Former Jill Biden spox Michael Larosa (Left) said Andrew Bates' (Right) "whole purpose is to drink the kool-aid surrounding the boss," referring to President Biden. (Getty Images)
"1) Literally no one is asking that question right now," Matthews wrote on X. "2) It’s beneath the office to say "f---ing" from your official White House account. Do better."
"Everyone evaluated POTUS's performance based on how they wanted to feel or how they already felt about the situation," LaRosa told Fox News Digital.
TOP DEMOCRAT ON HOUSE INTEL COMMITTEE CALLS ON BIDEN TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN AFTER NATO PRESS CONFERENCE
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn to board Marine One before departing the White House on December 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Biden, who is facing increased calls from elected officials within his own party to drop out of the race due to concerns about his age, was widely criticized by Republicans over his NATO press conference performance. However, longtime GOP strategist Mike Biundo, a former Trump adviser, told Fox News Digital that he believed "it's a 100% win-win" for Republicans and the Trump campaign.
"It appears Biden did enough to convince his apologists that he should remain on the ballot, but he also reinforced what the American people know. Their lives are being hurt by his weakness and failure on a daily basis," a Trump campaign official, who asked for anonymity to speak more freely, told Fox News Digital after Thursday night's press conference.
Several Democrats and progressives defended Biden's performance along with Bates.
"Tonight Joe Biden offered a lengthy, detailed dive on the major national security issues he’s juggling combined with a comfortable but forceful defense of his view of where this race stands," Kate Bedingfield, a former communications director for Biden, posted on X. "50 minutes of Qs. He needed to show up big tonight and he did."
"This is a very strong performance," Joel Rubin, a former State Department official during the Obama administration, posted on X. "Quite frankly. @POTUS is putting on a master class in how foreign policy and domestic policy intersect, explaining how crucial American global leadership is to our people here at home. Well done, Mr. President."
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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