President Joe Biden is channeling his irritation about the crisis of confidence in his 2024 re-election run in the wrong direction, NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd argued on Monday.
The critique was in response to a comment Biden made during an impromptu phone interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” earlier on Monday morning in which the president blew off criticism he’s faced after a poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
“I’m getting so frustrated by the elites in the party. … They know so much more,” Biden quipped. “If any of these guys don’t think I should run, run against me. Go ahead. Announce for president — challenge me at the convention!”
Yet, as noted by Todd, it was powerful Democrats who allowed Biden to be insulated from challengers during the primary season and demonized the now-abandoned No Labels effort that sought…
