo on Israel and still draw in Never Trumpers. That’s proving to be a bad bet. He forgot that most of these folks disliked Obama’s policies and only backed Biden because he was supposed to be a moderate. Now after Afghanistan, Israel is looking like the last straw for a lot of people who, both Jewish and non-Jewish, had been committed Never Trumpers." . . .  Jonah Goldberg:

Fwiw. I’ve heard from a LOT of reliably anti-Trump people - I mean really, really, anti-Trump people - who have had it with Biden tonight. Anecdotal, to be sure. But very telling in my circle.

 Biden Lauds Anti-Israel Congresswoman: ‘More Courage, Chutzpah, Stamina than Anyone’   . . ."Jayapal, whose courage, chutzpah and stamina Biden praised, has a history of anti-Israel statements.

"On May 1, she was one of 55 members of Congress who urged the White House to withhold military aid to the Jewish state.

"In December, the congresswoman twice hedged her condemnations of Hamas terrorists raping Israeli women.

Seen Joe Biden lately? What about the Joe Biden who debated Paul Ryan in 2012?

Tony Branco

Just remember Joe brought his A-game to the last debate.

2012: Vice President Joe Biden's smiles and laughter during the vice presidential debate made him look bullying and deranged.  "WHAT WAS THAT ALL about?  "The inappropriate smiles, the aggressive laughs, the all but unhinged finger-pumping raging at moderator Martha Raddatz--I suppose Vice President Joe Biden could have come in with a less appropriate performance last night. I just don't know how.
"Then there was the substance. The vice president's charges that Rep. Paul Ryan was lying were totally predictable and effectively answered.   Joe had "gravitas"?

Naturally, Democrats loved Biden's rudeness but Republicans seemed to be arguing in the wind

Way Back In 2019, Questions About Joe Biden’s Mental Fitness Creep Into Mainstream . . . Biden sparked questions about himself with a bizarre reference to record players while answering a question about the legacy of slavery." . . . 

Biden said.
Zack Beauchamp, a writer with left-wing website Vox, argued that Biden’s strange answer “has to raise questions about Biden’s mental fitness for office, especially given his age.”  . . .

Biden’s Debate Performances Raise the Question: What???   "The hits just keep on coming for Joe Biden at the Democratic debates. By hits, of course, I mean weird, off-putting moments that haunt the mind long after one has been released from the brightly lit prison of the cable news debate stage." . . .

Even SNL had fun with Biden and the debate:  

The UK Guardian gave Biden points  . . . "Biden is an incorrigible ham. On the split-screen, while Ryan spoke, he could be seen grinning, chuckling, shaking his head, throwing his hands to the skies or hanging his head in exaggerated disbelief, a widely varying sequence of gestures that all amounted to "can you believe this guy?" When the questioning turned to religious faith, Biden simply adopted a completely different voice, husky and several tones lower. With exuberant disingenuousness, he referred to Ryan as "my friend" more than a dozen times. But it all seemed to work. It worked much better, certainly, than Obama's decision to act as if the split-screen wasn't there." . . .

Joe "yelled a lot"

Here It Goes – DNC Says Joe Biden Needs Chair and Desk for Next Debate…   . . . "The Club knows Biden does best in debate formats when sitting down at a desk; just like the 2012 debate between Biden and Paul Ryan. 
"CNN is hosting the debate, and CNN is the most friendly control operation for the needs of the Club.  So what happens… CNN and The Club agree to a small venue town hall format where Joe Biden will be sitting down at a desk to debate Bernie Sanders.

"It is all predictable in the extreme:" . . .
. . . 
"The “audience members” who ask questions will all be plants by the Club and CNN; and the Biden campaign will be provided all of the topics and questions well in advance to assist their rehearsal efforts just like they did for Hillary in 2016.   Wash-Rinse-Repeat."

Trump Ukraine Transcript: Asked for Biden Review, But Made No Mention of Withholding Military Aid

Legal Insurrection  "President Donald Trump released the transcript of his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that took place on July 25 from 9:03 AM to 9:33 AM.

"It shows that he asked Zelensky for a review on Vice President Joe Biden’s family dealings in Ukraine.

"However, Trump did not threaten to withhold “military aid as part of a quid-pro-quo, as Democrats have suggested in pressing forward with impeachment.”

"You can read the transcript here: WhiteHouse.gov:

"From Fox News:

It begins with the president congratulating Zelensky on his election victory, before Trump eventually broaches the subject former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

“There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great,” Trump said in the phone call. “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it…It sounds horrible to me.”

That refers to Joe Biden, while vice president, urging Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, while Shokin was investigating the natural gas firm Burisma Holdings — where Hunter Biden was on the board. Biden has maintained that corruption concerns prompted his intervention.

"Zelensky told Trump Ukraine’s new prosecutor would look into the controversy surrounding Biden and his son Hunter Biden working with a Ukrainian company:

“He or she will look into the situation specifically to the company that you mentioned in this issue, the issue of the investigation of the case is actually the issue to restore the honesty so we will take care of that and we will work on the investigation of the case.”

The president told Zelensky he wanted his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and Attorney General Bill Barr to get involved.

“I will have Mr. Giuliani give you call and I’m also going to have Attorney General Barr call and we will get to the bottom if it. I’m sure you will figure it out,” he said.

"I see on Twitter people saying it implicates Trump, but it lacks the quid-pro-quo the Democrats latched onto as an excuse for an impeachment inquiry. Supposedly Trump threatened not to hand over $400 million of military aid to Ukraine.

"Yet, in the transcript, Zelensky says the matter of Biden is also important to him:. . . "

Ukraine call transcript shows Trump sought Biden probe, asked about DNC server – but made no mention of US aid
. . . “There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great,” Trump said in the phone call. “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it…It sounds horrible to me.”

"This refers to Joe Biden, while vice president, urging Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who was investigating the natural gas firm Burisma Holdings — where Hunter Biden was on the board. Biden has maintained that corruption concerns prompted his intervention.
"Trump, in the run-up to the transcript's release, was accused by Democrats of essentially pressuring a foreign power to investigate a political opponent, as Biden is now a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
"On Monday, it was reported that Trump had even ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before the phone call with Zelensky, a detail that fueled impeachment calls and led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to announce a formal impeachment inquiry Tuesday. But the call transcript does not show Trump mentioning the aid as a bargaining chip or otherwise — though Zelensky did appear to reference military aid early in the call, when he thanked Trump for "great support in the area of defense.' " . . .

Cory Booker dodges question about Biden's Ukraine ties, says Trump's actions a 'bridge too far'