BIDEN AT NATO | NBC TOLD 2 YRS AGO BIDEN CAN'T RUN | ABC NEWS THREATENS STEPHANOPOULOS | SAVE ACT
ALL EYES ON THE NATO SUMMIT TODAY IN WASHINGTON D-C AS PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL HOLD A RARE SOLO PRESS CONFERENCE. HE TAKES THE PODIUM AT 6:30 EASTERN TIME AS CALLS FOR HIM TO GET OUT OF THE RACE GROW LOUDER.
NBC’S CHUCK TODD SAYS A ‘SENIOR’ MEMBER OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S CABINET TOLD HIM TWO YEARS AGO THAT THEY HAD SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT RUNNING AGAIN.
AFTER BEING APPROACHED ON THE STREET AND ASKED ABOUT HIS INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN, GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS WAS THREATENED BY HIS NETWORK. ACCORDING TO RADAR ONLINE, THE ABC NEWSMAN WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE AIR IF HE DIDN’T CLARIFY HIS POSITION ON BIDEN. STEPHANOPOULOUS TOLD THE PASSERBY “I DON’T THINK HE COULD SERVE FOUR MORE YEARS.” IN THE REPORT STEPHANPOPLOUS WAS ASKED TO APOLIGIZE. HE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING “EARLIER I RESPONDED TO A PASSERBY. I SHOULDN’T HAVE.”
A VOTER I-D BILL HAS PASSED THE HOUSE WITH BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT. THE SAVE ACT WOULD FORCE ELECTION OFFICIALS TO VERIFY CITIZENSHIP OF VOTERS. FIVE DEMOCRATS HELPED GET THE MEASURE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IN A CLOSELY DIVIDED CONGRESS. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS VOWED TO VETO THE BILL IF IT PASSES THE SENATE.
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