Former Obama aide and “Pod Save America” co-host Jon Lovett admitted on Jon Stewart’s “The Weekly Show” podcast that despite his concern over Joe Biden‘s obvious mental decline, he kept silent because he *“wanted him to fking win.”***
Lovett told Stewart and Jon Favreau that he held his tongue over Biden’s decline even though it was blatantly obvious.
“I remember feeling I want to talk about this as a huge liability. To talk about this is something Joe Biden can overcome, but I’m not going to go so far as to say, ‘I think Joe Biden must drop out. He is too old to be president,’” Lovett said.
A, because I didn’t know exactly what was going on behind the scenes, but B, if Joe Biden is the candidate, I want him to fu**ng win.”*
Lovett went on to explain that speaking up would have benefited Biden’s political opponents, like Donald Trump.
However, he kept quiet to avoid “having the words we’re saying taken out of context and all of a sudden be part of the case against Joe Biden from the right — that would use any person criticizing Joe Biden from the left as a weapon against him.”
“So it was about being honest about Joe Biden’s age as a liability while knowing that if he is the nominee, I want to be clear that I thought it was important to make sure we did everything we could to reelect him,” Lovett added.
The host becomes the latest Democrat to admit he has concerns over Biden’s decline, following the release of Original Sin, a book co-authored by Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson that details the alleged cover-up surrounding Biden’s health.
Lovett is featured in Original Sin, where he and his co-hosts met with Biden at the White House on April 26, 2024.
The hosts reportedly left the meeting feeling “deeply disturbed” after discussions with Biden, describing the president’s comments as rambling and “incoherent.”
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