Scott Jennings has provided a thoughtful and much needed conservative voice to CNN, who is often validated with his points about President Joe Biden's decline. On Wednesday morning during "CNN News Central," he pointed out the shameful "big lie" that has been going on this election cycle when it comes to gaslighting about the president's mental acuity.
Jennings was asked by CNN's Sara Sidner about how "the Republicans have to be licking their chops, so to speak, as they're watching this. Because they haven't really come out and said anything because they don't have to, right?" While he pointed out that "Donald Trump, I think, has gone radio silent, which is the best thing he can do," he also launched into the bigger issue. It's not so much how Republicans are acting.
"Look, I think the big lie of 2024 is the idea that what happened on Thursday night to Joe Biden is an anomaly or an aberration," Jennings explained. He went on to mention damning reports from more liberal outlets, such as a piece by Alex Thompson at Axios, with Jennings summarizing "that there's been a three-and-a-half-year coverup to try to keep Joe Biden away from other people so folks wouldn't see just how bad it is."
This is just one of many, though, as Jennings also shared "the most alarming article I read yesterday" came from The New York Times. As he explained it, the piece "said his lapses in meetings are getting worse and more frequent," as he specifically pointed out how "here was a paragraph in that story where senior diplomatic officials in the United States and in Europe said that they weren't sure you could put Joe Biden in the same room as other world leaders right now."
The article, "Biden’s Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome," takes nearly 20 minutes to listen to and also delves into another frequent area of concern, which is how involved First Lady Jill Biden and First Son Hunter Biden are in propping the president up and blaming others for not doing a better job to hide what we can all see with our own eyes.
Oof. Joe, Jill and Hunter tried to
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2024
blame the debate catastrophe on staff/advisors and now they are slamming back with leaks containing damning details.
“The preparations, which took place over six days, never started before 11 a.m. and Mr. Biden was given time for an afternoon…
Jennings also brought up another bogus excuse from the Biden camp, including the president himself.
"Last night, Joe Biden told donors to the Democratic Party that the reason he was bad on Thursday night was because of his foreign travel -- a trip that ended 12 days before the debate," Jennings reminded.
Such a claim came during Biden's Tuesday night fundraiser in McLean, Virginia. Even before it was confirmed during last Thursday's debate performance how poorly the president really is faring, the commonwealth looks to be a swing state. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin certainly is ready and willing to help Trump win, and the former president and governor were campaigning there last Friday.
Jennings also made another key point about Biden during the debate, as bad as he came off. "What we saw on Thursday night was Joe Biden at his best. Seven days of rest, prep with his top staff. That was Joe Biden at his best," he reminded.
He then went on to raise concerns that have been on the minds of many, and for those of us paying attention, have been on our minds for months now. "I've honestly stopped worrying about the campaign and I have one question. Who is running the White House today? Who is making decisions today? I'm not really worried about the presidency in January. I'm worried about it right now. We have serious problems going on right now and I don't really think Joe Biden is up to the task today, let alone seven months from today."
The Big Lie of the 2024 campaign is that Biden’s debate performance was an anomaly. That was Joe Biden AT HIS BEST, fully rested and fully prepped. My latest for @CNN. pic.twitter.com/eWCwAEJTt3
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) July 3, 2024
Throughout all of this, the Biden camp has certainly been scrambling to figure out what to do as fellow Democrats panic and even flee. The president himself has been pushed into meeting with several Democratic governors on Wednesday, including those who appear eager to replace him should that opportunity arise.
Meanwhile, the White House, especially Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, continues to gaslight the American people on concerns to do with the president, just as she did during Tuesday's briefing, the first since last Thursday's debate.