'Tough to watch': Reporter reacts to WH press briefing after CNN debate

The White House fended off tough questions about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, acknowledging his poor performance in last week’s debate while maintaining the president is still able to hold and run for office. CNN's Kasie Hunt reports. #CNN #News

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[pawwalton]

Do people really believe that CNN has any credibility? 😂😂😂

[julesdigga]

Everything on CNN has now been "tough to watch"

[billisenberger]

Remember, about 3 months ago, when the House Judiciary Committee had a hearing where Robert Hur spoke about Biden's memory loss?

[hunterlittle]

CNN acting like they weren’t knowingly covering this up for years 😂

[godsownson]

Biden was at home for a week preparing for the debate...How much rest does a man need ??

[anikillajohn]

“I never saw that version of Joe Biden” come on 😂😂😂😂😂

[manuel]

Imagine your excuse is “I almost fell asleep” at your job 😂😂😂 his foreign travel ended two weeks before the debate 😂😂😂

[vincenttrujillo]

Kate Bedingfield teaching delusion 101 starting now! Seats going fast! Reserve your spot!

[boydwood]

This network wasn't candid either, you all knew this was a problem and never questioned it.

[lesgilbert]

Funny how these gaslighters are pretending to have been gaslighted.

[EymardF]

Which of the stages of grief is CNN on? Part denial, part depression? Bargaining?

[sandbergglass]

First it was a cold, next it was he over prepared for the debate, now he had jetlag. Please let me know if I missed anything. It's hard to keep all the excuses

[captainjoejoe]

If only someone could have noticed Joe`s cognitive inability earlier!!

[Aron]

This is the FIRST time you've seen him like this?!?!?!?! What on God's Green Earth is this woman talking about, has CNN been reporting what they are told instead of actually watching Biden for the last 3.5 years, WHAT is going on here!!!

[BelovedYetUnworthy]

What reporter would ask, “is anyone in the White House hiding medical info on the president.” And then accept, “absolutely not” as an answer?

If someone’s was hiding info, how would the press secretary know?

[icausedbidenflation]

122 days until KJP is fired and starts her MSNBC job😂😂😂

[camq-pybs]

This is pathetic for the Dems… they should have asked Biden to step down 2 years ago and allowed for primary’s!! It’s too late to bail on Biden. We have made our own bed 🤦🏽‍♂️

[CosmicTuxedo]

Definition of 'Throw him under the bus'.

[tgerard]

you're talking about power and ambition. in a country like the US people will do anything, anything to hold on to that... yes, including elder abuse and setting an 81 year old man with dementia up to go out and embarrass himself. come off it kate.

[inthemidstofthevalley]

Trump would stand in front of that room of reporters on a weekly basis and take random unscripted questions from a media that despises him. Hidin' Biden has NEVER once stood there and done that. The fact that people are claiming they didn't see that stark contrast is frankly an embarrassment.