Morning Jolt: Biden’s Rudderless America

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

July 24 2024

On the menu today: President Joe Biden will address the country, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the U.S. Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris will address the issue of abortion over and over again, and after repeatedly insisting that she would not resign, the Secret Service director has resigned. Plus, wondering if "Ponytail Guy" was the canary in the coal mine of American political madness.

Biden Faces the Nation to Explain His Exit

Tonight, at 8 p.m. Eastern, President Biden will address the nation and give his first explanation of why he decided to stop pursuing a second term, less than a month after he adamantly insisted that only the "Lord Almighty" could convince him that he couldn't beat Donald Trump. Perhaps tonight we will be told about a religious experience.

Allegedly, the polling convinced him, although his head-to-head polls against Donald Trump had been bad since the debate, and even before the debate. Right before Biden's Covid diagnosis, ...

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