The Worst Debate Of All Time | Biden: "Challenge Me At The Convention" | Two Competing Virtues

Stephen Colbert recaps the reactions to President Biden's disastrous debate and examines the challenges Democrats face going forward as the president refuses to step aside.
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[@nancykraus5127]

People need to remember that we vote for an Administration not just the front man. Project 2025 was written by several members of Trump's last administration. I would vite for a cabbage rather than fascism.

[@RyanRuark]

“The deep state is real and you should vote for it.” It’s like Democrats are trying to lose.

[@ashleytaveras9035]

@@nancykraus5127 Vote*

[@LoisMillar]

❤ NO Project 2025 😮 Americans if U don't knw Plz fine out All stay Blessed ❤

[@stoneybowmann]

Cool, lets get a candidate in there who's ready to take up the fight.

[@elsierodgers4874]

No one person can do that job alone.

[@shirinhashemi1]

Vote 🗳 blue 💙💙💙💙🇱🇷🗽🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AmericanUS2024]

The Get on board and shut the F up Biden's strategy will not work. I voted for Biden in 2020. If he is the nominee, I won't vote in this election. 😢

[@Nationalist1896]

You will beat Medicare

[@stitch2642]

@@shirinhashemi1 Why? Look what’s it’s done to my country.

[@detectivemarkseven]

@@shirinhashemi1 Dont vote. Dont involve yourself with this clown show.

[@TD-om6fd]

A famous Biden quote, "Anyway"

[@rfield3404]

"Come on, man!"

[@jacksquatt6082]

"uh.. t-the... um... " *continues to silently stare into blank space for 30 seconds*

[@jvonengeln]

@@TD-om6fd “Look”

[@calumproctor981]

...so it's okay for the candidate to be a cabbage? That doesn't follow.

[@ReyceRamsey2010]

I’m not being bias when I say this. For like 70% of the debate Biden looked like a child that lost their parent in a store.

[@gloriasharkey1118]

Biden is my choice

[@freda2758]

Hands down. I'm ridin' with Biden.

[@f0xh0nd51]

Between the two that currently stand before us, I’m with you, but if the floor opened up, I would entertain someone else.

[@aaronmoore3050]

Inflation, it's the democrat choice.

[@Boghopper9999]

Sure, given the current choice I'd vote Biden over Trump too, but given what we have now seen, I can't say he would be my first choice to be the democratic candidate anymore.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

Then so is Trump.

[@johnem712]

Even late night has abandoned Joe

[@johngangemi6243]

Debate? That wasn’t a debate. That was a freak show. Media hosts should be ashamed of themselves for labeling that as a debate. No one shoild be using that freak show as their basis for eho to vote for in November.

[@OwentheKingofDudes]

"No one shoild be using that freak show as their basis for eho to vote for in November." Why not?

[@Ru4444]

@@OwentheKingofDudes Because u should base ur vote on each cadidate's performance during their presidency. Debates are use to see what their plans are if they are elected. Usually in a form of broken promises.

[@jennslifeinhuntingtonwv2678]

If he's breathing I'm voting for him!

[@onlyme219]

That's a very low bar

[@pattdunn9845]

😅😅

[@NunyaDamnBiz1984]

Agreed. I want him replaced, but I will vote for him over trump.

[@torijones5194]

​@onlyme219 . It's also the reason he won last time. He was breathing, and he wasn't Trump.

[@justsayin7314]

The slogan everyone wants for their campaign

[@joancramer7484]

Fuck the debate. Joe Biden is the best president of my long lifetime.

[@ericplumhoff9208]

Without question,

[@briananderson5634]

I couldn't put it better! Bring it on Joe! We've got your back!

[@walsterdoomit]

Mine too. We used to look upon our elders with respect. I was not a Biden fan at all. But the man has absolutely earned my support.

[@goinggreen4720]

Yesssss!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@joehigashi3584]

He literally approved gasoline made from plastic. It raises cancer rates to 1/4 people. You are factually a half step removed from a Trumper. No one educates themselves

[@luminair11]

I get forgetful and confused when I'm tired or sleep deprived.....who doesn't?

[@morosleart852]

Umm , the president of the United States!!!! If that is too much to ask of that position you're either too old or in the wrong line of work

[@mrs.smegal7121]

It's amazing to me what people will put up with, and believe and get sucked into... just amazing.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

I'd vote for a rotting vegetable over Trump. Anything else is just a bonus.

[@MarkSav1]

And quite a bonus it is; It’s been a masterclass presidency. 💙👍

[@EmmettFlo7]

The questions right now is should we run the rotting vegetable against Trump or switch out a stronger candidate while we can. Obviously Biden will pretty much always be preferable to Trump.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@EmmettFlo7 I'm skeptical that it would even be feasible this late in the game. Moreover, for better or for worse, incumbency bias is a real phenomenon in politics, and switching out Biden-a known variable-for someone else who may have skeletons in their closet is a risky gamble. Just look at how quickly Kristi Noem's political career took a nosedive after it was discovered she shot a dog.

[@TheSocratease]

@EmmettFlo7 Its not even a question. There are no undecided voters. There are stupid voters, dumb voters, willfully ignorant voters, head in the sand voters, but undecided. Nah.

[@indiatastic]

I love that yall are admitting biden is the smartest democrat in rhe whole country dang. Sad.

[@Riverratthh20]

We only have one choice this year. It's either Democracy or Autocracy.

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

@@Riverratthh20 The Biden candidacy will lead to autocracy. Republicans are elated that he's the Democratic candidate.

[@harrymason4300]

If Biden represents democracy I'll definitely choose autocracy.

[@fredo1070]

Thanks to you America is currently a Retardocracy.

[@theMosen]

@@harrymason4300 We know you will.

