Less than three weeks before the 2024 elections, the New York Post hired a professional lip reader to interpret a tense conversation between President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at Wednesday’s memorial service for Ethel Kennedy.
The exchange reportedly began with President Biden making a comment about Vice President Kamala Harris. According to the analysis, Biden told Obama, “She’s not as strong as me,” in what appeared to be a critique of Harris’ leadership abilities.
In response, Obama, with his arms crossed, allegedly replied, “I know… that’s true. We have time.” The Post continues:
“Yeah, we’ll get it in time,” said Biden, who was forced by fellow Democrats to relinquish the party’s nomination in favor of Harris on July 21 in a mutiny that Obama was believed to support.
Moments earlier, Obama said, “it’s important that we have some time together” in a possible reference to campaigning alongside Harris.
The dialogue was translated for The Post by Jeremy Freeman, a London-based forensic lip reader who was born deaf and for 16 years has served as a University College London-certified expert witness for litigants, the police and journalists.
Freeman described the conservation as “very supportive” and said he detected “no tension” between Obama and Biden, as had been speculated in viral commentary due to Obama shaking his head at one point.
Speculation about Biden’s relationship with Democratic Party leaders has grown since he withdrew from his reelection bid following a disastrous debate against former President Donald Trump—a decision that some believe was heavily influenced by Obama.
Regardless, Wednesday’s interaction suggests growing concerns within Democratic leadership about Harris’ strength as a candidate in the final weeks of the general election.
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OUT OF TIME
The more Harris talks, the dumber she gets.
LOST the Black Vote
LOST the Middle Class Vote
LOST the Swing State votes
LOST the Latino Vote
Obama “shaming” the “brothers” back fired miserably. I mean, pretty weak to turn it into a GENDER thing in the Black Community. Black men know what a woman is. Black women know what a woman is. They just don’t want HARRIS regardless of her color or gender.
TOO BIG TO RIG – I vote TRUMP
They knew Trump would beat Biden.
They COUNTED on Harris to be a maleable puppet but didn’t think she was an actual PUPPET HEAD filled with fluff and feathers
Harris is polling lower than JOE!!! Hail Mary is they put Sleepy Joe back in the race???