Ex-Obama campaign advisor: Biden broke tradition

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00:00Okay, Spencer, is it President Biden's place to weigh in, do you think, 85 days into a

00:05new presidential term?

00:09You know, I actually wish that he would not, even though, of course, you know, many Democrats

00:15would point to the behavior of President Trump in constantly criticizing Joe Biden, often

00:21in the most insulting terms.

00:23But I think this is one of the traditions we have to win back in this country in order

00:29to preserve our democracy.

00:31It can often seem very artificial, the way politicians have traditionally referred to, you know, their

00:37opponent as their honorable friend, for example, in Congress, when you know he probably, he

00:42or she probably hates that other person's guts.

00:44But democracy depends on that old fashion anyways.

00:51So it's obviously fair game to have the most vigorous debates about policy, but the attacks

00:57on the person are destructive to democracy because it shifts our focus away from what

01:02should really matter, which is the policies that serve the American people best, not, you

01:08know, sort of worldwide wrestling entertainment combat between individual personalities.

01:14I also think that as much as I like and respect President Biden, I think it's time for the Democratic

01:22Party to move forward with new leaders, and it doesn't need to be any judgment on him.

01:26I think that from the audience you can understand, the way that you can, you know, make it a

01:30way that you can approach and reach out to the revolution in a world of a community,

01:33to be honest, you know, for all those not to be honest and good, or four that are

01:34your relationship to a country and be a real leader.

01:36And we think that this is our main degree in a country where we have to say just, it's

01:37a rather clear and clear, just so we know that.

01:39So when you're at the first place, we're at the next level here and the near

01:42of the next level here.

01:45So if you're at the next level, I'd be not as simple as possible to be honest, we'll throw it

01:47the next level.

01:47So if you're at the next level, you're at the next level, we're at the next level here.