Reporters Ask Joe Biden If Gavin Newsom Should Be 'On Standby'… Biden Gets Confused

Dark Brandon took off his famous aviators while approaching the press on his way to California and arrived as just plain old President Joe Biden. Why is Biden going to California? To fundraise, why else? It's difficult to make out because of the background noise, but one reporter asked if Biden traveling to California meant that Gov. Gavin Newsom should be on standby to take over the ticket if Biden's age and unpopularity make the DNC replace him on the ballot. The ripples of the Hur Report continue to spread. We know Newsom wants to be president, but maybe not in 2024. He debated then-presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis in a blue-state/red-state debate as a sort of warm-up. Anyway, the lesson is not to ask the super-sharp and focused Biden too many questions at once.

Reporter: "You're going to California. Is this about coming up with a Plan B for 2024 — does Gavin need to standby?"
Biden: "Are you ready? Well I'm looking for— I'm looking at you. We're looking at you."
*gets confused*

Biden was told to go to one specific reporter in the front row and be asked the softball question he had been told to expect. Instead, he gets derailed by a question from the back and it's all off the rails. DNC HQ right now: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGzi1HaXMAEl0Sj?format=jpg&name=900x900 -- It's like he had practiced a "we're looking at you, Republicans" line, and then completely forgot what/how/where/why he was supposed to say it. Laser focused.

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