During the Atlanta debate last Thursday, former President Trump referred to President Biden as China’s Manchurian candidate, someone used as a puppet by an enemy power. The charge was based on the Biden family’s numerous financial dealings with rogue Chinese entities, some with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.
While Trump was more rhetorical in bringing attention to how friendly media outlets have silenced coverage of those Biden family connections, the world saw for itself what we have been warning about in these columns all these years. Biden is the hidden Democratic Left’s Manchurian candidate, a puppet whose faculties are so incoherent and incompetent that without the constant assistance of invisible aids, he couldn’t get through a single hour of a presidential day.
The world saw how dangerously placed the lone superpower is. Biden’s foreign policy team has taken America close to a nuclear conflict with Russia, saber-rattling needlessly in Ukraine, and the world relies on Biden to respond appropriately should Russia or North Korea ever indulge! As president, Biden has access to the “nuclear football,” a briefcase containing communication tools and detailed instructions for launching nuclear weapons. An aide always carries the “nuclear codes,” which are necessary to authenticate their identity in the event of a nuclear strike order. This system is designed to maintain the security and control of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Are we to believe that President Biden is capable of acting wisely and making quick decisions under pressure? In 2008, Hillary Clinton famously referenced the importance of being prepared to deal with a crisis during a 3 AM call. This was part of a political ad during her presidential campaign against Barack Obama, suggesting she was the most qualified candidate to handle unexpected challenges during her presidency. Biden wouldn’t even be prepared to take a 3 PM call, given his penchant for afternoon naps.
President Biden’s supporters’ standard defense is that a President never acts alone. As of 2021, the White House complex employed over 1,700 people, including staff in the Executive Office of the President and various support staff, such as the Secret Service, military personnel, and maintenance workers. Each roams the hallways with discrete expertise in matters concerning the various executive branches. During an emergency, this argument goes, the President’s closest advisors would seek guidance from these experts and propose a course of action to President Biden, who is supposed to deliberate and make the proper decision to further American interests.
On this score, Biden has had a lousy record. From Afghanistan to Ukraine to Israel, the Middle East, Iran, and China – Biden has made so many terrible decisions that it may take a generation to bring us back to the relative peace and prosperity that existed when Trump was in office.
His record on the domestic front is even more disastrous. From unbridled illegal immigration to energy policies, reckless spending resulting in ballooning deficits, and historic inflation that hurts each time a family stops at the grocery store, Biden is probably the worst president in U.S. history. The only area where he devotes his energy is to leverage his 52-year Beltway experience to work the levers of Washington power to hurt the man he hates: Donald Trump. And even on this score, he has opened so many raw wounds that the United States Supreme Court had to step in numerous times to save the Union.
And true to Biden’s stubborn character, even more amplified by his advanced age, he will never apologize for the mess he has created because his behind-the-scenes Manchurian controllers would never allow it. Worse, they want him to double down and continue running for a second term.
President Biden’s job approval rating, a crucial indicator of public sentiment, is stuck in the mid-thirties. After rebounding from his first-term low of 33% in December, it improved to 36% in January. It remained at 36% in February, increased to 37% in March, and maintained at 37% in April. It dropped to 35% in May, his lowest for 2024. In June, it edged up to 36%, and now, in July, it is 37%.
Nearly three-fourths (73%) of Democrats approve of the job he is doing as president. In contrast, most Republicans (83%) and nearly six in ten independents (58%) disapprove. While two-thirds (65%) of liberals approve, only 20% of conservatives and a third of moderates (38%) express approval.
Americans can see through Biden’s incompetence. In the July TIPP Poll, fewer than one-third of Americans gave Biden good grades on all issues.
Along with the Covid mystery – there has been no government investigation into what caused a pandemic that killed over 5.5 million people – the question about who runs the Biden presidency is a puzzle that bedevils the average American. And what Americans saw on that debate stage was downright scary, prompting them to ask: How did the ring leaders conspire to keep Biden’s so-called failing faculties secret for so long from the American people? What kind of cabal is in place that pulls together Deep State officials, members of the Democratic Left, academics, Hollywood types, financiers, tech industry titans, and the vast corporate media outlets to continue singing this lie for 3½ long years?
