RUSH TRANSCRIPT A little ░░░░░░░░ sleep Perhaps it was ░░░░░░░░ event during the day ░░░░░░░░ at night On debate ░░░░░░░░ 90 minutes starting at ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M Joe ░░░░░░░░ was fresh off back ░░░░░░░░ back trips to Europe ░░░░░░░░ to Normandy for the ░░░░░░░░ anniversary of d day ░░░░░░░░ a state dinner with ░░░░░░░░ macron and then to ░░░░░░░░ for the G7 followed ░░░░░░░░ a flight across 12 ░░░░░░░░ zones to L A ░░░░░░░░ a fundraiser with former ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama Just 33 ░░░░░░░░ later he was headed ░░░░░░░░ to the East Coast ░░░░░░░░ debate was also two ░░░░░░░░ after his son Hunter ░░░░░░░░ convicted on three felony ░░░░░░░░ charges and faces prison ░░░░░░░░ President Biden painfully told ░░░░░░░░ he would not pardon ░░░░░░░░ son I really question ░░░░░░░░ schedule It makes me ░░░░░░░░ that he was moving ░░░░░░░░ the world on four ░░░░░░░░ time zones It seems ░░░░░░░░ me this is a ░░░░░░░░ of discipline These were ░░░░░░░░ events that he was ░░░░░░░░ to but the stakes ░░░░░░░░ this election could not ░░░░░░░░ any higher Like many ░░░░░░░░ want to know was ░░░░░░░░ a one off episode ░░░░░░░░ a sign of what ░░░░░░░░ to come Can his ░░░░░░░░ and the president himself ░░░░░░░░ forward with more discipline ░░░░░░░░ also manage the fact ░░░░░░░░ he is 81 And ░░░░░░░░ we re at it ░░░░░░░░ s talk about his ░░░░░░░░ Age is wisdom and ░░░░░░░░ In the case of ░░░░░░░░ Biden it leads to ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan legislation passed than ░░░░░░░░ president over the past ░░░░░░░░ generations and the largest ░░░░░░░░ of NATO s alliance ░░░░░░░░ history Under Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ his age America is ░░░░░░░░ economically and militarily than ░░░░░░░░ time in half a ░░░░░░░░ While facts may not ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ friends in the far ░░░░░░░░ media those are the ░░░░░░░░ facts That is the ░░░░░░░░ truth Here s another ░░░░░░░░ Age also needs to ░░░░░░░░ managed On my 50 ░░░░░░░░ 50 lists I celebrate ░░░░░░░░ who are reaching their ░░░░░░░░ power while over 50 ░░░░░░░░ 70 80 even 90 ░░░░░░░░ yet every one of ░░░░░░░░ women are managing their ░░░░░░░░ age I I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s over ░░░░░░░░ moment in the race ░░░░░░░░ the entire narrative of ░░░░░░░░ Biden s life In ░░░░░░░░ personal and professional life ░░░░░░░░ has repeatedly risen up ░░░░░░░░ rock bottom It s ░░░░░░░░ we love about him ░░░░░░░░ many draw hope from ░░░░░░░░ empathy and his ability ░░░░░░░░ have perspective even right ░░░░░░░░ and to persevere when ░░░░░░░░ is completely counted out ░░░░░░░░ list of losses and ░░░░░░░░ is long and would ░░░░░░░░ unbearable for most In ░░░░░░░░ his wife and baby ░░░░░░░░ were killed in a ░░░░░░░░ accident He had been ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate and ░░░░░░░░ the oath of office ░░░░░░░░ his surviving son s ░░░░░░░░ room to bedsides In ░░░░░░░░ his campaign came to ░░░░░░░░ end and nearly his ░░░░░░░░ when a few months ░░░░░░░░ he suffered a brain ░░░░░░░░ His doctor told his ░░░░░░░░ of survival was less ░░░░░░░░ half just to survive ░░░░░░░░ surgery Even if he ░░░░░░░░ a long list of ░░░░░░░░ and mental limitations were ░░░░░░░░ At his bedside before ░░░░░░░░ surgery he told his ░░░░░░░░ he was proud of ░░░░░░░░ And then Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the surgery rehabilitated and ░░░░░░░░ t look back In ░░░░░░░░ his second bid for ░░░░░░░░ presidency came to another ░░░░░░░░ painful end after a ░░░░░░░░ showing in Iowa He ░░░░░░░░ near the bottom with ░░░░░░░░ than 1 of the ░░░░░░░░ His campaign bottoming out ░░░░░░░░ another low blow And ░░░░░░░░ the following summer Biden ░░░░░░░░ be back on the ░░░░░░░░ ticket as Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ running mate Five years ░░░░░░░░ a year into his ░░░░░░░░ term as vice president ░░░░░░░░ Biden s son Beau ░░░░░░░░ diagnosed with brain cancer ░░░░░░░░ to have been caused ░░░░░░░░ exposure to burn pits ░░░░░░░░ his son was serving ░░░░░░░░ Iraq as a captain ░░░░░░░░ the army national guard ░░░░░░░░ would die two years ░░░░░░░░ The second child Joe ░░░░░░░░ would have to bury ░░░░░░░░ is the lowest of ░░░░░░░░ in Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ In 2015 another political ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama chose to ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton as his ░░░░░░░░ apparent and not even ░░░░░░░░ own vice president After ░░░░░░░░ political and personal setbacks ░░░░░░░░ Biden may have questioned ░░░░░░░░ he would ever return ░░░░░░░░ presidential politics again And ░░░░░░░░ came Charlottesville and the ░░░░░░░░ racist March by white ░░░░░░░░ and neo Nazis across ░░░░░░░░ uva campus As a ░░░░░░░░ response to what he ░░░░░░░░ as a threat to ░░░░░░░░ nation s core values ░░░░░░░░ announced his third try ░░░░░░░░ the White House And ░░░░░░░░ like his first two ░░░░░░░░ campaigns he was staring ░░░░░░░░ an early exit in ░░░░░░░░ race stumbling in the ░░░░░░░░ democratic debate after a ░░░░░░░░ by Kamala Harris He ░░░░░░░░ a distant fourth in ░░░░░░░░ and an even worse ░░░░░░░░ in New Hampshire All ░░░░░░░░ just like right now ░░░░░░░░ it was over for ░░░░░░░░ man from Scranton Finishing ░░░░░░░░ and fifth and vastly ░░░░░░░░ expectations When you make ░░░░░░░░ argument that you are ░░░░░░░░ most electable Democrat in ░░░░░░░░ field and you can ░░░░░░░░ back that up it ░░░░░░░░ a serious problem Of ░░░░░░░░ for the former vice ░░░░░░░░ Very very well liked ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party But ░░░░░░░░ have to give a ░░░░░░░░ why you re running ░░░░░░░░ to watch Interview on ░░░░░░░░ set of Morning Joe ░░░░░░░░ New Hampshire Awkward for ░░░░░░░░ on the set except ░░░░░░░░ Biden as his political ░░░░░░░░ was being written Biden ░░░░░░░░ joyful and ready to ░░░░░░░░ fighting This is you ░░░░░░░░ a long haul Any ░░░░░░░░ candidate who has beat ░░░░░░░░ incumbent has been someone ░░░░░░░░ so far has been ░░░░░░░░ to get a significant ░░░░░░░░ from the African American ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump demonstrated the ░░░░░░░░ man he wants to ░░░░░░░░ against is me piece ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Post at ░░░░░░░░ time entitled no matter ░░░░░░░░ this race ends I ░░░░░░░░ proud of Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ ended quote whether his ░░░░░░░░ can survive the body ░░░░░░░░ delivered by Iowa and ░░░░░░░░ hampshire remains to be ░░░░░░░░ but Joe Biden has ░░░░░░░░ worse Yet once again ░░░░░░░░ found a way up ░░░░░░░░ rock bottom South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ his campaign new life ░░░░░░░░ he secured the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ And the rest is ░░░░░░░░ Literal literally As president ░░░░░░░░ legislative wins are unmatched ░░░░░░░░ century The American rescue ░░░░░░░░ to help the recovery ░░░░░░░░ Covid the bipartisan infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild the country ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan safer communities act ░░░░░░░░ first legislative action on ░░░░░░░░ in decades and the ░░░░░░░░ and science act He ░░░░░░░░ health care for veterans ░░░░░░░░ the pact act He ░░░░░░░░ marriage equality into law ░░░░░░░░ he got the inflation ░░░░░░░░ act passed to address ░░░░░░░░ rising costs of living ░░░░░░░░ deliver historic action on ░░░░░░░░ climate He appointed and ░░░░░░░░ confirmation of the first ░░░░░░░░ woman to the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ He protected the affordable ░░░░░░░░ act and provided billions ░░░░░░░░ student debt relief He ░░░░░░░░ the toughest most conservative ░░░░░░░░ control bill in decades ░░░░░░░░ to see it get ░░░░░░░░ by Donald Trump who ░░░░░░░░ didn t want a ░░░░░░░░ to the problem only ░░░░░░░░ issue to demagogue and ░░░░░░░░ on All the while ░░░░░░░░ solidified key international alliances ░░░░░░░░ NATO and rallied the ░░░░░░░░ in support of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the face of Russian ░░░░░░░░ Right now he is ░░░░░░░░ not one but two ░░░░░░░░ wars Days after the ░░░░░░░░ 7th massacre in Israel ░░░░░░░░ got on Air Force ░░░░░░░░ to attend an Israeli ░░░░░░░░ cabinet meeting in person ░░░░░░░░ after going to Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ by train via Poland ░░░░░░░░ the tremendous risk and ░░░░░░░░ conditions And through all ░░░░░░░░ this he delivered the ░░░░░░░░ unemployment in 40 years ░░░░░░░░ strongest dollar