Old, very senile, and very unpopular – doubts are growing about whether Joe Biden can stand up to Donald Trump in the US election. But maybe there is a backup plan.
WASHINGTON – He is now 81 years old US President Joe Biden Is he really still fit enough to fight a tough election campaign against rival Donald Trump and then another four-year term? This question concerns not only potential voters, but also Biden's party colleagues US elections 2024 around. Because the supposed mistakes of the current president make confidence in him waver over and over again.
Just a few days ago, Biden met with French President Emmanuel Macron at a campaign event His predecessor, François Mitterrand, who died nearly 30 years ago, was at a loss.. And this is by no means the only strange mistake he has made in recent years. He referred to Ukrainians as Iranians in a speech or read speech instructions from a teleprompter during his speech: “It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who register and vote regularly is higher than the percentage of men. End quote. Repeat the sentence.”
Candidates for the 2024 US elections: Donald Trump regularly suffers from strange imbalances
It has long been clear to his political opponents that Biden must be senile, even though they are their candidate Donald Trump At 77, he is slightly younger than Biden He also allows himself a lot of weird mistakes. He recently conflated his Republican rival, Nikki Haley, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Elsewhere he spoke of how when he was elected US president in 2016, he won “a battle everyone said he couldn’t win” – specifically against Barack Obama. In fact, Hillary Clinton was his rival in the struggle for the White House.
Unlike Biden, such mistakes do not appear to harm Trump. In the post-truth era, his followers ignore the mistakes of their self-appointed people.”Geniuses are very stable„, while in the case of his opponent a weakness is immediately announced that calls into question his ability to hold office. This completely asymmetrical view may seem illogical, but it has an impact. Far more Americans view Biden as „too old” to He is not allowed a second term compared to Trump.
In this exact situation, former First Lady Michelle Obama is now fueling speculation that has been secretly circulating in Washington for months. Speaking about the election, Obama said on Jay Shetty's „On Purpose” show: „I'm very afraid of what could happen. […] We cannot take this democracy for granted. And sometimes I worry that we do. […] These are the things that don't let me sleep.” The Democrat is alluding to statements made by Trump, who declared that if re-elected he would act like a dictator against his opponents for one day.
Has Obama already announced his candidacy for the 2024 US elections?
Obama said preventing such efforts is important. But in all polls, Donald Trump currently has a clear lead over Joe Biden. Only a criminal conviction of Trump can turn things around, according to campaign experts. But whether Trump will actually have to accept such a serious legal hit before the election on November 5 is currently entirely uncertain. So the question is whether Democrats are willing to put everything on this ticket.
As early as the fall of 2023, there was speculation about an alternative scenario in which Michelle Obama, not Joe Biden, would run against Donald Trump. This speculation now has double support: on the one hand, her candidacy plans are explained in Obama's audio statements, and on the other hand, she is said to have already considered the idea of running for president in 2022, as was the case only announced a few days ago. Cindy Adams, one of the most prominent community correspondents in the United States of America, revealed in… New York PostMichelle Obama met with some major hedge fund CEOs in New York in the summer of 2022 and is said to have announced: “I'm running and I'm asking for your support.”
Was a stunning candidate change planned without a primary?
This would constitute a 180-degree shift from Obama's oft-repeated doctrine that she has no political ambitions. She even stated in 2018 that she „doesn't have the same passion for politics” as her husband. But it has been a long time since then, and the prospect of a second Trump term may have prompted a rethink. Now liberal and conservative American media are speculating About a stunning change of candidates among the Democrats. Either advertised as a scenario of hope or conspiracy.
Therefore, Joe Biden is likely to announce next May that he will not run for a second term for health reasons. At this point, the primaries are long over and Trump will likely be the official contender since Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the latest. In August, Democrats then nominate Michelle Obama as the replacement nominee at their nominating party convention and elect her presidential nominee in a landslide, without the usual pre-election internal party wars.
In the televised debates in September and October, Michelle Obama, who is popular, relatively young, and oratorically skilled, will compete against Donald Trump – a scenario in which many Democrats clearly expect their party to win, as opposed to what appears to be the case. Biden. However, it is still unclear who will run alongside Obama for vice president. Vice President Biden Kamala Harris It no longer matters – on the one hand, a team of two black women makes no political sense, and on the other hand, according to opinion polls, Harris is no more popular than Biden.
