Following last week’s debate performance by President Biden, Axios published a piece saying the quiet part out loud about who really runs the country.
The report, headlined “Behind the Curtain: Biden oligarchy will decide fate," notes that the only way the commander in chief will step aside is if a “small group of lifelong loyalists who enabled his run suddenly—and shockingly—decides it’s time for him to call it quits.”
Why it matters: Dr. Jill Biden; his younger sister, Valerie Biden; and 85-year-old Ted Kaufman, the president's longtime friend and constant adviser — plus a small band of White House advisers — are the only Biden deciders.
This decades-long kitchen cabinet operates as an extended family, council of elders and governing oligarchy. These allies alone hold sway over decisions big and small in Biden's life and presidency.
- The president engaged in no organized process outside his family in deciding to run for a second term, the N.Y. Times' Peter Baker reports.
- Then Biden alone made the decision, people close to him tell us.
Behind the scenes: If Biden stays in, it's for the same reason he decided to run again: He and the oligarchy believe he has a much better chance of beating former President Trump than Vice President Harris does. (Axios)
Critics highlighted Axios's admission, especially considering those on the right were criticized as conspiracy theorists for making the same argument.
Regime media suddenly admits an unelected “oligarchy” surrounding Biden is really in charge of the country.
— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) June 29, 2024
“This decades-long kitchen cabinet operates as an … governing oligarchy. These allies alone hold sway over decisions big and small in Biden's life and presidency.” pic.twitter.com/8nk6ksoxyr
To save democracy, we must defer to an oligarchy! 🤣
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) June 30, 2024
"(Biden) and the oligarchy believe he has a much better chance of beating former President Trump than Vice President Harris does"
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) June 30, 2024
Only far-right conspirators think an oligarchy controls the Federal government. Are we doing this right? pic.twitter.com/Fbz5jOgDrK
it’s amazing to watch the entire media suddenly morph into far-right extremist conspiracy theorists https://t.co/XHxax8sh0P pic.twitter.com/d20Y7kFBF7
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) June 29, 2024
