After Thursday’s disastrous CNN debate, President Joe Biden and the First Lady Jill tried to get ahead of the inevitable backlash, glossing over the debacle with a flurry of soft-ball publicity appearances.
A quick stop off at a debate viewing party held by ardent Biden-loyalists was followed by a midnight visit to an Atlanta Waffle House.
As the President – still looking stunned after his televised humiliation – greeted fellow diners who awkwardly remained seated, Jill swept up to the counter and giggled: ‘Order for Biden.’
But, for all her slick attempts to paper over the cracks, what happened next seemed highly revealing of her behind-the-scenes panic.
One of the reporters who had made their way into the Waffle House alongside TV crews asked the President how he thought he’d performed in the debate with Donald Trump.
‘I think we did well,’ Biden said, before straining a smile as he was hammered with follow-up questions about ‘concerns’ over his competency.
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