Biden clan tries to blame campaign staff for disastrous debate performance

Joe Biden’s family has blamed the president’s campaign team for his disastrous debate performance, questioning whether top advisers should be fired while insisting he should remain in the White House race, according to reports.

First Lady Jill Biden, son Hunter Biden and the president’s grandchildren convened at Camp David on Sunday to rally behind the president amid calls for him to wind down his re-election campaign.

It marks the first time that the entire family has gathered together since the Biden and Donald Trump’s first televised debate of the 2024 election on Thursday evening, which saw the 81-year-old stumbling over his words, losing his train of thought and, at points, freezing altogether. Democrats immediately went into panic mode, with party members left divided on whether Biden was the right person to run for office.

Following his lacklustre performance, in an exercise of damage limitation, his family were said to have shifted blame onto his campaign team, with questions being raised about whether some of his senior staff should be ousted, an advisor told CNN. Currently, it does not appear that the president – who is known for being loyal to his aides – has made any major staffing changes.

During the family discussions, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun charges in early June, was unwavering in his support for his father’s bid for the White House and maintained that he is shrewd and in command of facts, a source informed with Sunday’s discussions told The New York Times.

Jill Biden was also said to voice support for her husband, dispelling the notion that Thursday’s debate was a nail-in-coffin moment for his re-election bid. The Bidens expressed confidence in his ability to serve as president