“Yes, it was a bad performance,” South Carolina’s Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, the kingmaker who rescued Biden’s primary candidacy in 2020 and helped catapult him to the White House, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I know when I see what I call preparation overload. And that’s exactly what was going on the other night.” So, according to Clyburn, Biden overprepared and maintained a hectic travel schedule, crisscrossing the Atlantic twice, and fared poorly. Seriously?
Clyburn thinks that Americans are fools. Thanks to X and independent outlets like ours, Americans were well aware that Biden was a plant by those on the Left to undo Trump’s policies and bring back President Obama’s policies with a bang while also ensuring that Trump would never return to Washington. Seventy-four million voters who supported Trump knew that Biden, who never left his Delaware basement and who couldn’t gather more than a hundred supporters to his campaign rallies, could never have won 81 million votes, a record eclipsing even Obama’s 2008 totals.
But the Manchurian cabal was so arrogant that they continued to choreograph a caricature of Biden as fit, sound, healthy, and above all, good in office. Stuart Stevens, a senior Republican adviser to Mitt Romney and a vehement Never Trumper, wrote an article in the New Republic with a blaring headline: Just Say It, Democrats: Biden Has Been a Great President. His achievements have been nothing short of historic. All the handlers had to do was to continue this deception for four more months – with Trump sentenced and put away, Biden would be handsomely reelected, and Democracy would be saved, returning the cabal to four more years in power.
But on June 27 in Atlanta, Biden brought the roof crashing down on his political career. He can no longer hide behind his aviator glasses, and his media friends are abandoning him like rats fleeing the sinking Titanic.
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Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, And More
1. Around 250,000 In Southern Gaza Hit By Israel’s New Evacuation Order: UN – Al Arabiya
The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees estimated that around 250,000 people had been impacted since Israel’s army issued a new evacuation order for parts of southern Gaza a day earlier.
Israel carried out fresh airstrikes in southern Gaza on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of Palestinians to flee after the army once again ordered the evacuation of certain densely populated areas.
2. Lebanon Says Israeli GPS Jamming Confounding Ground, Air Traffic – AFP
For months, whacky location data on apps have caused confusion in Lebanon, where the Hezbollah militant group has been engaged in cross-border clashes with Israel.
In March, Beirut lodged a complaint with the United Nations about “attacks by Israel on Lebanese sovereignty in the form of jamming the airspace around” the Beirut airport. The Israeli army said in October that it disrupted GPS “in a proactive manner for various operational needs.”
3. Putin Mulls Arming Houthis With Cruise Missiles: Report – Newsweek
There are indications that Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering supplying the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi movement with anti-ship ballistic cruise missiles, Middle East Eye (MEE)—citing an unnamed senior U.S. official—reported.
Moscow has been coordinating with the Houthis as part of its growing alignment with Iran, with the Kremlin seeking new and deeper alliances among anti-Western powers following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
4. Russian Northern Fleet Ships Arrive In Venezuela – AFP
Two Russian naval ships docked in Venezuela after leaving Cuba. Moscow’s Defense Ministry said the main aim of the ship’s visit to the region was to “show the flag and ensure a naval presence in operationally important areas” of the Atlantic Ocean.
It said that the frigate Admiral Gorshkov—one of Russia’s most advanced warships capable of carrying hypersonic missiles—and oil tanker Academic Pashin, both from its Northern Fleet, docked in La Guaira. The ships visited Cuba last month along with a Russian nuclear-powered submarine.
5. UN Experts Say Russia Violated International Law By Imprisoning U.S. Reporter Gershkovich – A.P.
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, made up of independent experts convened by the UN’s top human rights body, said there was a “striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation” for the spying charges against Gershkovich.
The five-member group said Gershkovich’s U.S. nationality was a factor in his detention, and as a result, the case against him was “discriminatory.” Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on June 26 in Russia on espionage charges that he, his employer, and the U.S. government vehemently deny.
6. Hungary’s Orban Urges Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire On Surprise Visit To Kyiv- Al Jazeera
In a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a fiery critic of Western military aid to Ukraine, suggested a speedy ceasefire could expedite peace talks.
