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MSNBC’s Elise Jordan: ‘I Don’t Disagree with the Phrase Cover-Up’: ‘You Look at All These Steps, Calculated Measures that Were Taken to Shield Biden’
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MSNBC / MS NOW

Name: MSNBC / MS NOW

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

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Elise Jordan

Name: Elise Jordan

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Political Analyst

, Alex Thompson

Name: Alex Thompson

Employment: Axios

Position: Correspondent

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05/24/2025 08:33 am
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Legacy knowing ░░░░░░░░ there was even a ░░░░░░░░ chance that he would ░░░░░░░░ like that I don ░░░░░░░░ Disagree with the Phrase ░░░░░░░░ Up Because you look ░░░░░░░░ all these steps calculated ░░░░░░░░ that were taken to ░░░░░░░░ Biden from people who ░░░░░░░░ from Him From public ░░░░░░░░ given the Number of ░░░░░░░░ that he did Not ░░░░░░░░ Compared to predecessors number ░░░░░░░░ Press conference the Cabinet ░░░░░░░░ Let s look at ░░░░░░░░ quote From cabinet secretaries ░░░░░░░░ I found that to ░░░░░░░░ some of the most ░░░░░░░░ reporting and fact pattern ░░░░░░░░ you laid out in ░░░░░░░░ book Just Because so ░░░░░░░░ Cabinet secretaries just Said ░░░░░░░░ didn t Know what ░░░░░░░░ going on And so ░░░░░░░░ said you know over ░░░░░░░░ And 2024 The circle ░░░░░░░░ People with access to ░░░░░░░░ president Grew smaller and ░░░░░░░░ Even the majority of ░░░░░░░░ s cabinet members Weren ░░░░░░░░ in it And so ░░░░░░░░ when Biden also needed ░░░░░░░░ from democratic Congressional members ░░░░░░░░ told you know they ░░░░░░░░ saying we haven t ░░░░░░░░ him We haven t ░░░░░░░░ to him in a ░░░░░░░░ Talk about what it ░░░░░░░░ Like getting Sources to ░░░░░░░░ up about their lack ░░░░░░░░ access Well and Almost ░░░░░░░░ the Interviews done was ░░░░░░░░ November 5th So you ░░░░░░░░ there were people that ░░░░░░░░ ve Been reaching out ░░░░░░░░ Sliding into their DMs ░░░░░░░░ four Years and they ░░░░░░░░ decided to talk There ░░░░░░░░ also people that I ░░░░░░░░ to in the past ░░░░░░░░ Weren t really candid ░░░░░░░░ finally felt they could ░░░░░░░░ candid and you know ░░░░░░░░ give them the benefit ░░░░░░░░ the doubt I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of them were ░░░░░░░░ because they felt that ░░░░░░░░ they spoke out it ░░░░░░░░ t going to get ░░░░░░░░ Biden out of the ░░░░░░░░ And also it was ░░░░░░░░ going to help Donald ░░░░░░░░ So you know cabinet ░░░░░░░░ senior White House officials ░░░░░░░░ to your point you ░░░░░░░░ about the restricting access ░░░░░░░░ remember one that just ░░░░░░░░ to mind is you ░░░░░░░░ one person basically whenever ░░░░░░░░ the White House press ░░░░░░░░ wanted to put someone ░░░░░░░░ the Phone with reporters ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s great ░░░░░░░░ Biden s fine At ░░░░░░░░ point this one person ░░░░░░░░ like I m not ░░░░░░░░ to do that because ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen him ░░░░░░░░ months They were like ░░░░░░░░ that would Normally see ░░░░░░░░ president You know even ░░░░░░░░ a somewhat regular basis ░░░░░░░░ re no longer allowed ░░░░░░░░ And even the few ░░░░░░░░ we had one cabinet ░░░░░░░░ that was allowed to ░░░░░░░░ see him in that ░░░░░░░░ 2024 and they went ░░░░░░░░ the meeting and they ░░░░░░░░ shocked His mouth was ░░░░░░░░ he seemed incoherent and ░░░░░░░░ were really troubled And ░░░░░░░░ think You have Four ░░░░░░░░ secretaries Just to follow ░░░░░░░░ on that And they ░░░░░░░░ that they were deeply ░░░░░░░░ and they Weren t ░░░░░░░░ Who was making decisions ░░░░░░░░ didn t they come ░░░░░░░░ while they were serving ░░░░░░░░ it.
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