Morning Jolt: Biden Passes the Torch as a Voice on a Speakerphone

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

July 23 2024

Biden Passes the Torch as a Voice on a Speakerphone

On the menu today: The president of the United States, having been away from the public eye for six days, reemerges as a disembodied voice on a speakerphone — President Charlie from Charlie's Angels. This is how Biden's presidency ends — not with a bang, but with a whimper. Elsewhere, reminders of just how far left Kamala Harris's vision for the country is; evidence of how Democrats, and the media, are much more fired up over Harris's vision than they were about President Old Guy's; signs we're in a reboot of 1968; and where you can see me Friday.

President Charlie from Charlie's Angels

This is how the Biden presidency reaches its denouement — a voice on a speakerphone cheering on Kamala Harris, an unseen presence like Charlie from Charlie's Angels.

Biden is here, but not here; the leader of his party, but not the leader of his party; the commander in chief, but not really in command anymore. He's Schrödinger’s president

For what it's worth, when Biden called in to his old campaign ...

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