in 50 ░░░░░░░░ and the most successful ░░░░░░░░ market of all time ░░░░░░░░ now after Thursday s ░░░░░░░░ debate performance president Biden ░░░░░░░░ himself at rock bottom ░░░░░░░░ It was bad And ░░░░░░░░ a chorus of Biden ░░░░░░░░ My family and I ░░░░░░░░ you know have known ░░░░░░░░ man for decades and ░░░░░░░░ family as well Yes ░░░░░░░░ know them personally And ░░░░░░░░ still believe in Joe ░░░░░░░░ I ve learned that ░░░░░░░░ him out is always ░░░░░░░░ mistake and doing that ░░░░░░░░ could be catastrophic for ░░░░░░░░ country Do there need ░░░░░░░░ be changes Yes Managing ░░░░░░░░ management to his schedule ░░░░░░░░ maybe even to those ░░░░░░░░ him I ll also ░░░░░░░░ America needs an explanation ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden and reassurance ░░░░░░░░ the other night was ░░░░░░░░ one time event and ░░░░░░░░ part of a larger ░░░░░░░░ By the way Biden ░░░░░░░░ to tell people don ░░░░░░░░ compare me to the ░░░░░░░░ compare me to the ░░░░░░░░ Let s take a ░░░░░░░░ moment to look at ░░░░░░░░ current alternative Not a ░░░░░░░░ imagined new democratic candidate ░░░░░░░░ actual current alternative who ░░░░░░░░ across from Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Thursday s debate Donald ░░░░░░░░ The man who incited ░░░░░░░░ political coup against our ░░░░░░░░ and who indicates he ░░░░░░░░ not accept the results ░░░░░░░░ the 2024 election if ░░░░░░░░ loses again The convicted ░░░░░░░░ who faces three more ░░░░░░░░ the man who was ░░░░░░░░ liable for sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ the man found liable ░░░░░░░░ massive fraud the man ░░░░░░░░ brags about having ended ░░░░░░░░ woman s right to ░░░░░░░░ health care a decision ░░░░░░░░ is killing women and ░░░░░░░░ and causing immeasurable and ░░░░░░░░ agony for women across ░░░░░░░░ country The man whose ░░░░░░░░ proposals could cripple the ░░░░░░░░ according to over a ░░░░░░░░ know pearl prize economists ░░░░░░░░ man who would end ░░░░░░░░ global alliances The man ░░░░░░░░ has promised Rhett retribution ░░░░░░░░ his perceived political enemies ░░░░░░░░ man who on a ░░░░░░░░ basis makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ all When he sounds ░░░░░░░░ and slurs his words ░░░░░░░░ talks about batteries and ░░░░░░░░ why aren t there ░░░░░░░░ for Trump to drop ░░░░░░░░ Where are they In ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia inquirer their editorial ░░░░░░░░ did take a stand ░░░░░░░░ to serve his country ░░░░░░░░ Trump should leave the ░░░░░░░░ There s one but ░░░░░░░░ are the other editorial ░░░░░░░░ leaders who were so ░░░░░░░░ the other night who ░░░░░░░░ Trump as so unfit ░░░░░░░░ he should loefeave the ░░░░░░░░ where are they Desensitized ░░░░░░░░ E the firehose of ░░░░░░░░ has bliepded ed blinded ░░░░░░░░ to what is right ░░░░░░░░ front of you every ░░░░░░░░ Come on Now Joe ░░░░░░░░ Joe is off this ░░░░░░░░ on a planned vacation ░░░░░░░░ Friday s show I ░░░░░░░░ clarify Joe said it ░░░░░░░░ be time for Biden ░░░░░░░░ consider stepping aside He ░░░░░░░░ said we should wait ░░░░░░░░ few days to see ░░░░░░░░ he responds We re ░░░░░░░░ to shoulder on that ░░░░░░░░ do agree Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ work to do He ░░░░░░░░ to do better His ░░░░░░░░ has to do a ░░░░░░░░ better I m just ░░░░░░░░ ready though to count ░░░░░░░░ Biden out not even ░░░░░░░░ Just as Joe and ░░░░░░░░ were stunned by the ░░░░░░░░ s poor performance on ░░░░░░░░ debate stage we ve ░░░░░░░░ been surprised by the ░░░░░░░░ of animosity toward Donald ░░░░░░░░ from people who once ░░░░░░░░ him The debate acted ░░░░░░░░ a wake up call ░░░░░░░░ was a loss for ░░░░░░░░ Biden no question but ░░░░░░░░ a win for Trump ░░░░░░░░ choice is one terribly ░░░░░░░░ night versus a decade ░░░░░░░░ destruction to our core ░░░░░░░░ our democratic values and ░░░░░░░░ our constitution Someone who ░░░░░░░░ over his words for ░░░░░░░░ minutes versus someone who ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ and over again A ░░░░░░░░ slowed down by a ░░░░░░░░ versus a man with ░░░░░░░░ cold vile and merciless ░░░░░░░░ I think in the ░░░░░░░░ and weeks ahead as ░░░░░░░░ move away from this ░░░░░░░░ clarity will hopefully set ░░░░░░░░ For me Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ still the man for ░░░░░░░░ moment.