Tapper Tells Scarborough Biden Was So Focused to Convince ‘Morning Joe’ that He’s Fine: ‘He Focused on You Like You Were a Constituency’

SCARBOROUGH If you re ░░░░░░░░ a guy for hours ░░░░░░░░ hours and hours I ░░░░░░░░ the question is what ░░░░░░░░ the takeaway here What ░░░░░░░░ you learn BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Because what what did ░░░░░░░░ did you pick it ░░░░░░░░ in real time TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ well I just I ░░░░░░░░ what everybody else saw ░░░░░░░░ I saw what everybody ░░░░░░░░ saw the stumbles in ░░░░░░░░ of the camera and ░░░░░░░░ but I I saw ░░░░░░░░ in person in for ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ that they do with ░░░░░░░░ in early 2023 And ░░░░░░░░ I didn t see ░░░░░░░░ in person Other than ░░░░░░░░ I will say two ░░░░░░░░ One of them is ░░░░░░░░ were more moments of ░░░░░░░░ functioning Biden behind the ░░░░░░░░ that then we were ░░░░░░░░ to that we that ░░░░░░░░ that we saw then ░░░░░░░░ we saw If there ░░░░░░░░ two Joe Bidens there ░░░░░░░░ the one that you ░░░░░░░░ that you just described ░░░░░░░░ Right TAPPER And then ░░░░░░░░ s the one who ░░░░░░░░ non functioning like what ░░░░░░░░ saw at the debate ░░░░░░░░ Can t follow his ░░░░░░░░ of thought Can t ░░░░░░░░ up with names Can ░░░░░░░░ remember dates what you ░░░░░░░░ to in the Hur ░░░░░░░░ or he s like ░░░░░░░░ of when his son ░░░░░░░░ unsure of when his ░░░░░░░░ died tragic stuff but ░░░░░░░░ really honestly doesn t ░░░░░░░░ those dates That non ░░░░░░░░ Biden reared his head ░░░░░░░░ and more and more ░░░░░░░░ one thing in your ░░░░░░░░ case Joe our reporting ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden who ░░░░░░░░ you know is a ░░░░░░░░ viewer of the show ░░░░░░░░ when David Ignatius wrote ░░░░░░░░ column and I think ░░░░░░░░ 2023 saying that Joe ░░░░░░░░ should not run for ░░░░░░░░ because what of he ░░░░░░░░ been hearing SCARBOROUGH Right ░░░░░░░░ And he came on ░░░░░░░░ show and you guys ░░░░░░░░ a robust conversation about ░░░░░░░░ You largely agreed that ░░░░░░░░ d been hearing things ░░░░░░░░ this but that there ░░░░░░░░ really no alternative that ░░░░░░░░ Harris was not up ░░░░░░░░ the job That s ░░░░░░░░ Democrats were telling you ░░░░░░░░ the scenes Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden said ░░░░░░░░ staffers that he wanted ░░░░░░░░ convince you that you ░░░░░░░░ wrong And he focused ░░░░░░░░ you like you were ░░░░░░░░ constituency like you were ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa like you ░░░░░░░░ the Kiwanis club in ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire And he made ░░░░░░░░ that you thought SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ Joe Yeah TAPPER he ░░░░░░░░ sure that you thought ░░░░░░░░ I think he did ░░░░░░░░ with a couple people ░░░░░░░░ think he did it ░░░░░░░░ Meacham He might ve ░░░░░░░░ it with Evan Osnos ░░░░░░░░ knew that there were ░░░░░░░░ that had to be ░░░░░░░░ that he was fine ░░░░░░░░ he and he tried ░░░░░░░░ prove that to you.”