This is what seven days of preparation looks like.
So five minutes after the debate the excuses came pouring in. He has a cold, COVID, I forget what else. It was obvious that Joe was in no shape to take on President Trump.
This was the saddest moment of the evening: Jill Biden came over to husband Joe at the end of the debate. As President Trump walked away unaided, Jill took Joe by the hand and slowly led him as he stiffly took the few steps from the podium to the edge of the stage where she then helped Joe down the four or five stairs in front so he could talk with the CNN debate moderators, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper.