[@thomasb.2699]

Germany sadly agrees! 🇩🇪

[@EarlGray007]

I don't care if Biden was " Weekend at Bernie's" level I'm still voting Biden! 😃⚖️🇺🇸

[@vincentjohnflorio]

The sequel was better anyway

[@charged-proton]

I'm loving how quickly we went from "Biden's dementia is an ultra-MAGA conspiracy theory" to "okay you know what maybe he is a little bit senile but at least he seems like a nice guy hehe"

[@DC-rm3wq]

@@EarlGray007 Biden is "Weekend at Bernie's" level 😭

[@Omni0404]

@@DC-rm3wq It's just his brain

[@mariagoode5903]

😂😂😂❤

[@briandosha7215]

That hawk tuah joke😂😂

[@bobiel9048]

You want to vote for Life, not for Death.

[@marvalstith2749]

Hold up! No! NOT that Republican candidates life nor life choices..

[@kingace6186]

Reminder that Texas has killed so many pregnant women since the overturning of Roe

[@spindoctor6385]

Yes, the pro life message needs to spread.

[@BeeGeeTee]

*stares in 187,000 dead in Palestine*

[@MSampson-qm7ux]

Freedom over autocracy

[@kepi7055]

I would rather vote for an honorable old man than for a monster of an old man

[@ArchYeomans]

Project 2025 made me re-think Trump. It is bad. I mean, real bad, like dystopia bad.

[@Akiraspin]

Sniffing little girls hair he isn't related to and voting against desegregation by saying "I don't want my kids growing up in a racial jungle" is honorable now?

[@vincentbaca790]

Biden, honorable? He checked his watch at the services of the 13 soldiers, men and women, who were killed at the airport in Afghanistan!

[@LordWellington15]

Honourable old man? Someone who funds the war in Ukraine, costing hundreds of thousands of lives to be lost while make money off of it? A son who’s a drug addict? And honourable man? Are you joking 😭😭

[@matthewj4066]

he is dishonourable

[@sevenprovinces]

Yet Trump supporters happily, eagerly forget such speeches that go "Bing bing, bong bong..." Or where his salad-thoughts trailed off and just went "...guuuuuuh..". I am still of the mind that Biden should have been a one-term president and among his regular duties prop up more democrates, but what's done is done. On Trump v. Biden though, it is simply no choice at all. Even if Biden became a demented paraplegic, he'd at least be a demented paraplegic who surrounds himself with competent, sane people. Unlike Trump with people like MTG and Stephen Miller.

[@RyanRuark]

“As long as the other guy is even more senile, it’s okay for Joe to be President again” isn’t the argument you think it is.

[@babetteshaw]

Biden’s Administration has accomplished A LOT! Stop the ageist nonsense. FMSM 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@cheehee808_]

Lmao you guys keep tryna get some sort of gotcha moment about trumps age. Trump can still golf at his age, joe can barely walk down a set of stairs. It’s a losing argument for y’all just being honest 😂

[@jigglykirby]

"Saudi Arabia and Russia will ree bee doooo, ahhhhhh..."

[@focusedeye]

​@@cheehee808_So you're okay with electing a wanna be dictator?

[@Nebdog111]

I miss David Letterman

[@Chicken_Bake-vz5xg]

Lets Go Brandon Lets GO !!!

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

I do not give a d@nm about a stupid debate talk tally who is actually DOING things for the United States. Trump was incoherent except for the haters. I will be voting for Biden in November.

[@goinggreen4720]

Me too!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@billduffe4472]

Trump will do a lot of damage. That's why Democrats should pick some that isn't unpopular like Biden or Harris. Al Gore Tim Ryan 2024. Why not try to win if it's important? Governors Andrew Beshear and Shapiro are also strong choices.

[@walsterdoomit]

@billduffe4472 who won the last trump Biden race? Just curious.

[@MyMarsham]

@@walsterdoomitThe last race of any import was the 2020 election. Who won that again?

[@walsterdoomit]

@@MyMarsham what about what about what about maggggga

[@elizabethsmith8568]

Thats why I voted for Biden for he knows about history and he serve our country and he care about our country and the needs of the people, military. No way I will vote for a lair, a crazy con man. I am Voting for Biden again and Blue all the way. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@joehigashi3584]

He was literally part of an administration that poisoned American waterway and soldiers with open munitions burns. He supported bad war after bad war. He hasn’t reformed the VA in any major major way. He pulled us out of wars in irresponsible ways and than fueled flames in the middle east’s with GAZA. You are blue maga

[@vietnamd0820]

*liar

[@WizDomSon]

This is over, they shut off comments

[@ceeIoc]

No way. Lifelong politician he is. And the border crisis was his fault.

[@vietnamd0820]

@@WizDomSon How are you able to comment then? How am I able to reply to you if the comments are shut off?

[@Zorg1776]

Great President? Is this guy serious?

[@barbaraabraham8319]

We have an election deciding whether we will live in a democracy or fascism, and I can’t watch this anymore…it’s not funny.

[@MSampson-qm7ux]

Right?

[@corbeau-_-]

hold your horsies. Last time Trump would end the world, Biden would get WWIII. Less is more. At any rate, you'll get some big fat civil war if 30% goes down that road. It will more likely be slow - like China, or Ukraine support - slow, but steady and Trump is old, too old. He is going to rig ll sorts of things, though... Especially if he barely loses again. Fascism would also need the army. To fight their own families. Give it time... Then you can get to the drama. You sort of saw what happened at the capitol. It's all half assed. It's his MO.

[@roulette6]

If the stakes are so high, then give us a better candidate. The choice shouldn’t be between fascism and a senile man.

[@davywavy3724]

They’re both fascists. It’s best to sit back and watch everyone fight over dumb stuff

[@craigprice6698]

It’s not funny at all!! I don’t understand the comedy! But the more concerning item is you stating the fascism aspect! There is zero evidence that trump formed a fascist government last time, or there wouldn’t be a choice this time. As for democracy, America isn’t a democracy, it’s a republic!!

