President Joe Biden appeared to find a CNN reporterās comment about former President Donald Trumpās āpolitical movementā funny.
CNN White House correspondent Phil Mattingly made the comment during a press conference following the midterm elections.
āSo the entire genesis of that G7 conversation was tied to your predecessor, who is about to launch another campaign. So how do you reassure them, if that is the reason for their questioning, that the former president will not return or that his political movement, which is still very strong, will notā¦ā Mattingly began.
Biden replied while laughing, āOh, yeah?ā
Mattingly continued, āā¦Once again take power in the United States?ā
Biden then explained, āWell, we just have to demonstrate that he will not take power by ā if we ā if he does run. Iām making sure he, under legitimate efforts of our Constitution, does not become the next president again.ā
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On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported the former presidentās longtime allies are encouraging him to delay an announcement for another presidential run he originally planned to make next week.
The encouragement comes after Republicans placed blame on Trump for disappointing performances by several candidates he supported.
āRepublican chairmen across a wide spectrum of states were counting on Donald Trump to deliver victory for them last night and he didnāt, they are let down,ā David Urban, a top adviser to Trumpās 2016 Pennsylvania campaign and longtime ally, told the Post.
He added, āIt is clear the center of gravity of the Republican Party is in the state of Florida, and I donāt mean Mar-a-Lago.ā
It was previously reported that Trump was āālividā and āscreaming at everyone,ā after last nightās disappointing midterm results for GOP.ā
The report claimed a Trump advisor āwent on to slam the former presidentās handpicked contenders: āthey were all bad candidates.ā āCandidates matter.'ā
