World Leaders Have Noticed Biden’s ‘Deterioration’ — from Repeating the Same Stories to Not Even Recognizing Close Allies, Ian Bremmer Reports

Tur Ian good to ░░░░░░░░ you What do foreign ░░░░░░░░ or allies think of ░░░░░░░░ Biden right now BREMMER ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ serve another four years ░░░░░░░░ I will say that ░░░░░░░░ true of every leader ░░░░░░░░ I have met with ░░░░░░░░ s attending the NATO ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ they come from the ░░░░░░░░ or the left wing ░░░░░░░░ their respective political spectrums ░░░░░░░░ they are this isn ░░░░░░░░ news to them They ░░░░░░░░ reported this from the ░░░░░░░░ summit They talked about ░░░░░░░░ when they met with ░░░░░░░░ president in Normandy It ░░░░░░░░ not that they don ░░░░░░░░ like him In fact ░░░░░░░░ re deeply concerned NATO ░░░░░░░░ more than other countries ░░░░░░░░ the world very concerned ░░░░░░░░ what it would mean ░░░░░░░░ Trump were to become ░░░░░░░░ given his stated policies ░░░░░░░░ Russia Ukraine and on ░░░░░░░░ and on the European ░░░░░░░░ So it s not ░░░░░░░░ they re saying We ░░░░░░░░ t like Biden we ░░░░░░░░ him to go They ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ up to it They ░░░░░░░░ think he s going ░░░░░░░░ lose So what they ░░░░░░░░ asking is what s ░░░░░░░░ state of play Is ░░░░░░░░ going to step down ░░░░░░░░ s going to make ░░░░░░░░ do it If he ░░░░░░░░ step down who s ░░░░░░░░ to be there I ░░░░░░░░ this has become you ░░░░░░░░ it would be all ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and all about ░░░░░░░░ but the reality is ░░░░░░░░ United States is the ░░░░░░░░ of NATO and if ░░░░░░░░ can t count on ░░░░░░░░ U S they ve ░░░░░░░░ a very serious problem ░░░░░░░░ Do they think that ░░░░░░░░ Biden is not up ░░░░░░░░ campaigning or do they ░░░░░░░░ that he s not ░░░░░░░░ for actually governing BREMMER ░░░░░░░░ up for campaigning the ░░░░░░░░ he campaigned four years ░░░░░░░░ I mean that s ░░░░░░░░ just about the debate ░░░░░░░░ s even true with ░░░░░░░░ ABC Stephanopoulos interview It ░░░░░░░░ true with the way ░░░░░░░░ have limited the amount ░░░░░░░░ time that he has ░░░░░░░░ the public you know ░░░░░░░░ more sort of pre ░░░░░░░░ and shorter statements fewer ░░░░░░░░ shorter bilaterals with world ░░░░░░░░ They all notice it ░░░░░░░░ these are his principal ░░░░░░░░ around the world these ░░░░░░░░ his principal allies They ░░░░░░░░ all seen it happen ░░░░░░░░ it s not that ░░░░░░░░ re worried that Biden ░░░░░░░░ not capable of being ░░░░░░░░ right now They re ░░░░░░░░ saying he needs to ░░░░░░░░ I didn t hear ░░░░░░░░ from anyone But I ░░░░░░░░ hear there s no ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ be able to capably ░░░░░░░░ to campaign effectively for ░░░░░░░░ four months never mind ░░░░░░░░ out four years after ░░░░░░░░ And again they will ░░░░░░░░ say that publicly Tur ░░░░░░░░ they say that to ░░░░░░░░ BREMMER They won t ░░░░░░░░ it publicly because they ░░░░░░░░ allies Tur Will they ░░░░░░░░ it to him BREMMER ░░░░░░░░ think it s hard ░░░░░░░░ say that to him ░░░░░░░░ s hard to say ░░░░░░░░ directly to him But ░░░░░░░░ people around him are ░░░░░░░░ hearing it I mean ░░░░░░░░ senators that are in ░░░░░░░░ meetings the House members ░░░░░░░░ are in the meetings ░░░░░░░░ so you re getting ░░░░░░░░ lot of this feedback ░░░░░░░░ s a reason why ░░░░░░░░ know there aren t ░░░░░░░░ re not getting the ░░░░░░░░ is that there s ░░░░░░░░ organization There s no ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ together and say Okay ░░░░░░░░ are all together now ░░░░░░░░ to stand up publicly ░░░░░░░░ say it has to ░░░░░░░░ X instead of Biden ░░░░░░░░ what you have is ░░░░░░░░ majority of senior people ░░░░░░░░ are saying privately that ░░░░░░░░ would rather have someone ░░░░░░░░ than Biden but that ░░░░░░░░ t get you from ░░░░░░░░ to there unless Biden ░░░░░░░░ is willing to take ░░░░░░░░ on Tur There s ░░░░░░░░ live arrival of some ░░░░░░░░ leaders of NATO getting ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C He ░░░░░░░░ going to have President ░░░░░░░░ that news conference where ░░░░░░░░ s going to try ░░░░░░░░ assuage the concerns of ░░░░░░░░ American people by talking ░░░░░░░░ the press you know ░░░░░░░░ a teleprompter no formal ░░░░░░░░ But I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ s anything he can ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes to ░░░░░░░░ those NATO allies that ░░░░░░░░ s up for it ░░░░░░░░ say they ve seen ░░░░░░░░ coming Is there a ░░░░░░░░ this he can convince ░░░░░░░░ he s still the ░░░░░░░░ that can win BREMMER ░░░░░░░░ they want him to ░░░░░░░░ Okay maybe not Viktor ░░░░░░░░ in Hungary but I ░░░░░░░░ the large the vast ░░░░░░░░ of the foreign leaders ░░░░░░░░ are here in Washington ░░░░░░░░ now they want Biden ░░░░░░░░ win And back in ░░░░░░░░ Munich Security Conference when ░░░░░░░░ gathered in late February ░░░░░░░░ would say they thought ░░░░░░░░ would Over the last ░░░░░░░░ months it s been ░░░░░░░░ to a coin flip ░░░░░░░░ now they mostly think ░░░░░░░░ won t That is ░░░░░░░░ the basis of them ░░░░░░░░ to spend time with ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ last one two years ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the deterioration ░░░░░░░░ ve seen him slow ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ physically slowing down it ░░░░░░░░ repeating the same anecdote ░░░░░░░░ in an individual meeting ░░░░░░░░ ve heard that from ░░░░░░░░ world leader today It ░░░░░░░░ not recognizing someone that ░░░░░░░░ knew quite well when ░░░░░░░░ came up and introduced ░░░░░░░░ Again we re talking ░░░░░░░░ a world leader here ░░░░░░░░ sorts of things you ░░░░░░░░ t not recognize them ░░░░░░░░ it s not because ░░░░░░░░ don t like him ░░░░░░░░ s not because they ░░░░░░░░ t want him to ░░░░░░░░ president That s not ░░░░░░░░ at all It s ░░░░░░░░ they feel like they ░░░░░░░░ so much at stake ░░░░░░░░ this election Let s ░░░░░░░░ it the United States ░░░░░░░░ way or the other ░░░░░░░░ S got through Trump ░░░░░░░░ election will probably get ░░░░░░░░ Trump if he wins ░░░░░░░░ And ultimately the U ░░░░░░░░ is a far more ░░░░░░░░ country far more resilient ░░░░░░░░ But when you re ░░░░░░░░ about countries that are ░░░░░░░░ the front line with ░░░░░░░░ war where the Russians ░░░░░░░░ invaded Ukraine and NATO ░░░░░░░░ standing up they have ░░░░░░░░ lot more at stake ░░░░░░░░ have a lot more ░░░░░░░░ stake with this U ░░░░░░░░ election than most Americans ░░░░░░░░ And so when they ░░░░░░░░ saying they re really ░░░░░░░░ that Biden isn t ░░░░░░░░ for it this is ░░░░░░░░ matter of actual national ░░░░░░░░ in their minds absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Yeah there s a ░░░░░░░░ of how well NATO ░░░░░░░░ fare with a Donald ░░░░░░░░ second term Ian Bremmer ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ with semaglutide or glp ░░░░░░░░ medici