Media figures shocked at Biden's 'bad' debate performance: 'Total and complete disaster'

Members of the media expressed shock and horror at President Biden's debate performance right out of the gate Thursday.

"Look. This debate was a total and complete disaster for Biden. He looked old. His answers trailed off repeatedly. He was hard to understand. He would stop in mid sentence and move on to something else," former CNN commentator Chris Cilizza wrote. "I NEVER thought he would be this bad. Stunning. Truly.

"Biden’s hoarse voice and resting face overwhelming the actual back and forth, but early yet," Politico columnist Jonathan Martin reacted to the president's presentation.

"The Biden team hates stories about Biden's age. They are about to get a lot more," Axios reporter Alex Thompson warned.

"In first half-hour of debate, a raspy Biden delivers rambling answers while Trump counters with energy and falsehoods," Associated Press correspondent Seung Min Kim posted on X.

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"'Biden’s age is a political problem' got me yelled at two weeks ago," New York Times reporter Astead Herdon wrote.

"I've watched a lot of Biden talks. I've never heard him sound this frail," Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp reacted.

"The most incoherent and ignorant man to ever run for president is getting the better of the sitting president, who has been in politics for decades. This is bad. Bad," former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said.

"I'm listening on the radio, and the audible difference between Biden and Trump is really striking," former CNN host Brian Stelter wrote.

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Others are already floating the idea of removing him not just from the Democratic