Ryan Bridge: The press conference that could mark the end of Biden's political career

Nancy Pelosi's just dropped the equivalent of a NATO bomb on her old buddy Joe Biden. 

The former house speaker is well connected and respected in the Democrat party. 

Appearing on cable TV, she had this to say when asked about Biden's critics attacking his mental capacity during the NATO summit: 

"I want him to do whatever he decides to do." 

"Let's just hold off, whatever you're thinking either tell somebody privately, but you don't have to put that out on the table until we see how we go this week." 

She added that Biden should make a decision about whether to continue to bid for re-election. 

So, what's the problem with that? 

Well Biden's already said, "I'm running and going to win again!” 

So now you have one the most influential people in the Democratic party saying he needs to make a decision about whether to run. 

That decision should be made after NATO. 

Despite the White House saying this is all over and move on, it's huge and it doesn't stop there. 

Overnight, Michael Bennett is now the first democratic senator to publicly say Joe Biden can't win. 

"Donald Trump is on track, I think, to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide." 

In a political crisis there are headlines like gunfire, then there are bombs which cause massive, often irreversible, damage to a candidate. 

They can change the direction of a war, a turning point. 

Make no mistake, when this happens in politics it's always actually worse when it's friendly fire. 

Remember, two days of NATO to go and one solo commander-in-chief press conference on Thursday to end this 75th anniversary NATO summit. 

The only question now is whether it could also become the platform for the 82-year-old president to end his political career. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Nancy Pelosi's just dropped the equivalent of a NATO bomb
on her old buddy, Joe Biden. The former House Speaker,
is well connected, she is respected within the Democratic Party.
She's always on cable television, and she had this to
say when asked about Biden's critics attacking his mental capacity
during the NATO summit.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
I want him to do whatever he decides to do.
Let's just hold off whatever you're thinking. Either tell somebody privately,
but you don't have to put that out on the
table until we see how we go this week.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
So what is the problem with that? Well, remember Biden
has already said this, I am running and gonna win again.
So now you have the most influential, one of the
most influential people in the Democratic Party saying he needs
to make a decision about whether to run, and you
have the candidate saying I've made the decision. I am running.

(00:54):
It's very messy, it's huge, actually, and the White House
is going to be and a tailspin this and it
doesn't stop there. Overnight, Michael Bennett became the first Democratic
Senator to publicly say that Joe Biden can't win.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
In fact, Donald Trump is on track I think to
win the selection and maybe win it by a landslide.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
In a political crisis, there are headlines like gunfire. Then
there are bombs, which cause massive, often irreversible damage to
a candidate. They can change the direction of a war,
a turning point if you will, And make no mistake
when this happens in politics, it's always actually worse when
it's friendly fire. Remember just a couple of days to

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go at NATO and one solo press conference from the
Commander in Chief on Thursday ending this seventy fifth anniversary
NATO summit. The only question now is whether it could
also become the platform for the eighty two year old
president to also end his political career. For more from

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