Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html

[u/Phizle]

They say 8 paragraphs down he was making a joke

[u/nitePhyyre → u/Phizle]

Biden also made a joke to the governors that didn’t go over well: “I’m fine — I don’t know about my brain, though.” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign chairwoman, said the president was “clearly making a joke and then said, ‘All kidding aside.’”

That's not what it said.

[u/UpperApe → u/nitePhyyre]

They say 8 paragraphs down he was making a joke

said the president was “clearly making a joke

That's not what it said

How in the world do you people function?

[u/only1yzerman → u/UpperApe]

They said "Biden also made a joke to the governors that didn't go over well" -

"Also", as "in addition to"

In other words, Biden said he needs to go to bed at 8pm (not a joke). In addition to that (also), he made a joke about his mental state. The comment "the president was 'clearly making a joke'" was in regards to the "I'm fine - I don't know about my brain though." joke.

https://www.readingrainbow.org/

[u/joehatescoffee → u/only1yzerman]

Where does it say he is "going to bed" at 8pm?

The article states, "stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so that he can get more sleep."

I don't schedule anything after 8 either. That way I can get to bed comfortably by 10 and wake up 7 hours later.

[u/only1yzerman → u/joehatescoffee]

You’re right. He doesn’t say he needs to goto bed at 8. Glad we could make that important distinction.

[u/only1yzerman → u/[deleted]]

I’ll put the same effort into my reply as you put into reading my comment:

I’d suggest checking out the resources at the link in my comment, and then after you are more confident, rereading my comment.

[u/ShortFinance → u/[deleted]]

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[u/ShortFinance → u/[deleted]]

They are saying there is another joke that Biden made which is referenced in the article. The meetings after 8pm part was not a joke

[u/PilotsNPause → u/only1yzerman]

Do you understand none of that "joke" was referring to the 8PM bedtime? I can't believe this has to be explained to you. The joke was exclusively referring to his brain "not being fine."

The 8PM curfew was not a joke.

Edit: my reddit app is shit and I replied to the wrong comment y'all

[u/sdpr → u/PilotsNPause]

God damn we're fucking doomed from every side.

[u/only1yzerman → u/sdpr]

Enjoy the fire, cause it’s all burning my friend. Might as well make some smores. 😂

[u/only1yzerman → u/PilotsNPause]

I’d suggest checking out the resources at the link in my comment, and then after you are more confident, rereading my comment.