Speaking alongside Orban at a news briefing, Zelenskyy said he “appreciates” the Hungarian leader’s visit, the first in more than a decade, but stressed that Ukraine needs a “just peace” after more than two years of fighting Russia’s invasion.
7. Austin: U.S. Will Soon Announce $2.3b Security Package For Ukraine – UPI
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made the announcement at the U.S. military headquarters alongside his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov.
“This package under presidential drawdown authority will provide more air defense inceptors, anti-tank weapons, and other critical munitions from U.S. inventories,” Austin said during the press conference.
8. China’s Xi Arrives In Kazakhstan For State Visit, SCO Summit – RFE/RL
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit. He will meet with the other leaders of the nine-member alliance known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
He will later travel to Tajikistan. Beijing has ramped up regional diplomatic efforts, largely through its flagship Belt and Road development. In addition to Kazakhstan, Russia, and China, SCO members include India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
9. Norwegian Arrested For Allegedly Spying For China – D.W.
The suspect was detained at Oslo’s international airport as he returned from China, Thomas Blom, a spokesman for Norway’s security service’s counterespionage unit, told reporters.
The arrest comes as Oslo forecasts that Beijing will pose an intelligence threat this year.
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST)’s annual threat assessment published in February also mentions, “This is due in particular to the deterioration in the relationship between China and the West, China’s desire for more control over supply chains, and positioning in the Arctic.”
10. U.S. Faces Aircraft Carrier Shortage As Tensions Rise Everywhere – Nikkei Asia
The shortage is because no East Coast-based ship is ready for deployment to replace the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which has been responding against Houthi attacks in the Red Sea for months.
The U.S. Navy has instead redirected the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a San Diego-based carrier, to move from the South China Sea to the Red Sea as a stopgap measure until the next East Coast-based carrier is ready.
11. Iran President Candidates Accuse Others of Having No Plan, Experience Ahead Of Runoff – A.P.
During a debate on public TV, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian attacked his competitor, Saeed Jalili, for his lack of experience, saying: “Tell me, what single company have you ever managed to make you capable of running the country?”
Jalili, who is known as the “Living Martyr” after losing a leg in the 1980s Iran-Iraq war and is famous among Western diplomats for his haranguing lectures and hard-line stances, defended himself, highlighting his career and several positions held, including that of a top nuclear negotiator.
12. U.S., Panama Agree To Address ‘Irregular’ Migration – UPI
The Biden administration announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will fund a program to help Panama remove illegal migrants from within its borders.
The program will help the Panamanian government remove foreign nationals illegally in Panama. The goal is to reduce “unprecedented irregular migration” through the Darien Province of eastern Panama, the entryway to Central America from South America.
13. North Korea Switches Transmission Of State-Run TV Broadcasts To Russian Satellite – Yonhap
Seoul’s unification ministry said North Korea has been using a Russian communication satellite instead of a Chinese one to transmit its state-run television broadcasts, limiting South Korea’s access to the North’s broadcasting.
Previously, the North sent broadcast signals using ChinaSat 12, a Chinese communication satellite. Since Monday, reception of the North’s TV signals using the satellite has not been possible in the South, making it difficult for media outlets and government agencies to access the North’s TV broadcasts.
14. Greece Institutes Six-Day Work Week – UPI
Greece became the first European Union country to implement a six-day work week in a bid by the government to boost productivity, which drew intense criticism from labor unions.
Under the law, which went into effect on Monday, private businesses that offer round-the-clock services can provide staff the option to work an additional two hours each day or an additional eight-hour shift with 40% added to the daily wage.
15. FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease – HealthDay News
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. However, it also carried significant safety risks, including swelling and bleeding in the brain.
Kisunla is similar to another drug, Leqembi, approved to treat Alzheimer’s last year. Leqembi is given every two weeks, while Kisunla is given monthly as an intravenous infusion.
16. Exercise Might Help Prevent Nerve Damage From Chemotherapy – HealthDay News
Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests.
About twice as many cancer patients on chemo wound up with long-lasting nerve damage if they didn’t exercise, compared with two groups assigned different exercise regimens, researchers reported in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Exercise also improved patients’ quality of life, helped them endure heavy doses of chemo, and reduced their risk of death.
Republished with permission from TIPP Insights
