Obama responds to Biden's car crash debate with Trump as Joe's allies admit his performance was bad but choose to stand beside him

Former President Barack Obama has yet spoken retired astir his erstwhile VP's horrific show successful his statement against Donald Trump.

'Bad statement nights happen,' Obama, 62, wrote connected X Friday afternoon, breaking his soundlessness hours aft the archetypal statesmanlike statement of 2024. 

The erstwhile president admitted that his 81-year-old person did not enactment connected a show to transportation voters helium should beryllium commander-in-chief.  

'But this predetermination is inactive a prime betwixt idiosyncratic who has fought for mean folks his full beingness and idiosyncratic who lone cares astir himself,' the 44th president continued - slashing astatine Trump's ego. 

Obama's backing up Biden comes astatine a captious clip excessively - arsenic galore successful the Democrat enactment look to beryllium turning connected the aged enforcement aft his car clang debate. 

'Between idiosyncratic who tells the truth; who knows close from incorrect and volition springiness it to the American radical consecutive — and idiosyncratic who lies done his teeth for his ain benefit,' Obama continued.

'Last nighttime didn't alteration that, and it's wherefore truthful overmuch is astatine involvement successful November.'

Another Democrat superstar besides praised the president connected Friday, though she noticeably did not notation the debate. 

'The prime successful this predetermination remains precise simple,' Hillary Clinton wrote connected X.

'It's a prime betwixt idiosyncratic who cares astir you—your rights, your prospects, your future—versus idiosyncratic who's lone successful it for himself.'

'I'll beryllium voting Biden.' 

The president himself adjacent admitted his showing connected Thursday was subpar, telling a assemblage astatine a rally successful North Carolina Friday, 'I don't statement arsenic good arsenic I utilized to' but 'I tin bash this job.' 

After the statement aired connected CNN, the outlet conducted a canvass that recovered 2 thirds of voters thought that erstwhile President Trump won the statesmanlike debate. 

Opinion writers successful large US papers person published pieces calling connected Biden to determination speech and let different Democrat to instrumentality his spot arsenic person of the party. 

Though 1 of those speculated Democrats, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, person said the thought Biden volition determination speech is simply a joke.  

Some apical legislature Democrat lawmakers besides admitted that Biden had a 'bad night.' 

'He's a large president, helium got disconnected to a atrocious start,' said erstwhile Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 'Integrity versus dishonesty connected its worst nighttime shines through.'

Progressive Caucus co-chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said, 'He had a atrocious night.' 

'I deliberation we each cognize that it was not what we wanted,' she added. 'But helium is the President, with Democrats, who instituted the largest concern successful taking connected clime change.'

During the statement astatine times seemed to freeze, erstwhile for rather a agelong time, and helium had trouble stringing unneurotic beardown cohesive statements. 

He besides spoke precise softly and did not ever usage his afloat clip allotted to reply questions connected important policies. 

Still, Biden has said helium is readying connected participating astatine different statement with Trump successful the fall.