[@mrwarped]

I don't care if Joe turns into a vegetable, I'm still voting for him!

[@russell22222]

You are degrading.

[@dananorris6242]

He's not, but I agree with you. Pull a 'weekend at Bernie's, if we had to.

[@mannys4539]

facts!

[@49558201]

the dead don't Die

[@samuelsirota2816]

i dont care is a carrot runs the USA im voting for dirt

[@sevresblue]

I'M a proud Democrat from RI voting for Joe Biden! He has done a GREAT job!

[@lolilollolilol7773]

No, that's not what you want to say. What you want to say is: Definitely voting for Trump's opponent, NO MATTER WHO. And given Biden is 100% sure to lose, he should drop out of the race and leave the place to a younger candidate. If that's not your stance, then you are a proud idiot, a blue MAGA.

[@ArtsyLucy37]

Me too RI 💙

[@sunshinegracecastillano5189]

Great job for what? We are in the brink of WWIII. Wake up!!!

[@shogreene9215]

East Palestine residents who were abandoned after their town was turned into Chernobyl and Maui residents that he was publicly shamed into acknowledging after leaving them hanging is how we feel

[@shogreene9215]

@@falsename2285 contaminated like East Palestine Ohio residents that were sent back home after they said it was safe from the train wreck

[@Hungrydingo]

Biden's debate performance was funnier than this segment.

[@healdogtoe2c]

A New York Times inspired monologue? And it only took the whole monologue to first poke fun, then deride, then openly taunt Biden before finishing with a line kicking President Biden to the curb while pretending to be magnanimous. Not very classy or brave Steven. Tired of this garbage.

[@TheAustrianPainter87]

Your candidate is brain dead. Get over it

[@PJMoosinSeattle]

Joe Biden is a great President with an excellent cabinet. He has a great Vice President who would step in if needed. These jokes were not funny to me. Vote Blue for democracy

[@MothGirl007]

Totally agree, and really not liking the end of Stephen's monologue tonight. Quite disappointing.

[@joehigashi3584]

His cabinet is full of war mongers and corporate jackals. You couldn’t name 5 members of it, yet you pretend it’s brilliant. Again you people are no different than Trump voters. Ignorant and voting based on team

[@carolbulzone4852]

What the Hell is Stephen thinking ? Not funny….at all…..and Very disrespectful ! I know he genuinely loves Joe but….Seriously ???

[@BlueManIan]

#BlueMAGA

[@vietnamd0820]

@@BlueManIan A hashtag…what a strong argument…wow, so intelligent

[@susanjohnson4280]

Maybe it’s time for the New York Times to step aside for a younger, fitter more coherent newspaper

[@Commenting-answering]

Thank you!

[@leagarner3675]

Exactly.

[@CarrieV9]

Yes! Dropped them as a subscriber for a younger model Medis Touch

[@vincentbaca790]

NY times denied the Holocaust...

[@susanjohnson4280]

@@CarrieV9 I love MTN!

[@adrgru]

Having a night president doesn't sound like too bad an idea.

[@ThatDiecastGuy69]

im voting either Trump or RFK

[@gravityrules]

You nean the idiot that swears a worm got into his brain through his ear? Physically impossible. He may as well sell Amway.

[@user-jy4di5wd4m]

Biden is our president vote blue 💙 💙💙🇺🇲🇺🇲🏄‍♂️🏄‍♀️🏄🏄🏄‍♀️🏄‍♂️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@billduffe4472]

Al Gore Tim Ryan 2024. Why not try to win if it's important?

[@noahsterben5666]

Trump is not our president. Vote blue. Is far more true

[@DouglasDeBias-mh9mo]

❤CORRECT ❤

[@DouglasDeBias-mh9mo]

​@@billduffe4472🎉 they could have been contenders.. stella!

[@montielh]

The Blue MAGA in action, shame on you!

[@everentropy]

I genuinely believe Biden was sick and that being muted actually made it harder for him to prevent being Gish Galopped.

[@WendyCR72]

And his mouth was probably hanging open to breathe due to the cold - AND because he probably could not get over the mountain of lies Don was spewing.

[@LindaC616]

✊️ (I appreciate Beau so much!)

[@quizasusa3578]

A physician on the KZbin podcast “SHRINKING TRUMP”explained the effects OTC cold remedies can have on people over 65 and it certainly sounded like what caused Joe’s brain freeze. I think it was a 1-off and I am angry at reporters who are still focused on the debate performance. He’s done fine in the many public appearances since. I AM STICKING WITH JOE!!

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

@@quizasusa3578 - My neurologist (who has a Ph.D.) said it was not a cold, travel fatigue, etc. He rattled off several Parkinsons like conditions that he said he would check for and then started rattling off Trump's problems.

[@yesitschelle]

A cold with medicine or with a headache would do that. The news stations know by now that he doesn't have dementia. They're trying to kick him out over polls.

[@johnnguyen2881]

Get this dinosaur out of the WH!

[@lauriejean9306]

But who is going to replace him? I definitely stand by the democratic platform, but the party itself has failed by not building up candidates who could step in.

[@oliviajohnson9772]

Right? And the man is well beyond the average life span for his demographic. This should have been a priority all along.

[@suzettecarvin970]

BIDEN IN A COMA GETS MY VOTE!!!

[@Riclmnopp]

“Party over country”. Most people would feel shame in admitting that, but not you.

[@paulgallagher5889]

Yuck. A vote for Biden is a vote for Trump!

[@lemonielala3080]

Well yes, because he has surrounded himself with advisors that are experts in their fields (and not just brainless loyalists) so everything would still be fine then. 👍

[@mycosys]

So what? That was never in doubt. We need the swing voters.

