KJP: blames Biden disastrous debate jet lag 2 weeks after trip, cold, That was my bad

On 7/3/2024, The White House press pool on Wednesday continued to grill Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s mental state. White House reporters from Fox News, CBS, CNN, ABC, Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, Newsmax, and NBC on 7/2/2024 repeatedly grilled Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline following his disastrous debate performance. On 7/3/2024, They did not let up and continued to pepper KJP with questions about Biden’s cognitive decline, light schedule and reported daily naps.

REPORTER: If “jet lag” was really a reason for Biden’s disastrous debate performance, why didn’t you just say that yesterday?

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “That was my bad.”

REPORTER: How is it possible that Biden would suffer from “jet lag” two weeks after he got back from his trip…?

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “It’s the jet lag AND also the cold, right?”

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KJP: blames Biden disastrous debate jet lag 2 weeks after trip, cold, That was my bad

Key Points

On 7/3/2024, The White House press pool on Wednesday continued to grill Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s mental state

• White House reporters from Fox News, CBS, CNN, ABC, Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, Newsmax, and NBC on 7/2/2024 repeatedly grilled Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline following his disastrous debate performance
• On 7/3/2024, They did not let up and continued to pepper KJP with questions about Biden’s cognitive decline, light schedule and reported daily naps
• REPORTER: If “jet lag” was really a reason for Biden’s disastrous debate performance, why didn’t you just say that yesterday

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• And I did want to follow up on what Simon brought up, I think others as well
• You did get numerous questions yesterday about the President’s debate performance
• You didn’t mention travel, the jet lag, the foreign trip
• So I think you can understand why it was a little bit puzzling to hear the President mentioning that as his explanation for the first time last night
• Can you clarify whether when you took the podium yesterday, did you not know that that was a bad That is my bad
• That is part of, definitely part of the explanation of what had occurred
• But we were so focused, I was so focused on the cold
• And that’s what I kind of leaned into and talked about
• But yes, his schedule did have something to do with it
• There’s no question that international travel can be rigorous

Full transcript: 733 words transcribed via Whisper AI.