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Trump And Musk's Messy Break-Up

2025/6/6
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一名长期跟踪报道美国总统竞选活动的资深新闻记者。
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Jane Koston:我认为,当前总统特朗普的精神状态备受关注,但我们也不应忽视前总统拜登可能存在的执政能力问题。我感到奇怪的是,为什么拜登政府似乎一直在掩盖他的身体状况。如果我们要理解为什么特朗普可能再次当选,我们需要深入了解拜登执政末期究竟发生了什么。他未能积极宣传其政绩,这是否与他的身体状况有关?我认为,理解这些问题对于避免特朗普再次当选至关重要。 Alex Thompson:我发现,许多人早就知道拜登总统的表现,但他们并没有采取任何行动,只是希望一切顺利。这让我感到非常震惊。拜登总统在2024年与特朗普的辩论中表现出的状态,其实很多人都见过,但他们选择了沉默。我认为,拜登总统在初选期间暗示自己会成为一个过渡候选人,这只是为了获得提名。事实上,他一直想连任两届,并且他的家人也支持他这样做。奥巴马总统从未真正欣赏拜登总统的才能,这让拜登总统感到受伤。拜登总统和他的核心团队对奥巴马及其团队的人怀有深深的怨恨。对拜登总统的盲目崇拜导致一些人忽视了党派、白宫和国家。我认为,拜登总统的年龄导致他向左倾,并使权力下放到工作人员层面。尽管拜登总统的日程安排有限,精力不足,沟通能力下降,但他的决策能力仍然很强。即使吉尔·拜登否认拜登的衰退,她的行为也表明她知道他不如以前了。我认为,可能会有更多关于拜登总统年龄对政策产生的潜在影响的例子。

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This chapter explores the question of whether former President Joe Biden's alleged mental decline contributed to Donald Trump's political comeback. It discusses the potential cover-up by Biden's administration and the political ramifications. The author interviews Alex Thompson, who sheds light on the extent of the cover-up and the rationalizations used by Biden's allies.
  • Biden's administration potentially covered up his decline.
  • Biden's allies rationalized his reelection bid by citing his past success against Trump and the existential threat Trump posed.
  • Biden's limited energy and access impacted policy proposals and decision-making.

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While President Trump demands his administration investigate the former president's pardons and executive orders, we're left thinking about President Joe Biden again…and where it all went wrong. Alex Thompson, national political correspondent for Axios and co-author of the new book, "Original Sin," joins us to talk about Biden's decline in office and how the people around him covered it up.

And in headlines, President Trump and Elon Musk trade attacks on social media over the Big Beautiful Bill, Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from traveling to the US, and a Massachusetts teen detained by ICE is released on bond.

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