President Joe Biden interrupted his own speech on Wednesday to announce to the audience that he believed he was getting a phone call from former President Donald Trump.
“The reality is for so many people, the goalposts keep moving,” Biden said. “Unfort— that’s probably Trump calling me if he’s [unintelligible mumbling]. I hear that sound there.”
Some corporate media outlets have reported that Biden was responding to a phone ringing in the audience, though the ring tone does not appear to be audible in any of the live broadcasts of the speech.
“That’s probably Trump calling me.”
— President Biden jokes when a cellphone goes off during his speech in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/csFG5AqjaH
— The Recount (@therecount) July 6, 2022
Biden shares a very contentious relationship with President Trump, stemming back to the 2020 presidential election, making it highly unlikely that Trump would be making a personal phone call to the current president in the middle of a speech.
A new poll revealed that nearly two thirds of voters want Joe Biden to be a one term president and opt against seeking a second term in 2024.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll, conducted late last month, reveals that nearly two thirds of Americans want Biden to be a one term president. 71% of respondents said they do not want Biden to seek a second term, compared to only 29% who said he should run for reelection.
When those who said Biden should not seek reelection were asked to explain their answer, 45% said “he’s a bad president,” 30% said “he’s too old,” and 26% said “it’s time for a change.”
Most respondents said that they do not believe Biden is mentally fit to hold the office. 60% said they “have doubts about his fitness,” while 40% said “he is mentally fit.” Almost one third of Democrats join the majority in questioning Biden’s fitness. Similarly, 64% of respondents say Biden “is showing he is too old to be president,” while only 36% say he’s “showing he is fit to be president.”
The poll may spell other problems for the deeply unpopular Biden administration, as it reveals that 64% of Americans believe they are financially “getting worse” under Biden, which the pollsters reveal is the highest percentage they’ve recorded.