[@tinkerstrade3553]

​@@RiclmnoppI'm voting for Biden, because he's a better leader. He'll, nobody knows the future. If Biden dropping out led to a Trump victory, that would be the worst outcome. If Joe dies in office, Harris takes over. If Trump dies in office, MTG or Jim Jordan or evil dummy Comer? Or better yet, the Dog Killing Republican Governor from ND. Does no one see how much worse this could become? As to decisions, at least he has advisors and a cabinet that are upright people. Trump has nut cases and criminals. Just vote BLUE, or you're going to regret it. And at some level, we all know MAGA and Trump must be overcome. And switching horses mid stream gives the Republicans too much advantage, and one more MAGA term will destroy America.

[@RonaldSaylor]

You are not just voting for Biden, you are voting for his entire team. I'd rather have team Biden than Trump's cartel of criminals.

[@handyvickers]

With Stump himself being the arch-criminal......

[@saernst]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@d.frisco7283]

I think Joe needs to show off his Cabinet in ads. He needs to show the great people that stand with him to serve our country.

[@ArchYeomans]

If you want to live in a dystopia being indoctrinated by the Heritage Foundation about how to be the ideal American, then vote for Trump.

[@zecoolerking3]

Tell us more about this team. Who are they exactly?

[@tenitri5023]

What a wonderful November this will be

[@pysvtfa4]

I don’t care how addlepated he is, he’s still the vastly superior choice.

[@bryandiel6773]

Then tell me why your confused party is split about Biden, even Obama wants Biden out!!!

[@AlanMay64]

cannot educate stupidity.

[@BradTheAmerican]

@@bryandiel6773 The republican party was once split about Trump before his cult of personality took over and hijacked the party.

[@fumrious]

I’d rather vote for a sack of rusty doorknobs than for Trump! Definitely voting for Biden, and I was a republican before 2015.

[@maureendiemer4927]

Me too. The minute I heard trump was running I voted for Hilary and that was tough for me

[@CritterKeeper01]

Thank you for being ready to change your minds to fit changing circumstances! As the T-shirt says, "If you can't change your mind, how do you know you have one?"

[@Stratelier]

The problem is, as long as the GOP is tactically aligned behind a single candidate, the metagame of our voting system* COMPELS Democrats to tactically align behind theirs. * and I'm not even talking about the Electoral College, just the "first past the post" ballot design.

[@johnnyboy7117]

You’re irredeemable then.

[@ThereIsNeverEnough]

Rusty doorknobs? are you talking about trump's cabinet? I'd vote for the deuce my dogs dropped in unison this morning...

[@janetpartyka5968]

Biden gets my vote EVERY SINGLE TIME. PERIOD.

[@dsthorp]

Me too!

[@ephimp3189]

but you will also vote for anyone else that runs as Democrat. Your vote isn't the issue, it's all those independents and undecideds that we need to worry about

[@arizonafirehorse66]

​@@ephimp3189but let's face it Biden has momentum and he already beat Trump once. No one else out there is a better man for this job! No one!

[@deadbatt9321]

@@ephimp3189 Shhhh don't tell them.

[@perrycrawdog161]

#BlueMAGA SMH

[@keithhumpherys8343]

Unfortunately, who in the Democratic Party has demonstrated a interest in becoming president in 2023 or 2024 to supersede for the 2025 election? It is really late.

[@izaccy]

This is wrong, They were all told not to challenge Biden, thanks DNC. everyone was told to fall back. guys like Newsom, Whitmer, etc.

[@Chrish4200]

Plenty have people would do better. There's 4 months you could knock this out in 4 days. France had 2 elections in 1 month

[@mariannewatts5740]

The 'moderators' should have fact checked. Shame on them. The 'debate' was a sham.

[@vincentbaca790]

Gee...really?

[@Slo-ryde]

The WH agreed to the terms… they sent in JB ill prepared… the strategists are just as much to blame….Jill should have stepped in!

[@Thylacine1]

How was it a "sham"? His brain is clearly broken, your guys TDS is so strong you goin to vote for a vegetable LOL!

[@oluwafemiajose948]

It's the candidate's job to fact check their opponent in a debate you dweeb. Good job admitting Biden needs help with his most basic duties. Should they have fact checked Biden too when he lied about the Border Patrol endorsing him?

[@oluwafemiajose948]

@@Slo-ryde They didn't just agree to the terms, THEY proposed the terms. The debate was all on Biden's terms and he still lost. LMAO

[@MrMisuma]

Even as a foreigner, I hope America steers away from Trump. Not just for America, but for the whole world.

[@DMNSAV]

😂 uhh okay.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Thank you wise man. A second stint at the white house will be a nightmare of retribution and dictatorship.

[@citizenlaw7159]

Nope. Voting Trump.

[@Spartan1312]

F off, I'm voting Trump because I do not want WW3... and he is the best shot at avoiding it.

[@julierogers1155]

@@citizenlaw7159 That is a sad, ignorant, and dangerous decision.

[@sandratrepasso7753]

Why so negative???

[@601Mississippi]

Wow he really disrespected the dead like that😮

[@blipmachine]

I like my Biden like I like my morning coffee: Dark and with No Malarkey.

[@goinggreen4720]

YESSSSSS!!!¡!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@naturgrel]

😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ceeIoc]

You mean orange. He copied trumps style.

[@francynelane9253]

💙💙💙😎

[@ralboraggins9564]

@@ceeIoc he was very pale and ashen

[@Tiano102007]

I’m with Biden as old and as much of a stutterer he is! I’m voting for Joe!

[@Riclmnopp]

“Stutterer” 😂😂😂 Gaslighting, delusional, or lying to yourself?

[@ulysessoliverasponyman]

Same here

[@goinggreen4720]

Me too, I'M RIDEN WITH BIDEN!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alfredbookman7355]

I agree. Did you see the great rally in North Carolina the following day? They should put excerpts from it to make a political ad. Then show it everywhere. That is the Joe Biden that needs to be shown.

