The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: George Stephanopoulos Apologizes After Saying Biden Cant Serve Another Term

Episode Date: July 10, 2024

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It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm not even trying to be Donkey of the Day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. They called Donkey of the Day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Solomon. Who got the Donkey of the Day today? Well, Jeff Hilarious, Donkey of the Day for Wednesday, July 10th goes to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.

George is a former White House communications director. He's, of course, a TV commentator, political commentator. You see him every morning with Robin Roberts and Michael Scrahan on Good Morning America. He's a fantastic journalist, one of the best out there. And that's why it pains me to see someone like him have to apologize for saying

exactly how he feels when what he said actually needs to be said. See, TMZ obtained video of George out and about working out in the streets of New York City when a random pedestrian approached him. And fresh off the heels of an interview George did with President Biden, an interview that was supposed to clean up the mess Biden made at his debate against Trump, the pedestrian asked a question that a lot of Americans are asking.

And that question is simply, do you think Biden should step down? Well, George replied with something the American people don't get too often. And that's an honest answer. Let's listen. What do you think? Do you think Biden should step down? You talk to him more than anybody else have lately. And you can be honest. You don't think he can serve four more years? All right. That's an answer.

Nothing wrong with that answer. If folks don't feel like, you know, Biden can serve four more years, if folks don't feel like Biden can win, if folks don't feel like he's physically or mentally capable of, you know, serving four more years, then they should say that. Because I've been asking a simple question for over a year now. Is the Biden-Harris ticket a winnable ticket in 2024? Most of the polling I'm seeing says no.

So whether you are a high-ranking Democrat in the party or a pundit on TV, you cannot lie to the American people about what they see and feel. You don't gain the trust of people like that. The reason this man in the street asked George about Biden was because George has been up close and personal with Biden. He just spoke to him. So it is beyond damaging to hear George say that he doesn't feel President Biden can do four more years. But the follow up question for George should have been,

well, who are you going to vote for? I can almost guarantee George would say Biden because George gives a damn about democracy. I'm sure the pedestrian would say to George, well, if you don't think he can serve four more years, why are you voting for him? George's answer would probably be because these are our choices. OK, Trump and Biden. So I have to choose one. Or you can choose to stay home. I can guarantee you a former senior advisor to the Democratic Party is not going to stay home. Now, why is George getting donkier today? Because yesterday, OK, George Stephanopoulos apologized for his comment on Joe Biden's second term White House chances.

In a statement obtained by NBC News, George said, earlier today, I responded to a question from a passerby I shouldn't have. ABC News also said in the statement, George expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News. You know why this bothers me? Because journalists like George are people we trust. OK, they're people we trust. So if George thinks Biden, you know, you know, can't serve another four years, you know, he should be allowed to say it and deal with whatever backlash comes with that. But truthfully, it shouldn't be any backlash because we should appreciate a journalist like George telling the truth. Journalists like George owe us the truth.

And when the truth is spoken, the Biden campaign should adjust accordingly. The Democratic Party needs to adjust accordingly. The only person making George feel like Biden can't serve another four years is Joe Biden. And the only person who has to convince the American people they are capable of running for four more years is Joe Biden. And if Joe Biden is sitting down with folks like George and George walks away feeling like he can't serve another four years, guess whose fault that is? President Biden and his campaign. If folks don't think that ticket can win, then damn it, put together a plan that changes people's minds. Because if you lose in November, because you choose to ignore polls more importantly you choose to ignore the feelings of the people then that is your fault okay and i'm giving george donk here today because the only reason he backed off those remarks is because i guarantee the white

house threatened abc with no access if they didn't i know how this works they know how damaging what george uh said about president biden was so someone made a call and said if y'all don't walk this back ABC with no access if they didn't. I know how this works. They know how damaging what George said about President Biden was. So someone made a call and said, if y'all don't walk this back, we will never sit with ABC News ever again. All access to the White House and the president and the vice president will be denied. Guaranteed that's what happened. And that's a damn shame that people would go to those links to suppress the truth. And that is what discourages people in regards to this whole voting thing. You don't lie to people and attempt to suppress the truth and that is what discourages people in regards to this whole voting thing you don't lie to people and attempt to finesse people and pee on people's

leg and tell them it's raining just tell me the truth because i already have eyes and ears okay y'all don't want biden to drop out fine y'all don't want vice president harris at the top of the ticket fine but don't lie to me about how you feel in regards to this 81 year old man if you don't think he can serve another four years, cool. Thank you for confirming what I already believed. But I also know I only got two choices in this coming election. So now that you've told me you don't think he can serve another four years, tell me why I should vote for him anyway.

Hey, Trump has 34 felony convictions, charges of fraud, election subversion, obstruction. Okay, he led an attempted coup in this country, and he's the primary architect of an institution that is no longer legitimate called the Supreme Court. He selected three of those corrupt-ass judges that have abolished Roe v. Wade, that have made it legal for state and local officials to accept bribes, and made presidents immune to criminal prosecution for official acts in office. With all that, people still feel like they're going to vote for Trump anyway, so you mean to tell me that folks can't handle the truth about Joe Biden, Joe Biden and still

vote for him in spite of they can look past all of that with Trump, but not for Biden. This is what I mean when I say Republicans are more sincere about their lies than Democrats are about their truth. Republicans have no problem saying so what? Keep it moving. Meanwhile, George Stephanopoulos tells the truth and now he has to apologize for it instead of being on good morning america this morning having a discussion about why he feels biden can't serve for more years but also

why he's probably gonna vote for him anyway please give george stephanopoulos the sweet sounds of the hammer tones. You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. I'm starting to think y'all purposely turned up the heat when I do donkey today for some reason. It's been extremely hot. Honey, they be loving you with that little fan.

Yeah, I think that's what it is. They want to see me do the fan. That's what it is. It'd be perfectly fine in here. You got on a blanket, and I'm over here burning up. What's going on on that side of the road? Envy always giving somebody on with the blanket. The little shawl.

Nah, it's my blanket. I drink my water and my juice, and I get cold in the morning. I get a little chilly, so I just put on my little... Oh, that's menopause. Bring a sweater. Oh, you not menopause? No, they do something with this heat. They don't do nothing with the heat.

No, that's menopause. But most Dominican men do get menopause around after 45. I'm not Dominican. That's messed up. And I don't have menopause. Please don't. The Dominican men gonna call up like, no, we don't. Don't do all that.

All right. Well, thank you for that donkey of the day. Yes, and don't be afraid to man going to call up like, no, we don't. Don't do all that. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today. Yes, and don't be afraid to tell the truth, people. Trust me, the American people can handle it. Okay? Okay. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Laminsoff.

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