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Tapper: ‘Incredibly Candid Admission’ by Biden Saying He’s ‘Not Sure’ He’d Be Running if It Wasn’t for Trump (clip)
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CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

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The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

Name: The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/the-lead

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Jake Tapper

Name: Jake Tapper

Employment: CNN

Position: Anchor

, David Chalian

Name: David Chalian

Employment: CNN

Position: Political Director

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12/06/2023 08:10 am
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TAPPER A stunning admission ░░░░░░░░ President Biden He now ░░░░░░░░ if Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ running for president in ░░░░░░░░ he s not sure ░░░░░░░░ he would also be ░░░░░░░░ the race Those comments ░░░░░░░░ at a fundraiser in ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ political director David Chalian ░░░░░░░░ an incredibly candid admission ░░░░░░░░ President Biden What do ░░░░░░░░ make of it CHALIAN ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen a ░░░░░░░░ of previous reporting including ░░░░░░░░ own here at CNN ░░░░░░░░ there is no doubt ░░░░░░░░ Trump is a motivating ░░░░░░░░ of course Jake in ░░░░░░░░ s thinking about running ░░░░░░░░ reelection But as Biden ░░░░░░░░ want to do in ░░░░░░░░ scenarios where he s ░░░░░░░░ closed doors he kind ░░░░░░░░ reveals his innermost thoughts ░░░░░░░░ what we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ is a real clearly ░░░░░░░░ Rationale for Biden pursuing ░░░░░░░░ despite his current political ░░░░░░░░ which is not that ░░░░░░░░ in the polls obviously ░░░░░░░░ conversation about his age ░░░░░░░░ concern among Democrats if ░░░░░░░░ s the best candidate ░░░░░░░░ put forward What Joe ░░░░░░░░ is making clear with ░░░░░░░░ comments he clearly thinks ░░░░░░░░ he said also Democrats ░░░░░░░░ t let Trump win ░░░░░░░░ a part of his ░░░░░░░░ today he clearly thinks ░░░░░░░░ is the single best ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump because he ░░░░░░░░ so once We will ░░░░░░░░ if it plays out ░░░░░░░░ way I would also ░░░░░░░░ Jake it raises the ░░░░░░░░ I know he is ░░░░░░░░ big front runner what ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is not ░░░░░░░░ Republican nominee Does that ░░░░░░░░ President Biden is going ░░░░░░░░ reconsider his reelection effort ░░░░░░░░ that s the key ░░░░░░░░ for his running TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ this the kind of ░░░░░░░░ a candidate should be ░░░░░░░░ CHALIAN Well it clearly ░░░░░░░░ provide Donald Trump an ░░░░░░░░ here to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Biden being more focused ░░░░░░░░ him than anything else ░░░░░░░░ I do think if ░░░░░░░░ Biden s critical mission ░░░░░░░░ this time is starting ░░░░░░░░ piece back his coalition ░░░░░░░░ voters some of which ░░░░░░░░ has seen a diminishment ░░░░░░░░ support reminding those voters ░░░░░░░░ the contrast with Donald ░░░░░░░░ and that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the target here could ░░░░░░░░ rally the troops if ░░░░░░░░ will TAPPER Interesting David ░░░░░░░░ around.”
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