Jake Tapper Shuts Down Democratic Congressman’s Defense of Biden After Bad Debate: ‘With All Due Respect, Sir…’

TAPPER How concerned are ░░░░░░░░ about President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ right now We have ░░░░░░░░ new poll from CNN ░░░░░░░░ voters 75 percent I ░░░░░░░░ of voters think Democrats ░░░░░░░░ a better chance of ░░░░░░░░ the White House if ░░░░░░░░ is not the nominee ░░░░░░░░ we have a new ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that Vice President ░░░░░░░░ Harris is actually a ░░░░░░░░ challenge within the margin ░░░░░░░░ error to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ President Biden is Are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about President Biden ░░░░░░░░ acuity and his ability ░░░░░░░░ win Thompson Well just ░░░░░░░░ all of us who ░░░░░░░░ committed to making sure ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is not ░░░░░░░░ back in the White ░░░░░░░░ we want the best ░░░░░░░░ forward I would still ░░░░░░░░ with President Biden He ░░░░░░░░ a good man His ░░░░░░░░ have worked and we ░░░░░░░░ see how it works ░░░░░░░░ If the new strategy ░░░░░░░░ it to the people ░░░░░░░░ various town hall type ░░░░░░░░ or interviews works out ░░░░░░░░ so be it But ░░░░░░░░ think at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day Democrats need ░░░░░░░░ be united If in ░░░░░░░░ we go forward and ░░░░░░░░ message is positive then ░░░░░░░░ have in fact done ░░░░░░░░ s in the best ░░░░░░░░ of this country But ░░░░░░░░ think I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ everything on just one ░░░░░░░░ debate I ve been ░░░░░░░░ elective office a good ░░░░░░░░ Some days are just ░░░░░░░░ good days That debate ░░░░░░░░ not a good day ░░░░░░░░ it s not the ░░░░░░░░ of a campaign It ░░░░░░░░ not the end of ░░░░░░░░ reelection effort But we ░░░░░░░░ to do some things ░░░░░░░░ reassure the public that ░░░░░░░░ was not just a ░░░░░░░░ off but it was ░░░░░░░░ a bad day TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ all due respect sir ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just a ░░░░░░░░ debate I mean we ░░░░░░░░ seen other incidents and ░░░░░░░░ m not just talking ░░░░░░░░ aging We all age ░░░░░░░░ parents are in their ░░░░░░░░ I get it It ░░░░░░░░ If we re lucky ░░░░░░░░ to make it to ░░░░░░░░ 80s it happens It ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ it s just aging ░░░░░░░░ t you think Thompson ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ way I ve known ░░░░░░░░ for quite awhile As ░░░░░░░░ mature things happen But ░░░░░░░░ I look at the ░░░░░░░░ if I look at ░░░░░░░░ his administration stands for ░░░░░░░░ s what keeps America ░░░░░░░░ He s a great ░░░░░░░░ He s respected by ░░░░░░░░ around the world and ░░░░░░░░ has value Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the other hand is ░░░░░░░░ that So when I ░░░░░░░░ at the two individuals ░░░░░░░░ for president leading both ░░░░░░░░ I say Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the person He might ░░░░░░░░ slowed down a little ░░░░░░░░ but look we all ░░░░░░░░ down I am Jake ░░░░░░░░ committed that if the ░░░░░░░░ s OK Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ health and I understand ░░░░░░░░ s part of the ░░░░░░░░ I m prepared to ░░░░░░░░ with it I don ░░░░░░░░ want the campaign to ░░░░░░░░ into this issue around ░░░░░░░░ he too old is ░░░░░░░░ s slow Look at ░░░░░░░░ policy Look at the ░░░░░░░░ people around him and ░░░░░░░░ at how his administration ░░░░░░░░ done so much for ░░░░░░░░ economy We are in ░░░░░░░░ better position than we ░░░░░░░░ been in quite a ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So Thompson Again ░░░░░░░░ make no bones about ░░░░░░░░ debate It was not ░░░░░░░░ good debate TAPPER I ░░░░░░░░ to move on to ░░░░░░░░ president I want to ░░░░░░░░ on to former president —“