According to the statement by Democratic candidate Joe Biden on Friday that the Americansdon’t deserve itTo know his position on packing the Supreme Court, some in the liberal media have had enough of his evasiveness and disdain for the American people. According to ABC chief White House correspondent Jon Karl defied the story On Sunday, CNN’s Jake Tapper followed suit, barbecuing Biden campaign coordinator Kate Bedingfield, shouting, “Of course, voters deserve an answer to his position on any subject!”
Her State of the Union interview started off pretty favorably for the Biden campaign with Tapper, which allowed Bedingfield to continue the Trump campaign over the canceled second debate. But things took a turn when Tapper pressed her on Biden’s false claim that President Trump’s appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett was unconstitutional.
“I’d like to get the idea of adding judges to the court in a second. But he said, “It’s not constitutional what they do.” How is it not constitutional what they do?, “he wondered. Bedingfield responded by pointing to polls that the election winners should be nominated, but Tapper confronted them about how the constitution worked and how the Senate was an elected body (click” Expand “):
TAPPER: It’s a poll. That’s not the constitution.
BEDINGFIELD: By trying – that’s you – there is the constitutional process of deliberating consent, and the American people can have their say by voting for president, by voting for senators. We are now 23 days from the election.
TAPPER: Right, but it’s not unconstitutional.
BEDINGFIELD: Millions of votes – Millions of votes – Voters are being denied their constitutional say in this process.
TAPPER: You elected the Senate.
BEDINGFIELD: But try to ram through a candidate – try to ram through a candidate who, by the way, will change the composition of the court. And we keep seeing poll after poll show that most Americans vehemently disagree –
TAPPER: Kate again, this is a poll.
“That’s not what the word constitutional means. Constitutional doesn’t mean I like it or I don’t like it. It means that it is compliant with the US Constitution. There is nothing unconstitutional about what the US Senate is doing“He explained, looking nervous.
After Tapper repeated the point, he switched gears to focus on Biden’s refusal to answer questions about the trial. “What’s bizarre to me is that Biden has already answered that question about whether he supports the expansion of the court,” he said before playing Biden’s 1983 and 2019 Biden Soundbites, which denounced the packing of dishes.
“Biden has refused to add judges to the court for decades. So why does he refuse to think about it now?“He squeezed her. Despite the lifeline Tapper tossed her with the clips, Bedingfield kept beating, claiming it was part of a distraction from the Trump campaign.”
Unfortunately, Tapper had to drop her narrative and explain that it was not “the Trump people who invented this question” but “The idea of adding judges to the Supreme Court came from the progressive side of the Democratic Party. ”
“And it’s just a simple question. He has long been against adding judges to the court. Has he changed his mind or is he in the same position he has held since at least 1983? “Tapper wanted to know. And when his guest continued to evade the problem and blame Trump and the Republicans, Tapper went off:
I understand, and we asked Republicans these questions, but We can also ask questions to Democrats. And this is a simple question that, frankly, Trump didn’t make up. It came from the progressives in the Democratic Party. And I found it strange when Vice President Biden said the other day, when asked by a reporter, that voters don’t deserve an answer.
“Of course voters deserve an answer to their position on any subject,” he exclaimed.
CNN’s snarky chyrons were usually reserved for reprimanding the president, but tapper’s were trained on Biden. At one point it states, “Biden says he will disclose his position on adding judges to the Supreme Court” when the election is over. What? “
And when he finished the interview, Tapper took a couple of punches on her. “All right, I think A serious political issue is not a “game” and I don’t think it is Trump’s game, ‘”he said. Adding:”[W]We always appreciate that you come on the show and answer the questions or handle them cleverly. “
The transcript is below, click “Expand” to read:
CNN’s State of the Union
October 11, 2020
9:23:31 p.m. East
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JAKE TAPPER: Vice President Biden again refused to say where he stood on this issue of adding judges to the Supreme Court yesterday. I want to play what he said.
