i think there are bigger issues in this country that need to be addressed. as you can see, a lot of different opinions tonight and reaction to this debate that was happening, a really consequential moment. i m in a swing state with so many voters who know what the stakes are so what now the next few hours, we ll we will be crucial in the political future of joseph robinett biden, if there is a future and actually that s not hyperbole after the historic cnn debate, luck as tonight, one which has democrats so nervous, one told our friend kasie hunt, quote, we are eft. now so far, no elected democrats that we know ab have publicly asked for buying this step aside, but prominent supporters, including columns as thomas friedman, they are out there saying, quote, i cannot remember a more heartbreaking moment in american presidential campaign politics in my lifetime precisely because of what it revealed, joe biden, a good man and a good president has no business running for re
washington. we begin this hour with the breaking news. president biden s advisers are rejecting calls for the presumptive democratic nominee able crumbled last night. now the question is whether biden can rebuild it and 81-year-old president stumbled and stammered through much of the primetime debate on cnn. all you have to do is read some of these headlines to see how his performance has raised serious new doubts if he can remain the democrats nominee biden is toast red one fumbling performance and time to go joe to name a few the top democrat in the house says biden should not step down in an adviser tells cnn that the president plans to debate. again in september, but make no mistake last night was filled with cringeworthy moments it d be able to help make sure that all those things we need to do childcare, elder care, making sure that we continue to strengthen our health care system, making sure that we re able to make every single solitary person eligible for when i ve b
for up to 70% off designer brands, it house the designers that get your heart racing had inside a prices new every day, hurry be gone in a flash, designer sales at up to 70% or so of gilt.com today welcome to inside politics. i m kasie hunt in for dana bash, who co-moderating the cnn presidential debate last night. that s triggering a five alarm fire inside the democratic party. we re gonna get to that in just a moment. but first we do want to follow this breaking news it s the supreme court just ruled that the justice department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the capitol on january 6 with obstruction. the ideologically mixed six to three ruling could force federal prosecutors to reconsider charges in dozens of pending cases. and may have an impact on the case against donald trump. i want to turn now to cnn s paula reid, andrew mccabe, evan perez to break this all down for us, paula, i want to start with you. can you explain what this means for the h
experienced donald. trump going after his son, hunter biden. this was back in this timber 2020 debate. when president trump said that hunter biden had been dishonorably discharged for using cocaine from the military to be clear, he was administratively discharged, which is different. he also mocked a hunter biden, if you ll recall saying he couldn t get a job until president biden had become vice president. so who up the defense, if you also remember that president biden gave at the time saying, look, yes, like a lot of american families are families. one that has dealt with the problem of addiction, but i m proud of my son and i love my son. eighth had said at the time that that ended up being actually one of the most resonant moments coming out of the debate. but i think all of this just goes to show the biden team s broader strategy of trying to prepare for anything and everything. but donald trump might throw his way thursday night in christian. i understand. you have
against, but they were just potted plants. i mean, it s not like they actually participated in the debate. no disrespect to the cpd maturity. and ultimately your audiences to television audience exactly. it s really the only one that matters when you re in the hall, your perception of actually how it plays it s really muted. all right, thank you very much to our panel. thanks to all of you for joining us on this incredibly consequential day. i m kasie hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn news central starts right now say the words. debate de in america, this is special coverage of cnns to store it presidential debates. so special, we are in atlanta so special, even we have to sit down. the first ever debate between a current president and a former president. the earliest general election debate ever which also means this is the first time a general election debate is being held with neither candidate officially nominated yet by their parties. but i digress stakes, even the ca