As one of two moderators, CNN’s Jake Tapper had a front row seat to the first presidential debate when Joe Biden had perhaps the worst debate performance of any president in the country’s history. Since then, it seems Tapper, awakened to the reality of the president’s cognitive decline, has turned on Joe Biden. Dave Rubin plays a clip of the anchor reading recent Biden quotes, and his facial expressions confirm that his faith in the president has indeed waned dramatically. First Tapper brought up Biden’s call-in conversation on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” during which Biden said, “The fact of the matter is how can you assure you're going to be out on you know on your way to go you know work tomorrow age age wasn't you know the idea that I'm too old.” Tapper’s face when he’s rereading Biden’s line is better seen than described: Watch CNN Host’s Face After Reading This Biden Quote Word for Word www.youtube.com “That sounds like it’s supposed to be reassuring to those Democratic supporters who have gone wobbly,” Tapper said in response, adding that “many Democratic officials with whom [he’s] spoken are worried that President Biden and his family and his inner circle appear to be in complete denial, not just about whatever might be wrong with him but the state of his candidacy right now.” Tapper then played another clip from Biden’s damage control interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, during which he tried to explain away his poor debate performance but ended up just making matters worse. When asked if he had watched the debate footage, Biden, sporting his typical confused visage, replied, “I don’t think I did, no.” “He doesn't think he did?” Tapper asked, perplexed. Perhaps Biden’s worst post-debate move, however, was when he “called into a couple of black radio stations.” During one interview, he said, “By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, the first black woman, to serve with a black president, proud of the first black woman in the Supreme Court. There’s just so much that we can do because together we — there’s nothing. Look, this is the United States of America.” “He’s proud to be the first black woman?” Tapper asked, adding that the response is simply “not coherent.” But it gets even worse. “Then we later found out later from the radio host that the Biden campaign had given her a list of questions to ask President Biden. That is a huge no no in journalism,” Tapper reported. “It remains quite telling that in the Biden campaign's efforts to show that the president has not missed a step, his campaign felt the need to feed questions to the hosts for a call-in radio interview, and the president still even then failed to deliver in many of his answers.” According to the CNN anchor, however, Biden’s biggest blunder was when George Stephanopoulos asked him “how he would feel if he ultimately loses to Donald Trump.” To hear Biden’s response, watch the clip above. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The plague swept through medieval Europe, killing between 30% to 50% of the population — up to an estimated 200 million people. While the bacterium responsible, Yersinia pestis, is found in rodents, it can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas. Between humans, it can be spread through unprotected contact with an infected person's bodily fluids or through inhalation of respiratory droplets expelled by someone stricken with the pneumonic plague. Outbreaks of Yersina pestis were responsible for numerous nightmarish epidemics — not only the Justinianic plague in the 5th-7th centuries and the 14th century Black Death, but also in modern times, largely in Asia and Africa. According to the World Health Organization, the three most endemic countries are Madagascar, Peru, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Public health officials in Pueblo County, Colorado, confirmed Tuesday that a resident was infected with the plague. Officials did not disclose the identity of the infected person. 'If you develop symptoms of plague, see a health care provider immediately.' The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment advised locals to: eliminate places rodents can breed or hide, such as rock piles, brush, and trash; avoid contact with dead animals; use insect repellent to avoid flea bites; treat pets for fleas; keep pets away from rodent-infested areas, including prairie dog colonies; and don't sleep with pets. Alice Solis, program manager of the county's office of communicable disease and emergency preparedness, said, "If you develop symptoms of plague, see a health care provider immediately. Plague can be treated successfully with antibiotics, but an infected person must be treated promptly to avoid serious complications or death." Infection is brutal and frequently lethal. Systemic infection caused by the bacteria in the bloodstream and lung-based forms have a case-fatality ratio ranging from 30% to 100% if not treated. Symptoms vary depending on the variety of plague. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those infected with the bubonic plague — which is not spread person to person — develop swollen, tender lymph glands as well as fever, headache, and weakness. Those with pneumonic plague, which is contagious and spread through the air, suffer chest pain, high fever and chills, a cough, difficulty breathing, and an upset stomach. If untreated, the disease can lead to lung failure, shock, and death inside 24 hours. When plague bacteria multiply in the blood leaving a patient with septicemic plague, the patient is likely to suffer similar symptoms as well as profuse bleeding. The U.S. does not presently have a plague vaccine available for use. However, streptomycin, gentamicin, the tetracyclines, and chloramphenicol are reportedly all effective against pneumonic plague. Although infections are extremely rare, plague occurs naturally in areas of the western United Sates. For instance, it is endemic throughout the Sierra Nevada mountains and other parts of California, where it is often carried by squirrels and chipmunks. Other once-eradicated or controlled diseases have made a comeback in recent years, in part as a result of unchecked illegal immigration. Blaze News previously reported that cases of polio, tuberculosis, leprosy, and malaria have cropped up amid record influxes of illegal aliens as well as refugees and asylees — whom the CDC indicated are not required to meet vaccination requirements before entering the country. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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