JOE BIDEN: It is not constitutional what you do. It’s – the focus on what’s happening. [Transition] This dish is now being packed by the Republicans. After the voting has already started. I’ll focus on that so we don’t take our eyes off the ball.
TAPPER: I’d like to come up with the idea of adding judges to the court in a second. But he said, “It’s not constitutional what they do.” How is it not constitutional what they do?
KATE BEDINGFIELD: His point is that people have the opportunity to weigh this constitutional process through their vote. And we are now in the middle of the elections. Millions of people have already cast their votes. And you see the vast majority of people say they want the person who wins the November 3rd election to nominate the judiciary –
TAPPER: It’s a poll. That’s not the constitution.
BEDINGFIELD: By trying – that’s you – there is the constitutional process of deliberating consent, and the American people can have their say by voting for president, by voting for senators. We are now 23 days from the election.
TAPPER: Right, but it’s not unconstitutional.
BEDINGFIELD: Millions of votes – Millions of votes – Voters are being denied their constitutional say in this process.
TAPPER: You elected the Senate.
BEDINGFIELD: But try to ram through a candidate – try to ram through a candidate who, by the way, will change the composition of the court. And we keep seeing poll after poll show that most Americans vehemently disagree –
TAPPER: Kate again, this is a poll.
BEDINGFIELD: – that the vote should take place on November 3rd.
TAPPER: That’s not what the word constitutional means. Constitutional doesn’t mean I like it or I don’t like it. It means that it is compliant with the US Constitution. There is nothing unconstitutional about what the US Senate is doing.
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TAPPER: It’s not unconstitutional here either. I understand you don’t like it, but it’s not unconstitutional. But let me talk about the idea of adding judges to the court that Vice President Biden is not responding to. What is bizarre to me is that Biden has already answered that question about whether he supports the expansion of the court. Listen to him again in 1983 and a year ago.
BIDEN [1983]: President Roosevelt clearly had the power to propose to the United States Senate and Congress to grab the court. [Transition] But it was a good idea. It was a terrible, terrible mistake.
BIDEN [2019]: I wouldn’t pack in court. We add three judges. Next time we’ll lose control. They had three judges. We are gradually losing all credibility to the court.
TAPPER: Biden has refused to add judges to the court for decades. Why does he refuse to think about it now?
BEDINGFIELD: Because Donald Trump and the Republicans cannot set the terms for this debate. This is a distraction they want to throw out – this is a hypothesis they want to throw out now, to distract from the fact that they are trying to ram through a candidate who, as I said, will change the composition of the court of the American people.
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TAPPER: It’s not the Trump people who invented this question. Law? The idea of adding judges to the Supreme Court came from the progressive side of the Democratic Party. And it’s just a simple question. He has long been against adding judges to the court. Has he changed his mind or is he in the same position he has held since at least 1983?
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TAPPER: I see, and we asked the Republicans these questions, but we can also ask the Democrats questions. And this is a simple question that, frankly, Trump didn’t make up. It came from the progressives in the Democratic Party. And I found it strange when Vice President Biden said the other day, when asked by a reporter, that voters don’t deserve an answer. Of course, voters deserve an answer to his position on any subject!
BEDINGFIELD: But we won’t play your game. He gave an answer. He answered the question. He has probably answered this question 15 times over the past week. The answer is, “I’m not going to play Donald Trump’s game.” I am not going to allow the terms of this debate to shift towards a hypothesis which, incidentally, assumes that we Democrats are going to lose here. That is really – that is the core of this argument that they are making. It is assumed that we will lose. Vice President Biden does not accept that. He doesn’t accept that. He focuses on getting people to vote and making sure their voice is heard and that they have a say in who the next Supreme Court Justice is.
TAPPER: Well, I think a serious political issue isn’t a game and I don’t think it’s Trump’s game. But Kate Bedingfield, we’re always happy to have you come on the show and answer the questions or bypass them cleverly. Thank you very much. Am grateful.
BEDINGFIELD: Thanks for having me, Jake. I appreciate it.
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