the president, huddling with his family over the weekend to do a photo shoot with annie leibowitz andh out what to do about the avalanche -- calls to step aside. reportedly urged him to stay in the race, and wants staffers fired for overloading biden's brain before the debate. jill m hunter biden are set to be the strongest voices in support of staying the course. the first on wants america to see that his father is "scrappy and in command of the facts rather than stumbling aging president americans saw thursday night." so far, top democrats are willing to go to bat for him. >> it was a bad performance. i know when i see what i call preparation overload. i'm with joe biden. it is our assignment to make sure that he gets over the finish line, november. >> had a difficult debate, and yet, we still -- to win. one debate is not a career. >> it's always a bad bet to bet against joe biden. i think he is the only democrat who could be donald trump. >> forget about making it to november: can biden even do the job now? white house aides are telling axios that joe biden is engaged from 10:00 a.

"biden spent the morning not having a summit, that in hair and makeup for a shoot with annie leibowitzot obama and clinton in march. family suggested this week because hunter and family in town." chad gilmartin asked the question, america is getting a part-time president who is easily confused and exhausted. they get fame, fortune, and "vogue" covers. >> kennedy: that's the kind of glossies that he should do post presidency photowho shot obama and clinton and the one term of president biden, but now -- it wasn't just the 90 minutes that is defining his presidency or his life in public service. it betrays someone who is incapable of the most basic tasks of being human being, not to mention the most powerful and important job in the world. we cannot have a six-hour president. the presidency requires someone who, like hillary clinton said, can wake up in the middle the night and take that 2:00 a.m. phone call. he can't do that. of course jill biden and hunter biden want him to hang onto the presidency, because they are the beneficiaries of the power and the access and all the trappings th

first up, when your entire party is in meltdown mode, maybe you canceled the annie leibowitz family photoot. >> no, that is too important for these people. dependently engaged. does that mean he is wearing depends? i have no idea what that means. i worry about the terrorists watching right now. it would be very rude for you guys to somehow attack us when he is not dependably engaged. you call canada beforehand and we will -- leap something on our voice mail. i think it would be rude. you should refrain from attacking us when joe is not dependably engaged. remember, the media reacted over to joe's condition, not because they saw it: it's because we saw saw. i still think it's the worst scandal of political history. a party and compliant media protecting a sham government run by a collection of progressive interests. they prefer that to democracy. it is just easier this way. now, they are shifting it back to "trump lies, trump lies." there is no lie like this. it is not comparison. there is no comparison. it pisses me off hearing about these journalists talking about how they were hoodwinke