[@user-kc8sw1ut6q]

@@alfredbookman7355that’s Joe Biden reading from a teleprompter, and he even managed to struggle through that

[@damilareadenola1419]

Debate is a necessary feature of democracy. Your opinion is noted but Dark Brandon stays in the race. Deal with it!

[@sandratrepasso7753]

This is awful

[@charmedpiecebyclaudia5283]

Debates don’t elect presidents.

[@nevillemenezes2102]

That may be true. But people remember them and they can surely sink the candidate. In 1960, people who 'heard' the debate, thought Nixon won; those who 'saw' it, thought Kennedy won. Perception is everything - rightly or wrongly.

[@Code_Dee]

When Obama had a bad debate against Mitt Romney they didn't ask him to step down, but the difference is that Biden looks like he has cognitive decline in every interview and public appearance and the debate was just a highly visible piece of the larger whole. It's not just one debate, it's a part of a pattern.

[@CK-iw5bn]

False. Debates got John F Kennedy and Obama elected. The Trump/Biden debate was a disaster for both. It reinforces my choice of RFK.

[@BobSoperJr]

@@CK-iw5bn A vote for RFK Jr. is a vote for Trump. That's why the billionaire Trump donor Timothy Mellon has also been propping up Kennedy's campaign to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.

[@armaellis6358]

.​@@CK-iw5bnYour dog won't hunt.

[@kelcritcarroll]

Im 100% for president Biden!

[@flyrobin2544]

Me too!

[@specialagentorange4329]

Im not

[@michaelbill521]

I can't vote for him knowing that he will literally forget his own name before the end of his second term. He's unfit to serve as he's in Stahe 5 Dementia.

[@teotronia]

@@michaelbill521 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3Ore4Jul6iaf5Y&pp=ygUOdHJ1bXAgcGxlYXN1cmU%3D

[@ttt5205]

This isnt a question on whether Biden is better than Trump, he is. Its a question on whether or not he's got the best chance of beating him. Which clearly he has not. Newsom, buttigieg, whitmer and yes, even Harris would all be better candidates that could convince undecided voters.

[@user-rt7jt2ji5x]

The love and positivity here is overwhelming. God bless you all!

[@michaelphillips8966]

Democracy is apparently a choice... Between the inadept and the incompetent... But who am I to complain, because I have a choice...

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

[@scatered1]

Even though Trump had a booming economy, a thriving military, safe and secure borders, fought human trafficking, stopped many conflicts in the Middle East, made America energy independent and people called him a dictator when he always sent power back to the states.

[@RealEstateClub-]

@@scatered1 "...fought human trafficking..." I wasn't aware, but he was also involved with Epstein, so I guess those cancel each other out. In any case, they call him a dictator, because in a democracy, the people get to choose their president. Trump does not see it that way, he instigates insurrections when he is not elected. I wonder how Trump supporters would feel if the tables were turned in this election. E.g. I wonder if they would be okay for Biden to start a revolution if he is not elected.

[@brendatartaglia3861]

We all need to stop talking making fun of Biden. Let’s support him … let’s talk about how trump is a danger to this country along with his brainwashed fan base.

[@walru5520]

No. We deserve a better candidate. The democrats are shooting themselves in the foot. The American people deserve more than good enough. The calls for him to resign are legitimate and have been for quite some time.

[@josephfox1012]

Clearly, you're brainwashed and are suggesting to your peers that they should attempt to brainwash anyone who doesn't support a traitorous, corrupt, incompetent 81-year-old for the most difficult job in the world. Trump was already President and there was prosperity and peace until the pandemic, for which his Administration developed effective vaccines in record time saving millions of lives globally. Obama/Biden have an awful track record on developing vaccines. Biden mandated the opening of the southern border allowing tens of millions of people from nations hostile to the USA to come in unvetted. Afghanistan (a democracy we supported for 20 years) fell almost immediately when Biden abandoned them to the Taliban 2.0 and Ukraine, another democracy, is in jeopardy. We're fighting a proxy war with Russia and are close to WWIII. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and Biden's desire to appease Iran and his ineptitude in foreign policy has emboldened Hamas, Hezbollah, ... Under Trump, democracies did not lose an inch of land. Go to any major city in the USA and see if it is doing better under Trump or Biden. San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago ... nothing but violence and tragedy. People are afraid to leave their homes. Chicago is more dangerous than Ukraine. Our ships are being fired on routinely by rebels in the Persian Gulf. Iran launched over 350 missiles against Israel at the same time in an attempt to overwhelm their defenses. Under Trump, peace was breaking out in the Middle East with historic accords being signed. Worst inflation in 40 years is killing the poor and middle class and Biden, his Administration, and the media had the nerve to call this persistent inflation "transitory"! Biden's spending has cost the average American family $12,000/year to maintain their lifestyle compared to when Trump was in office. Biden gives no thought to us when he spends our money greasing the DNC and other Democrats. Biden has weaponized DOJ to spare his degenerate son while bringing ridiculous charges that third-world dictatorships would be embarrassed to bring against their political opponents. How do you account for all the payments from China, Ukraine, ... to Biden's family remembers Trump is a danger?! I don't think so. Biden is a danger to the USA and the world. Just look at the record without hearing Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell.

[@indiatastic]

WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS

[@original_angston4155]

thin you've got the wrong fan base when it comes to delusional. Let's see if Joe does "the goodest job" in this election.

[@AlanMay64]

cannot educate stupidity.

[@egrace3738]

Yeah, I saw Joe was not feeling well...BUT HE SHOWED UP. I'm still voting for Biden and Harris🩵

[@MichelleHeaden]

And that is a sign of commitment.

[@chevyvel6646]

I do not want this country to be run by a dictator, so I will be voting for President Biden.

