RUSH TRANSCRIPT The Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal is out with ░░░░░░░░ new piece entitled behind ░░░░░░░░ doors Biden shows signs ░░░░░░░░ slipping The journal says ░░░░░░░░ spoke with both Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who had their ░░░░░░░░ in meetings with Biden ░░░░░░░░ briefed on them but ░░░░░░░░ only on the record ░░░░░░░░ critics in the article ░░░░░░░░ one is former speaker ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy The journal writes ░░░░░░░░ By the way they ░░░░░░░░ quoted Mike Johnson People ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson and admit ░░░░░░░░ this is basically House ░░░░░░░░ whacking Why didn t ░░░░░░░░ ask Marjorie Taylor Greene ░░░░░░░░ lauren It s shocking ░░░░░░░░ when you see what ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy has said repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ and behind the scenes ░░░░░░░░ Biden on those same ░░░░░░░░ when they were negotiating ░░░░░░░░ strong feelings you re ░░░░░░░░ about this article comes ░░░░░░░░ because the context of ░░░░░░░░ race and these two ░░░░░░░░ it s interesting That ░░░░░░░░ all I ll say ░░░░░░░░ That flies in the ░░░░░░░░ face of what McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ about Biden s effectiveness ░░░░░░░░ the past From Politico ░░░░░░░░ year quote In public ░░░░░░░░ he did in this ░░░░░░░░ While privately telling allies ░░░░░░░░ he found the president ░░░░░░░░ and substantive in their ░░░░░░░░ A contradiction that left ░░░░░░░░ deep impression on the ░░░░░░░░ House This from The ░░░░░░░░ York Times Privately Mr ░░░░░░░░ has told allies that ░░░░░░░░ has found Mr Biden ░░░░░░░░ be mentally sharp in ░░░░░░░░ This from the hill ░░░░░░░░ professional Very smart Very ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ told reporters at the ░░░░░░░░ of his talks with ░░░░░░░░ Willie I could go ░░░░░░░░ and on with things ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy and others ░░░░░░░░ said about negotiating with ░░░░░░░░ Biden I could also ░░░░░░░░ about what the French ░░░░░░░░ said when they were ░░░░░░░░ with him and what ░░░░░░░░ told me And friends ░░░░░░░░ I have in that ░░░░░░░░ delegation were a part ░░░░░░░░ those negotiations who said ░░░░░░░░ macron came out like ░░░░░░░░ Okay He s a ░░░░░░░░ tougher than what we ░░░░░░░░ Actually I think macron ░░░░░░░░ of got his backup ░░░░░░░░ Biden was pressing so ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ same thing about middle ░░░░░░░░ people I talked to ░░░░░░░░ people are suggesting that ░░░░░░░░ you know a bit ░░░░░░░░ tough in negotiations that ░░░░░░░░ United States throws their ░░░░░░░░ around a little bit ░░░░░░░░ much But what is ░░░░░░░░ shocking about this article ░░░░░░░░ they go to Kevin ░░░░░░░░ as their main source ░░░░░░░░ other House Republicans The ░░░░░░░░ House Republicans Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ just there lied through ░░░░░░░░ teeth repeatedly and Mike ░░░░░░░░ who got to power ░░░░░░░░ on the big lie ░░░░░░░░ are using people around ░░░░░░░░ and Kevin McCarthy to ░░░░░░░░ this Trump hit piece ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden But again ░░░░░░░░ is the quote Kevin ░░░░░░░░ mocked Biden s age ░░░░░░░░ mental acuity in public ░░░░░░░░ is from Politico last ░░░░░░░░ While privately telling allies ░░░░░░░░ in private he found ░░░░░░░░ president to be sharp ░░░░░░░░ substantive I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ you about my meetings ░░░░░░░░ the president over the ░░░░░░░░ year Willie and I ░░░░░░░░ to Mike and Mika ░░░░░░░░ it I said in ░░░░░░░░ time the guy you ░░░░░░░░ both of those guys ░░░░░░░░ there I ve spent ░░░░░░░░ with both of those ░░░░░░░░ privately I ve spent ░░░░░░░░ with Biden and Trump ░░░░░░░░ I ve spent time ░░░░░░░░ every House Speaker over ░░░░░░░░ past 30 years and ░░░░░░░░ Biden I m not ░░░░░░░░ it s just not ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ about international affairs if ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ to get bipartisan legislation ░░░░░░░░ Biden is light years ░░░░░░░░ of all of them ░░░░░░░░ the fact that The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal knew those ░░░░░░░░ were out there the ░░░░░░░░ I m not looking ░░░░░░░░ the Reporter People outlines ░░░░░░░░ the Reporter There are ░░░░░░░░ line of editors that ░░░░░░░░ behind every story is ░░░░░░░░ The editors saw that ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy had a habit ░░░░░░░░ saying one thing in ░░░░░░░░ lying in public and ░░░░░░░░ privately telling his aides ░░░░░░░░ the opposite That Biden ░░░░░░░░ sharp that he was ░░░░░░░░ and substantive In the ░░░░░░░░ meeting that Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ now telling The Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal Biden was out ░░░░░░░░ it he went out ░░░░░░░░ he told reporters after ░░░░░░░░ meeting that the meeting ░░░░░░░░ quote the best yet ░░░░░░░░ are making progress and ░░░░░░░░ m going to be ░░░░░░░░ to Joe Biden every ░░░░░░░░ Very professional Very smart ░░░░░░░░ tough I just don ░░░░░░░░ know what to say ░░░░░░░░ really don t know ░░░░░░░░ to say here Let ░░░░░░░░ begin with the fact ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden is 81 ░░░░░░░░ old and Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the way will be ░░░░░░░░ next week So he ░░░░░░░░ not much younger So ░░░░░░░░ does he move a ░░░░░░░░ slower and speak a ░░░░░░░░ softer than he did ░░░░░░░░ years ago when he ░░░░░░░░ vice president Yes As ░░░░░░░░ Speaker McCarthy said in ░░░░░░░░ piece Sure does I ░░░░░░░░ most 81 year olds ░░░░░░░░ or most people are ░░░░░░░░ than they were 15 ░░░░░░░░ ago This does have ░░░░░░░░ feeling of Trump laundering ░░░░░░░░ attacks in the The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal The important ░░░░░░░░ about notes President use ░░░░░░░░ in meetings That is ░░░░░░░░ unusual They might have ░░░░░░░░ sheet they might have ░░░░░░░░ card in front of ░░░░░░░░ with some points they ░░░░░░░░ to make I would ░░░░░░░░ point out Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a person who follows ░░░░░░░░ with a printer to ░░░░░░░░ things out for him ░░░░░░░░ he can have hard ░░░░░░░░ so he can read ░░░░░░░░ notes and facts and ░░░░░░░░ often that he rattles ░░░░░░░░ And the other point ░░░░░░░░ make is will The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal have a ░░░░░░░░ about Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ mental acuity All you ░░░░░░░░ to do is watch ░░░░░░░░ 90 minutes of that ░░░░░░░░ News interview over the ░░░░░░░░ and you could go ░░░░░░░░ and do an entire ░░░░░░░░ of articles on someone ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem to ░░░░░░░░ it altogether Mike Barnicle ░░░░░░░░ re very plugged into ░░░░░░░░ White House What is ░░░░░░░░ early reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ I can t say ░░░░░░░░ on the air You ░░░░░░░░ t just say it ░░░░░░░░ the air what the ░░░░░░░░ is actually I am ░░░░░░░░ of actually embarrassed for ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal with ░░░░░░░░ piece and there is ░░░░░░░░ at least to me ░░░░░░░░ others Richard anyone who ░░░░░░░░ spent any time at ░░░░░░░░ Joe Mika you Anybody ░░░░░░░░ spent any time at ░░░░░░░░ with Joe Biden knows ░░░░░░░░ thing about Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ all else he is ░░░░░░░░ talker he s a ░░░░░░░░ So here is the ░░░░░░░░ in this piece With ░░░░░░░░ running out of