President Biden has disparaged veteran Democratic political strategist David Axelrod as a “moron” for questioning whether the commander in chief should seek a second term, as a series of polls show the incumbent will lose next year to former President Donald Trump.
The 80-year-old Biden’s short temper and penchant for profanity are open secrets in Washington, and his disdain for Axelrod, as Politico columnist Jonathan Martin reported Monday, is the latest sign of conflict among loyalists. to Biden and the veterans of Barack Obama’s administration. .
Axelrod, best known for masterminding Obama’s election victories in 2008 and 2012, initially declared that Biden should consider his position earlier this month after a New York Times/Siena College poll showed Biden losing to Trump, 77, in five of the six states he would likely win. decide the outcome of the 2024 vote.
“Only @JoeBiden can make this decision. If he continues to run, he will be the Democratic Party candidate. What you need to decide is whether that is wise; Is it best for HIM or for the country? Axelrod posted on X.
The president was offended by David Axelrod’s comments about his 2024 campaign.REUTERS
Only @JoeBiden you can make this decision. If he continues to run, he will be the Democratic Party candidate. What you need to decide is whether that is wise; Is it best for HIM or for the country?
—David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 5, 2023
Joe Biden speaks with senior advisor David Axelrod during a meeting in the Oval Office in 2009. Pete Souza – White House via CNP
That recipe did not sit well with Biden’s allies.
Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has a penchant for trash talk on social media, responded to Axelrod later in the day.
“The man who called Biden ‘Mr. Magoo’ in August 2019 is still at it,” Klain wrote, referring to the venerable cartoon character.
On CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Axelrod insisted that he was not telling Biden to drop out of the 2024 race, just that he “should think about it.”
Axelrod has publicly questioned whether Biden should run again in 2024.AP
“I’m not worried about the polls in a year. I mean, you have to look at them, analyze them and adapt,” she said. “But I was in a situation as Barack Obama’s strategist in 2011 where we were facing some difficult polls.
“The only worrying number in the survey, and in the CNN survey that followed the New York Times survey, had to do with age. And that is something that cannot be reversed. And no matter how effective Joe Biden is behind the scenes, in front of the camera, what he projects is causing people concern.”
Biden is reportedly sensitive about his age and fitness to serve, ranting to an acquaintance last year: “You think I don’t know how old I am?”, according to Politico.
President Joe Biden holds a hockey stick during a celebration with the Vegas Golden Knights for their 2023 Stanley Cup victory.AP
The president also dismissed the poll in a rare hearing with a group of reporters outside the White House last week.
“You don’t read the polls,” Biden said on November 9. “Ten surveys. Eight of them, I’m beating him. [Trump] In those places. Eight of them. You only make two. CNN and New York Times. Check it out. Check it out. We will get you a copy of all those other surveys.”
Asked if he thought he was behind in key states, Biden repeated: “No, I don’t think so.”
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