[@sarasotomayor1899]

@@chevyvel6646 Dictator??? we were free and well !!!` PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE REASON USA IS STRUGGLING.... INFLATION.. GAS... MORTAGE... MILLIONS ILEGALS COMING IN AND SLEEPING IN OUR SCHOOLS GYMS AND CAFETERIAS... HOTELS ETC.... FREE DEBIT CARD... STOP WATCHING THIS NONSENSE...... VOTE FOR BETTER TRUMP!!!!!

[@rocketsbyodin5499]

You're forgetting the nuclear football which the president and only the president has access to. Under certain conditions he has only SIX MINUTES to determine if and how a nuclear strike is to be ordered. No time to send it to the committee. You have to be able to do more than just show up--no participation trophies in international conflict. Not to mention it's undemocratic to vote for a puppet when the puppetmasters are all behind a curtain and unavailable for questioning.

[@detectivemarkseven]

You people can rationalize anything 😂😂😂

[@morosleart852]

A great president does not call half the voters a danger to democracy , A great president does not sow division , he unites. A great president is honest and wise. A great president would never resort to name calling political opponents. A great president would attempt to unite the world in peace instead of dividing it.

[@nomore6167]

Unfortunately, we can't have a great President, so we have to pick the lesser of two evils.

[@morosleart852]

@@nomore6167 No you don't , nobody is forcing you to vote. If you vote knowing the candidate is evil , even both candidates , if you vote knowing that then you are complicit in the evil

[@sebastienbusque2312]

"I'm not worried about Joe Biden not wanting to leave. I'm more worried about Donald Trump not wanting to leave." - Beau of the Fifth Column. I'm from Canada, and frankly, after everything that happened since Trump first became Republican nominee, I just want that quack locked behind bars.

[@leeannebishop51]

Canada is one of the trade allies and we see everything that goes on cause its in our paper but we are ceering you all on to get rid of the TRUMP STENCH. Vote Blue Biden is the best choice.

[@daveogfans413]

pfff it's just going to be Hillary all over again... Just this time it's a quasi senile sitting president with negative approval rating. Even if it's about administration over personality, why is Biden gambling the sake of the country. Just seems so selfish or delusional.

[@daveogfans413]

lmao criticism getting insta deleted here?

[@jeank8061]

If the Orange Turd gets elected, Canada will have to secure IT'S southern border!

[@havcola6983]

Does quack mean something different in Canada? 'Cause Trump is many things, but I don't think he's ever claimed to be a doctor.

[@antonioharvey2130]

I don't care about a DEBATE JOE IS DOING A GOOD JOB

[@ceeIoc]

Border crisis, inflation, wars. How??

[@CC-vw1cs]

Exactly !

[@nevillemenezes2102]

no, as Biden said it, he's doing a goodest job....

[@reggienaidoo6514]

​@ceeIoc Those are just MAGA talking points. Trump caused unnecessary deaths, and he collapsed the economy.

[@reggienaidoo6514]

​​@@ceeIocBiden carried out every program Trump promised.

[@hmdwgf]

That was the second worst debate of all time. The worst was without QUESTION the first one of 2020.

[@BentoDeSago]

Stephen, you forgot to mention that the Biden's performance in the debate was the most embarrassing thing, after Trump of course.

[@sealand000]

Debates are irrelevant for picking a president or any other political position, and always have been. It's just a game made only for TV.

[@nevillemenezes2102]

In which case, someone forgot to tell Biden he was being entered as a contestant on a game show because that wasn't a winning performance by any definition.....

[@kitcoffey7194]

And it didn't need to start at 9pm.

[@TheSocratease]

Agree. Didn't need to watch. CNN and Jake Tapped will never be my go tos for news,and information. Both are jokes.I can look at the public record, easily available to me of both men and make a decision. Or, I, can think back to exactly four years ago and ask myself where was I and how was the country faring. I also can see that we are still dealing with the knocking effects of a badly mismanaged pandemic, remember the deaths and fear. No contest. Joe Biden cleaned up an awful mess and is continuing to do so. He was returning from president ing to attend a stupid "debate" and is continuing to president while enduring ethic criticism. Can I hear something about a felon as,A candidate instesd? That's what we really need to be talking about. That and Project 2025.

[@THE-X-Force]

That's not true at all. The debate between JFK and Nixon changed the history and trajectory of the nation .. *_BECAUSE_* it was on TV.

[@dft1]

wrong. if you cant answer a question, time to go. the world laughs at him

[@wideawake5630]

Thank you for saying it's a shame that they are still talking about this. Where are the calls for Trump to drop out?. And it's ok to stop working at eight!

[@joehigashi3584]

The calls for Trump to drop out have been there all along. You just are not hearing them over your childish whining whataboutism. Act like a damned adult. Show behavior better than we teach 6 year olds.

[@CosmicIceCream]

Are you flippin' kidding me? Every media outlet has been screaming about every single thing Trump does and says for like ten years! Have you been in a coma?

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

The Philly paper and The Boston Globe are now calling for the convict to drop out.

[@ceeIoc]

What happens if there is a major world event after 8pm????

[@janetl9984]

@@ceeIoc They will wake him up! Come on!

[@exposedshadowstruth5926]

Night President 😂

[@BeHelpfulNotHurtful]

Biden came up with the goodest correction after 8

[@user-ll8gk7uu5i]

BIDEN WAS BLOWN AWAY THAT MODERATORS AND DUMPER WERE SO OUT OF LINE. VOTE JOE BIDEN!!!!!

[@stratford374]

CAPS LOCK IS YELLING ON THE INTERNET!! BIDEN DID AN ABYSMAL JOB AT THE DEBATE! IT'S OKAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT!

[@stratford374]

CAPS LOCK IS YELLING ON THE INTERNET!! BIDEN DID AN ABYSMAL JOB AT THE DEBATE! IT'S OKAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT!