In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
Reinhold Messner
September 17, 1944
Brixen (South Tyrol)
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
’Symbolic’ Consequences – EU Moves Ministerial Meeting From Budapest to Brussels
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Hungary, led by Viktor Orban, has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1.
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There is still a lot of anger in Brussels about Viktor Orbán’s “peace mission”: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wants to ban Budapest from the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers. But the shot could backfire.
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DrThe European Commission is drawing further conclusions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s unilateral actions: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that upcoming meetings of foreign and defence ministers will be held in Brussels – not in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Borrell said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels that he had taken the decision after a majority of ministers spoke out against Hungary and wanted to impose „symbolic” consequences on the country. According to Borrell, 25 foreign ministers condemned Orban’s behaviour. The Hungarian received support only from Slovakia.
But Borrell has also been heavily criticised for his uncoordinated move to cancel the Budapest meeting. “Spain does not support a boycott in the EU,” Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel called the idea of a boycott “nonsense”. Bettel said he would rather go to Budapest and express his opinion to the Hungarians. Germany, France and the Netherlands have also voiced opposition to Borrell’s proposal.
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In Brussels, it cannot be ruled out that Borrell’s boycott campaign will ultimately backfire: several ministers are now said to be staying away from the Brussels meeting on 28-30 August in protest.
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Hungary has held the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July. Immediately after that visit began, Orbán made a surprise visit to Ukraine, Russia and China on a self-proclaimed “peace mission.” He also met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. His meetings have drawn criticism from EU member states.
The European Commission had already reached its first conclusions a week ago. A Council spokesman had said that no commissioners would be sent to informal meetings of the Hungarian Council Presidency, but only senior officials. The decision was taken by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. There will also be no customary inaugural visit by the Commission to the new Council Presidency.
After Biden’s withdrawal from the US election campaign, Vice President Harris appears to be the new Democratic nominee. The Trump camp and the Republicans have already adjusted their strategy.
While US President Joe Biden is widely respected by Democrats for his decision, the reaction from Republicans seems somewhat different.
The crowd began to boo when Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, declared at a rally in Ohio: “Joe Biden is out of the race.” In his hometown of Middletown, the newly elected Vance has now thrown himself into the campaign.
That has changed dramatically for the Republican Party as a result of Biden’s withdrawal. So they are immediately adopting a new strategy and portraying the planned change of candidates as undemocratic.
Republicans make serious claims
Vance, for example, rails against the supposed Democratic elite who, in his view, were pulling the strings in the background: “Now to nominate someone else because George Soros and Barack Obama and a few elite Democrats decided behind closed doors to prioritize the Democrats.” Joe Biden is out “This is a threat to democracy. It’s not the Republican Party that fights for democracy every day.”
House Republican Leader Mike Johnson goes a step further. On CNN, he says that in some states you can’t just change the nominee. 14 million people voted for him in the primary — and Biden’s withdrawal now renders their votes invalid.
In the US states of Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada, there are already regulations on how to conduct a candidate swap, but since Biden has not yet been formally nominated, it probably won’t help that Republicans go to court much.
The second strategy directly targets Biden’s likely successor, current Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump, who is running for the White House as a Republican, has already made a pitch at a campaign event in Michigan..
Trump, who mispronounced her name, says he just calls her „Laughing Kamala.” „You can tell a lot from her amazing smile,” the 78-year-old said. „She’s crazy.”
But the attacks are not limited to the personal level: Trump and Republicans are also blaming Harris on the political level — for everything the Biden administration has done.
Just an hour after he announced he would not run for re-election, the first TV ads came out: Harris was accused of covering up Biden’s supposedly poor health.
The short ad reads: “Kamala knew Joe couldn’t do the job, so she did it.” What they achieved was an invasion of the border, soaring inflation, and the death of the American dream.
Attack Surface When It Comes to Immigration
The immigration issue in particular could make Harris vulnerable to Republicans. As vice president, President Biden has tasked her with immigration policy.
“She didn’t do her job,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said on Fox News. “Harris is a failure.” Abbott said Americans should reject her at the ballot box in November.
It remains unclear whether Kamala Harris will actually run as a Democrat. Republicans are certainly preparing for that.
