The PBS NewsHour was comfy-friendly territory for Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday night in her State of the Union preview. PBS anchor Geoff Bennett and Jean-Pierre were both MSNBC regulars a few years back.
The whole interview sounded like a Democrat strategy session. How does Biden use this speech to beat Trump? It’s allegedly a speech appealing for “unity,” but it’s a campaign speech?
Bennett began by declaring the speech is “essentially the hard launch of his reelection campaign. And this is a president who is facing sinking poll numbers, concerns about his age, a progressive base that’s been splintered over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. How is the president aiming to use this speech to address those concerns, while also conveying his vision for the future?”
Here’s how you define softball interview: Jean-Pierre was then allowed to…