[@alanmercieca3086]

Very few people are talking about how poorly the moderators ran the debate, way worst that Trump or Biden did, plus I think that Trump used performance enhancing drugs, not even one slur of his words, and no long pauses, unlike Trump's so called rallies.

[@justinverser2102]

Right? That’s why he was making some of those confused faces. I was doing the same thing as CNN sat there and did nothing to moderate the debate they were hosting.

[@cloudwatcher608]

@@justinverser2102I’m confused, did the moderators not follow the rules outlined for the debate?

[@belindawilliams5918]

Let's talk about trump's debate debacle of lies! Trump step down please!!

[@MarkSmithhhh]

Yeah that way the gop puts someone in that's less polarizing and beats biden even easier...idiot

[@despitebeing]

Ha ha, Biden should stay in the race - yessssss 😂

[@LG123ABC]

Not gonna happen, princess!

[@1ronin907]

Biden lied.

[@jai-kk5uu]

Trump lies, what's new? It wasn't known that Joe Biden is incapable of coherent thought.

[@tyl1186]

I've fallen now get me the nuclear codes 😅😅😂😂😂

[@Shotzno]

😅

[@JohnnyJay881]

When are we going to have more than 2 serious candidates for president?

[@noless]

When here's one candidate that didnt beat medicare.

[@quantom6]

Last time Democrats tried an last minute switch of the presidential candidate we got Nixon in the white house. If they try it again we will have Trump. Someone worse than even Nixon. Please stop floating this horrible idea

[@MothGirl007]

This!!

[@austinturney745]

No historic precedent for running a senile candidate either, but I think Biden will give Trump a comfortable win.

[@goinggreen4720]

YESSSSSS!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@GenXJen78]

Yes! Exactly!

[@vietnamd0820]

@@austinturney745 Trump is far more cognitively impaired…for every example you provide that Biden is demented, I can provide you two of trump

[@elebenty5709]

There are no media misdirects that can convince me the serial felon, serial sexual offender, wannabe dictator would be the safer path forward.

[@DominationOverWeaklings]

Crime, border, economy

[@aaronmoore3050]

Let's face it, biden got so much female support because women are just bad at picking men.

[@elebenty5709]

Especially misdirects about crime, the border, or the economy. We've heard those recycled lies.

[@DominationOverWeaklings]

@@elebenty5709 lie? LIES?! San Francisco. Tell me that’s a lie. 9+ million illegals, lie to me and say it’s not true

[@DominationOverWeaklings]

@@elebenty5709 Biden will run and he will lose. It’s what’s going to happen, you’re circling the drain and you people will never be allowed anywhere near political power at all

[@UAerts-cy9cx]

Day late and a Dollar Short Stevie

[@amerikanatv1523]

Where did the selflessness and example of George Washington go?

[@marcy3098]

I'm sick and tired and so sad that this narrative about Biden continues. Give the man some much deserved support!! VOTE BLUE!

[@mnkwazi]

@marcy3098 anyone but Trump.

[@carolyntalbot947]

I’m sorely disappointed that Stephen Colbert would promote it, my jaw dropped.

[@MothGirl007]

@@carolyntalbot947 I have no words for how disappointed I am in him.

[@NunYabiznass-hd6dj]

He's a vegetable, but I'd vote for a stalk of celery before I vote for trump

[@SarahBell]

It isn’t a narrative. It’s dire. We need to defeat Trump. Ignoring how bad Biden has faded isn’t helping. Sure, you and I will vote blue. But swing voters will rightly question how unhealthy Biden will be in three or four years. He won’t pull in new voters or retain infrequent voters.

[@tracykellison8682]

Everybody needs to get off Joe's back & support him! He's all we have to save democracy! I don't care if he is bed bound, incontinent & in a wheelchair! I am riden' with Biden/Harris all the way! Vote blue! 💙💙💙💙💙

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

You're on a suicide mission then.

[@FREEDOM_OR_DEATH_]

I'm voting for Trump and I support you staying on the Biden ship all the way to the bottom!

[@tarahill2193]

@@tracykellison8682 I'm riding with Biden/Harris 2024💯💙💯💙💯💙💯💙✨️😊

[@particulatematter]

No, Joe needs to get off the country's back and let someone younger take his place. There are plenty of independents that won't vote for either candidate.

[@curtraso]

Wow

[@preflex3502]

"I'm doing asbestos I can" --Early Cuyler

[@Koolasicewater]

Get ya kneepads on colbert

[@MrCardeso]

Biden gets my vote. He needs to be able to finish what he started, since they have not been make-believe achievements!

[@nevillemenezes2102]

That's very true. Wish that could have been the case with his sentences, his train of thought, his grasp of numbers, etc etc. Sadly, he couldn't finish what he started to say, would change course part-way through and, while slightly better than Trump, would also veer off track in each question segment.

[@mmatchinsky]

Meanwhile, Donnie has been resting and hasn't been seen publicly since the debate.

[@LindaC616]

They're all shit ting bricks because Joe won't back down and they're afraid to announce their running mate until then

[@cent20buck71]

Because of the Epstein files - horrific for him. #Doe174

[@gaycryptidhours]

The Epstien files were declassified, I think that they might be experiencing their own panic.

[@justiceforrevina]

Exactly ! That and project 2025. And Stephen spent his ENTIRE monolgue dissing Joe. I mean a few jokes. sure, but NADA, ZILCH, NOT ONE WORD about the LYING tr8tors performance.!!??

[@blizzardinfernosakuga]

Nice misinformation. He has done multiple rallies since.

[@thechillpill861]

Its good to see that even Colbert is not willing to destroy all his credibility by acting like Biden is in mint condition.😂

[@mitsumeeshi]

I hope people know that when President Biden told them "It's just my brain," he was joking. They knew that when he said it. And it was hilarious. President Biden is actually quite funny and I've seen him speak and then add a little comic relief. Trump is hardly ever serious in his rallies, and his sense of humor is always aimed at putting other people down.

