President Biden reportedly confided to former President Obama that “she” is “not as strong as me,” with Obama responding, “that’s true,” according to an off-mic conversation that a professional lip-reader interpreted for The New York Post.
The exchange, which seemed to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris’ position leading up to the Nov. 5 election, took place on Wednesday afternoon as Biden and Obama, spoke during Ethel Kennedy’s funeral in Washington.
Biden, 81, reportedly remarked, “She’s not as strong as me,” based on an analysis of his lip movements captured on video.
Obama responded, “I know… that’s true.”
Jeremy Freeman, a London-based forensic lip reader who has been certified by University College London and has worked for 16 years as an expert witness, interpreted the dialogue.
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Per The New York Post:
President Biden griped to former President Barack Obama that “she” is “not as strong as me” — with Obama agreeing “that’s true” — in a stunning off-mic conversation deciphered for The Post by a professional lip-reader.
The candid apparent assessment of Vice President Kamala Harris’ standing going into the Nov. 5 election occurred Wednesday afternoon as America’s two most recent Democratic presidents conversed at Ethel Kennedy’s funeral in Washington.
“She’s not as strong as me,” said Biden, 81, according the the translation, which was produced by analyzing the on-video lip movements during the discussion.
“I know… that’s true,” the popular former president agreed, adding, “We have time.”
“Yeah, we’ll get it in time,” said Biden, who was forced by fellow Democrats to relinquish the party’s nomination in favor of Harris on July 21 in a mutiny that Obama was believed to support.
Moments earlier, Obama said, “it’s important that we have some time together” in a possible reference to campaigning alongside Harris.
The dialogue was translated for The Post by Jeremy Freeman, a London-based forensic lip reader who was born deaf and for 16 years has served as a University College London-certified expert witness for litigants, the police and journalists.