'Lied To The American People': Anthony D'Esposito Blasts Debate Claim Made By Joe Biden

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On "Forbes Newsroom," Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) spoke about the debate.

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00:00President Biden, as you've said, as others have indicated, had a bad debate night, and

00:06some have chalked it up to even more than that.

00:09He was incoherent at some points.

00:10He trailed off a decent amount during that debate.

00:13And strategists and political scientists I've talked to have said there wasn't a winner

00:17in that debate.

00:18Instead, President Biden lost.

00:21Donald Trump reportedly repeated over 30 falsehoods on things ranging from abortion, the economy,

00:27January 6th, other topics in between.

00:30So when you look at this debate as a whole, what do you think this indicates to both our

00:33friends and enemies abroad?

00:35I think that, like I said, the view from our enemies abroad, specifically right now to

00:41who our commander in chief is, it makes the country look weak.

00:46And I think that this was an opportunity for President Trump to really speak to the American

00:51people.

00:52Because let's be honest, that debate on Thursday night, the people who are watching it who

00:56are political animals who pay attention, who are into the everyday, what happens on

01:03Capitol Hill and beyond, they know who they're voting for.

01:06They know whether they're supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden or neither.

01:11But I think that the debate was an opportunity because I think we would both agree, and I'm

01:15sure many of your listeners agree, that that debate was watched by hundreds of millions

01:20of people.

01:21Because it has now become some sort of almost like a reality series.

01:26People are watching it that have never been interested in government and politics before.

01:30And that was an opportunity to tell those people why we are different, why the Republicans

01:35are better at government, why Joe Biden has destroyed parts of our country over the last

01:42three and a half years.

01:43And really talk about, like I mentioned a few minutes ago, the things that are discussed

01:47most amongst people around their kitchen table.

01:50Thursday night was a perfect opportunity to look to the American people and those who

01:54are not really interested in government politics and say, listen, I'm going to break this down

01:58very simply.

01:59In a couple of days, you're going to be celebrating the 4th of July, you're going to be going

02:03to barbecues, you're going to be hosting family and friends at your house.

02:06When I was president, it cost this much.

02:08With Joe Biden as president, it's costing this much.

02:11But instead, you know, we were talking about a golf handicap, we were talking about things

02:15that really don't matter to the American people.

02:18And yes, you know, I think there was opportunities that were missed when Joe Biden, who was trailing

02:23off and even President Trump said, you know, I'm not sure what he said and I'm not sure

02:27what he said.

02:28I'm not sure he knows what he said.

02:29But I mean, President Biden lied to the American people and said that under his tenure, nobody

02:35in the military has died when he forgot that, you know, there was a time when we would not

02:41only through the botched withdrawal of West Afghanistan, I mean, he's been criticized

02:45for standing on a tarmac when the bodies of heroes were processed past him and he was

02:52looking at his watch.

02:53I mean, so either he forgets, either he's confused or he just doesn't care.

02:58But nonetheless, it is not a good look for the American people.

'Lied To The American People': Anthony D'Esposito Blasts Debate Claim Made By Joe Biden

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