[@LearningCurves123]

No Stephen. Biden 2024!

[@MothGirl007]

💯💯💯

[@JZsBFF]

Colbert's masters made a pact with the devil?

[@sherisnyder1955]

Agreed..I’m riding with Biden..I couldn’t disagree with Stephen more on this..not gonna let 90 minutes knock out 3+ years of working hard for the American people. Stephen you came up tired on this one👎🏽

[@JZsBFF]

Comment removed agian! I'm so sick of YT removing my comments without even bothering to tell me why. That's destruction of intellectual property, whatever the terms of use say.

[@LostintheTwilightZone]

I hope everyone gave this monologue a "thumbs down"!!! I did!

[@skybaby444]

Yeah baby. A great President.

[@armaellis6358]

President Biden is a great President.

[@flyrobin2544]

Biden a record of success or Trump a record of crime. Vote Blue !

[@urbanesasquatch]

i love to see the late night all-stars grovel💕

[@lilithlove7]

Not sure starting with how tough it is to come back after a 2 week paid vacation is the best way to connect with the audience

[@BruceOMalley]

Still voting for Biden hands down. Hell I'm planning a full blue ticket because of him.

[@tfh-rw9vb]

Ok beta male

[@trnharris]

💯💯

[@johnmontgomery8065]

Sounds about right. Hunter Biden has some new artwork for sale online. Get on it

[@kanakamokunui1039]

Clooney is VP, zelinsky is Secretary of State

[@alexfischer2527]

No words about the new law of kings and the end of democracy? I was so looking forward on your take on that!

[@Justsomguy1990]

Bot

[@michaelhunt4663]

@@Justsomguy1990no dude honestly this is the only channel that like 100 percent censors the comments. Awful echo chamber and it’s not even about what you believed left right etc it is obvious lol

[@lms2932]

​@@Justsomguy1990No bot MAGA .

[@vincentbaca790]

So Biden's a king too..

[@agnescleary2312]

Oh, Stephen! Not you too!

[@kimreitzel4579]

Wtf Steve.

[@blacksmiley22]

I remember when Stephen undermined Bernie for being too old in 2016, he would constantly joke about him being unfitted to be president. Funny how bernie is still fucking present

[@ber334]

Extremely disappointing monologue

[@KalujaFlizck]

Colbert has been doing the low-hanging fruit age jokes. There's an absence of creativity in him and his writing staff.

[@Wallabylullaby]

Bernie isn’t running for president

[@flyrobin2544]

@@Wallabylullaby The point is Bernie is a good man and still cares about our country.

[@pixieclifton]

I’m still feeling the Bern!

[@KB-sv7fm]

I didn’t waste my time watching a debate where Trump wasn’t fact checked IN REAL TIME.

[@DouglasDeBias-mh9mo]

❤ALL LIES ‼️🎉

[@TheGerould]

Ummm, that was Biden's job... That's the point ... HE CANT DO THE JOB!!!! You want him to have a handicap, but debates are for the debaters, not the media to dictate..

[@cassiusdhami9215]

Wouldn't that be his opponent's opportunity to expose those lies? If not his job?

[@MonkeyBall2453]

Cope 🤣

[@MPM6785ChitChat]

CNN posed the questions , therefore had the actual facts at their disposal but chose to not correct each lie. Blatantly bias, just rating prostitution.

[@vietumy7024]

It does not even have to be the young generation, a 65-70 year old will do.

[@ashenbreese]

colbert is such a great performer. i've not seen someone tap dance on a tightrope this well in a long time.

[@redoctober1991]

I know it's a dumb joke, but the idea of a Vice President who works the night shift is actually a pretty great idea.

[@vincentbaca790]

Name one...

[@karenrommel232]

You mean like trump posting on social media in the middle of the night?

[@vaffankoolo]

"I've heard the concerns...I'm not blind to them" Shouldn't that second phrase have been "...I'm not deaf to them"...

[@CrazyEightyEights]

Joe Biden is a great president, and I believe in him, his vision, and his superbly competent administration.

[@heyheytaytay]

It doesn't matter what decided voters like you think. This election will be decided by a few undecideds in swing state who are stupid enough to vote for the charismatic liar rather than the old dotard.

[@Riclmnopp]

“We beat Medicare” - Joe Biden.

[@solderbuff]

His team is the key. No matter what state Joe Biden will be in, I trust him & Kamala more than the orange Turd Reich.

[@LindaC616]

​@@solderbuffoh, there's another good name! I've been using Farty five

[@ulysessoliverasponyman]

I'm still voting for him again Blue 💙💙 All the way

[@DalilahR]

STEPHEN COLBERT: Tell us more about "Cheap Fakes."

[@fleachamberlain1905]

I definitely heard him say goodest, instead of best, too.

[@YesJustice]

NO MATTER WHAT, Joe Biden is better than the alternative and i will vote BLUE💙💙💙💙💙

[@misslanapaulford]

Riding with Biden BIDEN/HARRIS 2024 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 USA. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 YOU GO JOE. #teamjoebiden2024

[@CamaroMan79]

How does it feel not to have a clue about anything? Nevermind your a Democrat, it comes natural.

[@Code_Dee]

He's better than Trump but he's not better than plausible alternative Democrats like Kamala Harris. If she's good enough for VP she's good enough for president right? I'd like to see her on stage against Trump instead of Biden.

[@YesJustice]

@@Code_Dee what about you? What about your father? What are you people good at as Americans??.. aren't you human enough to do something better for America if you are so good and better than others??.....BAD MOUTH!!!!🥴🥴🥴

[@wraithflaire1639]

​@@Code_DeeThe problem is a plausible alternative couldn't win against Trump.