munitions ░░░░░░░░ White House called together ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers and discussed what ░░░░░░░░ would take to get ░░░░░░░░ funding along with the ░░░░░░░░ of border security changes ░░░░░░░░ by Republicans The president ░░░░░░░░ so slowly around the ░░░░░░░░ room to greet the ░░░░░░░░ two dozen congressional leaders ░░░░░░░░ it took about 10 ░░░░░░░░ for the meeting to ░░░░░░░░ Some people who attended ░░░░░░░░ Two dozen people around ░░░░░░░░ table and it took ░░░░░░░░ 10 minutes to go ░░░░░░░░ I m amazed it ░░░░░░░░ t take him an ░░░░░░░░ Everyone he meets he ░░░░░░░░ 10 minutes to talk ░░░░░░░░ them about everyone So ░░░░░░░░ was a classic classic ░░░░░░░░ piece Probably ordered up ░░░░░░░░ the 93 year old ░░░░░░░░ time married Rupert Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ the weekend probably you ░░░░░░░░ But I mean this ░░░░░░░░ is so tilted so ░░░░░░░░ the mark Is he ░░░░░░░░ years old He is ░░░░░░░░ bit slower in terms ░░░░░░░░ his reaction to some ░░░░░░░░ Probably That I don ░░░░░░░░ know We don t ░░░░░░░░ I do know Richard ░░░░░░░░ you ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ I m sure who ░░░░░░░░ been with him in ░░░░░░░░ security meetings I ve ░░░░░░░░ with people who have ░░░░░░░░ with him in the ░░░░░░░░ Room where he literally ░░░░░░░░ around the globe on ░░░░░░░░ chart in the Situation ░░░░░░░░ I ve never been ░░░░░░░░ there but electronically and ░░░░░░░░ points out the weakness ░░░░░░░░ strengths with the United ░░░░░░░░ with other countries with ░░░░░░░░ notes He is an ░░░░░░░░ year old president of ░░░░░░░░ United States who gets ░░░░░░░░ every day and has ░░░░░░░░ deal with b b ░░░░░░░░ and his son is ░░░░░░░░ trial and an addict ░░░░░░░░ on his mind all ░░░░░░░░ time This piece is ░░░░░░░░ But Mike it s ░░░░░░░░ that complicated It s ░░░░░░░░ not You know Look ░░░░░░░░ they quote We don ░░░░░░░░ have to talk to ░░░░░░░░ but the person they ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy who is ░░░░░░░░ source Again Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ is on actually a ░░░░░░░░ of a p r ░░░░░░░░ right now to clean ░░░░░░░░ the fact and Politico ░░░░░░░░ a story about this ░░░░░░░░ fact he lies and ░░░░░░░░ fact he bounces back ░░░░░░░░ forth He is trying ░░░░░░░░ go on a basically ░░░░░░░░ r tour but we ░░░░░░░░ t have to ask ░░░░░░░░ leaders but please feel ░░░░░░░░ to jump in Let ░░░░░░░░ just talk to the ░░░░░░░░ that was the source ░░░░░░░░ this story and quoted ░░░░░░░░ mocked Biden s age ░░░░░░░░ mental acute in public ░░░░░░░░ privately telling allies in ░░░░░░░░ he found him sharp ░░░░░░░░ substantive and called him ░░░░░░░░ professional and very smart ░░░░░░░░ very tough and this ░░░░░░░░ meeting again the Wall ░░░░░░░░ journal is basing this ░░░░░░░░ on on Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ lies Kevin McCarthy s ░░░░░░░░ which it s in ░░░░░░░░ press There is a ░░░░░░░░ of quotes from Kevin ░░░░░░░░ and people around Kevin ░░░░░░░░ saying that Biden is ░░░░░░░░ He is mentally sharp ░░░░░░░░ I mean yeah So ░░░░░░░░ ahead and talk about ░░░░░░░░ I talked about and ░░░░░░░░ to world leaders But ░░░░░░░░ it s just not ░░░░░░░░ No it s not ░░░░░░░░ went to a guy ░░░░░░░░ has admitted that he ░░░░░░░░ in public and that ░░░░░░░░ Biden is very sharp ░░░░░░░░ two Republican speakers is ░░░░░░░░ to recall in the ░░░░░░░░ past Kevin McCarthy and ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Democrats saved Mike ░░░░░░░░ with their croats They ░░░░░░░░ to save Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ he was up and ░░░░░░░░ is out Why Because ░░░░░░░░ was universal Even from ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ a liar That is ░░░░░░░░ he didn t get ░░░░░░░░ support.