Scarborough Doubles Down on Claim that Biden Seemed ‘Sharp’ Before Debate Despite Ample Reports That Say Otherwise

BRZEZINSKI Ed joins us ░░░░░░░░ with more on this ░░░░░░░░ Ed thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Some light reading from ░░░░░░░░ this morning in the ░░░░░░░░ Times You say that ░░░░░░░░ Biden defeated Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ up to Russia enacted ░░░░░░░░ reforms than Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama and bequeathed ░░░░░░░░ robust economy That made ░░░░░░░░ a hero to America ░░░░░░░░ left and beyond Yet ░░░░░░░░ of his achievements will ░░░░░░░░ be erased His legacy ░░░░░░░░ Trump s return After ░░░░░░░░ the deluge He largely ░░░░░░░░ himself to blame The ░░░░░░░░ tragic hero s defect ░░░░░░░░ hubris But is the ░░░░░░░░ hero s nobility that ░░░░░░░░ Biden a Greek ending ░░░░░░░░ and hubris were both ░░░░░░░░ in his personal tragedies ░░░░░░░░ Ed LUCE So yeah ░░░░░░░░ the Greek tragedy is ░░░░░░░░ course the hero is ░░░░░░░░ his own downfall is ░░░░░░░░ flawed hero And Biden ░░░░░░░░ undoubtedly a very good ░░░░░░░░ until he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ where I think he ░░░░░░░░ t was in failing ░░░░░░░░ step down We had ░░░░░░░░ number of journalists but ░░░░░░░░ enough David Ignatius most ░░░░░░░░ saying blowing the whistle ░░░░░░░░ Biden s waning powers ░░░░░░░░ on the fact that ░░░░░░░░ opinion was indicating two ░░░░░░░░ before the 2024 election ░░░░░░░░ it was skeptical of ░░░░░░░░ he could serve another ░░░░░░░░ David Ignatius blew the ░░░░░░░░ on that Ezra Klein ░░░░░░░░ They were very much ░░░░░░░░ of censored and ostracized ░░░░░░░░ saying what everybody in ░░░░░░░░ town knew which was ░░░░░░░░ Biden was being shielded ░░░░░░░░ unscripted encounters with the ░░░░░░░░ with the media and ░░░░░░░░ having a shorter and ░░░░░░░░ day as president in ░░░░░░░░ words that he wasn ░░░░░░░░ fit to run again ░░░░░░░░ 2024 And that didn ░░░░░░░░ come through till the ░░░░░░░░ last June It really ░░░░░░░░ it too late for ░░░░░░░░ open primary It made ░░░░░░░░ very difficult for Kamala ░░░░░░░░ to launch a credible ░░░░░░░░ campaign against Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think that therefore ░░░░░░░░ being brutal is going ░░░░░░░░ remember Biden not just ░░░░░░░░ a bridge away from ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 but as ░░░░░░░░ bridge back to Trump ░░░░░░░░ 2024 That s the ░░░░░░░░ of this He was ░░░░░░░░ has been a very ░░░░░░░░ president but history will ░░░░░░░░ him chiefly for being ░░░░░░░░ bridge back to Trump ░░░░░░░░ I take absolutely no ░░░░░░░░ in saying that SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ me press you on ░░░░░░░░ on a few things ░░░░░░░░ Ed You said that ░░░░░░░░ Ignatius said something that ░░░░░░░░ in Washington knew I ░░░░░░░░ say there are many ░░░░░░░░ us who know Joe ░░░░░░░░ fairly well I m ░░░░░░░░ next to one of ░░░░░░░░ I m sure Mike ░░░░░░░░ will have a question ░░░░░░░░ you as well Mike ░░░░░░░░ his chief complaints early ░░░░░░░░ quietly to me and ░░░░░░░░ was that they were ░░░░░░░░ letting Joe Biden out ░░░░░░░░ Mike talks to President ░░░░░░░░ and has regularly throughout ░░░░░░░░ year I spent as ░░░░░░░░ ve said before two ░░░░░░░░ a half three hours ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden in the ░░░░░░░░ House all over the ░░░░░░░░ House talking at length ░░░░░░░░ length and in depth ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy matters and ░░░░░░░░ was as sharp as ░░░░░░░░ else I ve spoken ░░░░░░░░ and spoke actually like ░░░░░░░░ man who s been ░░░░░░░░ this since he was ░░░░░░░░ years old and knew ░░░░░░░░ leaders Was he slower ░░░░░░░░ Yes Did he occasionally ░░░░░░░░ a few words or ░░░░░░░░ few names Yes but ░░░░░░░░ corrected those as well ░░░░░░░░ after