Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) appeared desperate to evade any and all questions about his support for former President Joe Biden — support that continued even after it became painfully obvious that Biden was declining rapidly.
Newsom repeatedly dodged questions on that topic during a Sunday morning appearance on “Meet the Press,” attempting to change the subject every time host Kristen Welker raised another question about the former president.
WATCH:
Gavin Newsom slithers around in an attempt to explain why he’s defended Joe Biden’s capacity to serve a second term:
Welker: You stood by him till the end. Did you ever have concerns about his capacity to serve another four years?
Newsom: “I never had that.”
Welker: Did you… pic.twitter.com/VwpP06B5RP
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“You stood by him till the end, after that disastrous debate performance, even when top Democrats were calling for him to step down,” Welker began. “Did you ever have concerns, Governor, about his capacity to serve another four years?”
“I go home with the one that —” Newsom attempted to use the expression that he’d “dance with the one who brought him,” and then added, “I never had that — I just talked to the president a few hours ago. I’ve been privileged to have a relationship with the president.”
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“Governor, Did you legitimately believe that he was capable of serving as president until January of 2029?” Welker tried again.
“Yeah, I think my focus was frankly situational,” Newsom replied, not really answering the question. “I was making sure Donald Trump didn’t get back into office to experience everything that we’re experiencing today, and there was no interaction that I had that suggested otherwise.”
“What do you say to Americans who feel misled by you and other top Democrats?” Welker asked.
“Misled in what respect? He decided to step down —” Newsom protested.
“About the mental acuity of President Biden, they wish you had sounded the alarm sooner to give way for a convention,” Welker continued.
“I never experienced — I’m not going to substitute myself for someone else,” Newsom said. “Or for popular opinion. I’m going to express my relationship to my truth with the former President of the United States, including at the end of his term, quite literally in December, which was a master class in foreign policy and domestic policy, which I will never forget as we walk through not just the election but when we’re walking through the world we’re living in. There was nothing to suggest what you just said or, or others have suggested in terms of my interaction. That’s all I can be accountable for.”
