Perino: Listening to that was really infuriating
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NEWSOM’S REALITY GAP: Governor’s Defense of Biden’s “Successful Legacy” Called “Infuriating” and “Make-Believe”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – California Governor Gavin Newsom and former Biden administration officials are under intense scrutiny after attempting to defend former President Joe Biden’s legacy and cognitive fitness following his disastrous debate performance. The defense, which relied on characterizing Biden’s tenure as one of the “most successful in the last century” despite clear evidence of economic failure and leadership deficits, was called out by commentators as an exercise in “make-believe” and “infuriating” political deflection.
The discussions reveal a deep division within the Democratic Party regarding how to address Biden’s diminished capacity, with some loyalists clinging to a manufactured reality while others acknowledge his fundamental unsuitability for a second term.
NEWSOM’S “MAKE-BELIEVE WORLD” 🤡
Governor Newsom’s appearance, amidst speculation about his own presidential ambitions, was a full-throated defense of Biden’s record, which critics immediately seized upon as fundamentally disconnected from reality.
1. The Claim of Success vs. Economic Reality
Newsom vehemently defended the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS Act, policies that anchor the Biden administration’s economic record:
Newsom’s Claim: He praised Biden for the IRA and CHIPS Act, arguing Biden was one of the “most successful presidents in the last century” and continued to defend him amid growing speculation about his own presidential ambitions.
The Counter-Argument: Critics immediately pointed to the results of these policies, specifically citing the devastating economic consequence: “9% inflation.”
As one commentator noted, “If that’s the leg you are standing on, you might want to find a chair. You have nothing going for you.”
2. The Language of Extremism
Newsom’s defense was underscored by the language he chose to attack President Donald Trump, illustrating the extreme nature of current Democratic rhetoric:
“Code Red, Five-Alarm Fire”: Newsom urged Democrats to adopt extreme rhetoric, labeling the situation facing the country as “Code Red, Five-Alarm Fire” and a “revolution.”
“King” and “Fascist”: He accused Trump of “attacking every single institution of independent thinking” and acting as a “king.”
This rhetoric was characterized as playing a “lot of make-believe”—a tactic where politicians lean on inflammatory words like “fascist” or “Nazi” to avoid accountability for their actual policy failures, such as high inflation and the ongoing defense of a candidate who was demonstrably unfit to lead.
THE BIDEN STAFF: CONFESSION OF INCOMPETENCE 🚪
The most damning section of the discussion centered on testimony from former White House spokespeople, which confirmed that the staff deliberately insulated Biden from the public and even from his own advisors.
1. The Bubble of the Presidency
A key revelation came from testimony given by a former White House staffer at a congressional hearing, who was questioned about his interactions with President Biden:
Infrequency of Access: The staffer admitted to interacting with the President “pretty infrequently,” meeting with him “a handful of times” in person during his tenure.
The Lie of Competence: This admission directly contradicts the narrative the staff was forced to promote publicly. The spokesperson was shown in an archival clip assuring the public: “When I deal with him, he is sharp, asking tough questions. That’s the President Biden that so many of us experience every single day.”
The dissonance between the staffer’s public assurances and his private reality speaks for itself, validating the media’s long-held suspicion that “They kept him in a bubble” and that the spokespeople were merely being given a “directive” to lie.
2. The Staff’s Own Reality Gap
The panel noted the initial concerns were clear long before the debate, citing the Hur Report on the President’s memory, which was released months before the campaign cycle.
Ignoring the Evidence: The staff’s job was to characterize the concerns as a “smear job,” demonstrating a commitment to political loyalty over confronting the obvious reality of the President’s decline.
The Core Problem: As one commentator noted, “How would he know?”—referring to the staffer’s claim that Biden was sharp, when the staffer himself admitted he barely met with the President.
The discussion concluded that this culture of insulating the President was the result of the Democratic Party’s “playing a lot of make-believe” and their decision to betray their own moderate base by forcing an incompetent candidate onto the ticket.
CONCLUSION: THE PRICE OF POLITICAL LOYALTY
The interviews confirm that figures like Gavin Newsom and former Biden staff are willing to ignore undeniable economic failure and institutional incompetence to maintain political loyalty.
The key takeaway is that the party is internally fractured: one faction (the moderate base) feels “Biden was betrayed” by being forced out of the race, while the other (the staff and current leadership) are still attempting to justify his entire “successful” legacy, despite the $9\%$ inflation that resulted.
The conflict reveals that the ultimate price of political loyalty for the Democrats was the loss of public credibility and a widespread understanding that the party is prioritizing spin and deflection over truth.
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