The fingerpointing continues…
In an op-ed for Bloomberg this week, former New York City Mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg criticized Democrats for concealing Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.
Biden famously flammed out during his debate against Donald Trump back in June.
“It probably wasn’t great to cover up President Joe Biden’s infirmities until they became undeniable on live TV,” Bloomberg wrote in the op-ed.
He added that it wasn’t “ideal” for “party elders” to replace him with Harris, “a nominee who had received no electoral votes and had failed decisively in a previous presidential run.”
From The New York Post:
Biden, 81, ended his re-election campaign in July, weeks after an abysmal debate performance sent his party into a spiral and raised questions about whether he still had the mental acuity and stamina to serve as a credible nominee.
But polling long beforehand showed that many Americans worried about his age.
Some 77% of Americans said in August 2023 that Biden was too old to be effective for four more years, according to a poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs.
The president bowed out on July 21 after getting not-so-subtle nudges from Democratic Party leaders, including former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.
Biden endorsed Harris and handed over his campaign operation to her.
Last month, the New York Times reported that Bloomberg donated $50 million to a nonprofit that was supporting Harris’ presidential bid.
In private conversations, Bloomberg admitted he wasn’t a huge fan of Harris and slow-walked his $50 million dollar donation to Harris after Biden left the race.
