memeorandum: The lingering focus on Biden's shaky debate obscures Trump's major verbal miscues (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

11:40 AM ET, July 7, 2024

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Mark Thiessen / Associated Press:

Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race — U.S. President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii's governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors …

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Alex Thompson / Axios:

Biden's team drafted the questions for his first post-debate interviews … - WURD is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, but the White House's director of Black media was not part of the process. — It is the latest instance of the White House continuing …

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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris, but she avoids the drama — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat …

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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:

America may soon be subjected to the country's first DEI president: Kamala Harris — There is a raging debate in corporate America on the future of DEI, aka Diversity Equity and Inclusion, because it is literally destroying businesses that go there. — And yet the American public may soon …

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New York Times:
As Biden Digs In, More Supporters Look to Push Him Out

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The Philadelphia Inquirer:

The lingering focus on Biden's shaky debate obscures Trump's major verbal miscues — President Joe Biden dug himself a hole and now he is trying to climb out. But many fellow Democrats and some in the media keep shoveling dirt on him.One 20-minute TV interview was never going to swing …

Discussion: ABC News

Politico:

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Annie Karni / New York Times:

McCarthy's Revenge Tour Rolls On, With Mixed Results … Kevin McCarthy, the former House speaker, held his leadership role for 269 days.T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times — During the awkward interlude after he was ousted from the speakership but before he resigned from Congress …

Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:

Mike Lee spreads fake claim of Biden medical emergency on Air Force One — Utah Senator then attacked media for being untrustworthy, during frenzied posting on social media — On Friday evening, Utah Sen. Mike Lee used his personal X/Twitter account to amplify a baseless claim …

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Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Online reports falsely claim Biden suffered a ‘medical emergency’ on Air Force One

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Laura Italiano / Business Insider:

Trump's hush-money sentencing will still happen in September despite his new immunity superpowers, New York legal experts predict — Trump wants his hush-money verdict nixed in the wake of the Supreme Court immunity opinion. — But Trump's new immunity superpowers won't derail his September sentencing, experts predict.

Eric Lipton / New York Times:

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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:

Former Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Denies Involvement With Project 2025, Ad Says Otherwise — WE GOT THE RECEIPTS — Former Trump advisor Stephen Miller claimed he has “never been involved with Project 2025” in a post on X on Saturday, however, a video on the Project 2025 YouTube channel says otherwise.

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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Trump's Project 2025 — We know that Donald Trump was fixated on polls Friday morning.

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Lauren Floyd / Axios:

Trump wins delay in classified documents case … - It's an opinion that Trump has used to throw a wrench in prosecutors' plans although the SCOTUS decision on July 1 failed to clarify whether his alleged conduct on Jan. 6 was protected. … - Trump's attorneys have also used presidential immunity …

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NBC News:

'It's Shakespearean': Long-simmering tensions between Biden's family and aides spill out — Biden has taken full responsibility for his debate performance, saying in an interview on Friday it was “nobody's fault but mine.” — President Joe Biden's family is attempting to become more involved …

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Associated Press:

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say — (AP video/Abdel Kareem Hana, Production: Wafaa Shurafa) — ‘Even if we had money, there are no goods’: Palestinians at Gaza refugee camp suffer food shortages