Chuck Todd Alleges Biden’s Team Staged Debate Failure to Oust Him

Chuck Todd, former NBC anchor, dropped a bombshell on his podcast, The Chuck Toddcast, suggesting that Joe Biden’s inner circle deliberately orchestrated his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last June. According to Todd, the early debate timing was a calculated move to expose Biden’s frailties, paving the way for the Democratic Party to replace him with a new candidate.

Biden’s faltering appearance, marked by visible weakness and cognitive struggles, became the tipping point for his campaign’s collapse. Less than a month later, he withdrew, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Todd’s theory, shared during a conversation with The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich, points to a deliberate strategy by Biden’s team to reveal what some insiders had long concealed: the former president’s declining capacity.

Recent revelations from a new book, Original Sin, by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson, fuel this narrative, alleging a White House cover-up of Biden’s condition. Todd doubled down, dismissing denials from Biden’s former aides Anita Dunn and Jen O’Malley Dillon. “They’ll deny it till they’re blue in the face,” he quipped, likening the situation to the unproven 1981 Iran hostage release delay under Reagan. “It’s too convenient,” Todd added, arguing the debate’s early scheduling in June was a strategic move to shake up the race before the nomination.

While Biden’s team remains silent on these claims, the controversy underscores deeper questions about transparency and political maneuvering within the Democratic Party. Was this a calculated betrayal or a desperate bid to course-correct? The truth remains elusive, but the debate’s fallout reshaped the 2024 election.