Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks joined PBS News Hour host Geoff Bennett on Friday for their weekly recap of the news, which naturally included President Joe Biden’s Thursday press conference. Capehart urged Democrats to stop “self-immolating” over Biden’s candidacy, while Brooks compared him to President Ronald Reagan.
Bennett noted that the press conference has not silenced the conversation among Democrats about whether or not Biden should step aside and simply asked, “Jonathan, how do you assess this current moment?”
Capehart simply didn’t understand why there are doubts about Biden, “Look, ever since that disastrous debate performance two weeks ago last night, Democrats have been tearing their hair out, self-immolating, and saying what they need to see from the president to make them assured that he is up to the task. He needs to show some life and some vigor. He does a rally in Raleigh the very next day.”
He then rattled …