two two and ░░░░░░░░ half three hours of ░░░░░░░░ with him in the ░░░░░░░░ House going all over ░░░░░░░░ White House I did ░░░░░░░░ see that I spoke ░░░░░░░░ French leaders after they ░░░░░░░░ some pretty tough negotiations ░░░░░░░░ him a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago They left that ░░░░░░░░ surprised how sharp he ░░░░░░░░ and how they had ░░░░░░░░ to press reports saying ░░░░░░░░ he had lost one ░░░░░░░░ three four steps They ░░░░░░░░ surprised by the fact ░░░░░░░░ actually he was pressing ░░░░░░░░ on every single issue ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken to leaders ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East I ░░░░░░░░ I I could go ░░░░░░░░ and on about this ░░░░░░░░ heard also at the ░░░░░░░░ time that he would ░░░░░░░░ at fundraisers at night ░░░░░░░░ he would he would ░░░░░░░░ wandering in his statements ░░░░░░░░ reading from a teleprompter ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ s quite so easy ░░░░░░░░ everybody in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ thought the man was ░░░░░░░░ equipped to be president ░░░░░░░░ the United States I ░░░░░░░░ that s that s ░░░░░░░░ they say on social ░░░░░░░░ but that certainly wasn ░░░░░░░░ my experience I would ░░░░░░░░ Mike Barnicle will tell ░░░░░░░░ the same thing as ░░░░░░░░ as Mika LUCE Maybe ░░░░░░░░ I mean foreign leaders ░░░░░░░░ foreign governments told me ░░░░░░░░ different things to what ░░░░░░░░ ve just said I ░░░░░░░░ that people you know ░░░░░░░░ are getting older and ░░░░░░░░ waning energy and vitality ░░░░░░░░ go in and out ░░░░░░░░ can have strong moments ░░░░░░░░ can have weak moments ░░░░░░░░ think though the key ░░░░░░░░ here was that the ░░░░░░░░ last June occurred several ░░░░░░░░ after Biden had been ░░░░░░░░ and wasn t considered ░░░░░░░░ be shocking by a ░░░░░░░░ of the people I ░░░░░░░░ you know in various ░░░░░░░░ around the White House ░░░░░░░░ that was the performance ░░░░░░░░ reflected Biden s mental ░░░░░░░░ at the time So ░░░░░░░░ think the American public ░░░░░░░░ it right SCARBOROUGH I ░░░░░░░░ sorry wait wait I ░░░░░░░░ got to interrupt you ░░░░░░░░ And again Ed you ░░░░░░░░ I are very good ░░░░░░░░ I ve got to ░░░░░░░░ you right there I ░░░░░░░░ had in depth conversations ░░░░░░░░ people in the White ░░░░░░░░ before during and after ░░░░░░░░ are still trying to ░░░░░░░░ out what happened that ░░░░░░░░ I just over the ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ said on the air ░░░░░░░░ Zients said that he ░░░░░░░░ will go out and ░░░░░░░░ friends will be saying ░░░░░░░░ didn t you tell ░░░░░░░░ He says You think ░░░░░░░░ knew that was going ░░░░░░░░ happen There s still ░░░░░░░░ that are trying to ░░░░░░░░ out And I said ░░░░░░░░ to Susan Page a ░░░░░░░░ of weeks ago what ░░░░░░░░ happened that night Because ░░░░░░░░ that s telling you ░░░░░░░░ that is a reflection ░░░░░░░░ how Joe Biden was ░░░░░░░░ inside of the White ░░░░░░░░ regularly that s something ░░░░░░░░ different than people that ░░░░░░░░ closest with him and ░░░░░░░░ that I know that ░░░░░░░░ around him for large ░░░░░░░░ of the day were ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Yeah LUCE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I m not actually ░░░░░░░░ stuff up here I ░░░░░░░░ to people who know ░░░░░░░░ as well and I ░░░░░░░░ assure you I had ░░░░░░░░ conversations over the previous ░░░░░░░░ of years about his ░░░░░░░░ energy his declining memory ░░░░░░░░ increasingly short daily schedule ░░░░░░░░ accommodate his declining memory ░░░░░░░░ energy So you know ░░░░░░░░ m not I m ░░░░░░░░ putting this out of ░░░░░░░░ air We SCARBOROUGH No ░░░░░░░░ re not saying that ░░░░░░░░ Ed let me interrupt ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ re going to keep ░░░░░░░░ here and continue this ░░░░░░░░ after a quick break.”