ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith told NewsNation on Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s farewell address will likely be met with “silence or silence” because most Americans are “not interested” in hearing him speak. “A simple farewell” is needed, he said.
biden dealt with The public was last present Wednesday evening. He spoke about his administration’s efforts over the past four years and expressed concern about the “dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very small number of ultra-wealthy people, and the dangerous consequences of their abuses left unchecked.” did. Smith appeared on “Cuomo” and discussed his reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s last speech before he takes office on January 20th.
“It was sad. Of course the president has the right to give a farewell speech. There’s no question about that. But times have invaded all of us, and the times we live in… Sometimes when you look, you see something and say, “Silence or a simple goodbye would be enough.” “That’s how I felt about the president tonight,” Smith said.
Smith also said Biden was supposed to be an “interim president.” (Related: Biden blanks on how to sign bills after 50 years in office)
“When you look at what happened and what you witnessed,[ed]what has happened in the past year plus. He was supposed to leave. He was supposed to be interim president and he didn’t do that,” Smith said. “You decided you wanted to stay in the race, and then you showed up on the debate stage on June 27th, and you were exposed, and you were not who people on the left claim you were. you are [were] You were ousted by your political party, and their candidate, Kamala Harris, was someone you immediately supported. ”
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After Mr. Biden’s poor debate performance against Mr. Trump in June, Democrats, pundits, and donors all struggled to get him to finish his arguments on stage, at one point stopping him from speaking. The nation watched as the nation froze midway through, questioning Biden’s ability to serve another four years. By July 21, Mr. Biden had withdrawn from the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost both the electoral college and popular vote to Mr. Trump.
Smith went on to say that Biden and his administration have “opened the border” since the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan on his first day in office. Smith added that the “debt” from voters was against Biden rather than “inevitably to Donald Trump.”
“Essentially, you’re still trying to have that level of influence, but it’s fading. It’s fading. We’ve moved beyond that as a nation. “Nobody wants anything negative, harmful or bad to happen to them in any way,” Smith said.
“But at the same time, there are a lot of people who didn’t want to hear what he said a few months ago when he was president, and unfortunately, maybe not me or both of you, but unfortunately… , there aren’t that many people like that.” Americans wanted to hear what he would say tonight. That’s sad,” Smith said.
With less than six days left until Inauguration Day, Mr. Biden is expected to leave office with the lowest approval rating of his term, and his favorability rating is also close to his lowest. According to Responded to a CNN poll conducted by SSR. A poll released Wednesday found that only 36% of Americans support a four-year term for Biden, while 33% have a favorable view of him and 58% have an unfavorable view of him.
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