{"id":24225,"date":"2024-02-27T02:20:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24225"},"modified":"2024-02-27T02:20:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:20:31","slug":"biden-makes-appearance-on-late-night-with-seth-meyers-for-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24225","title":{"rendered":"Biden makes appearance on &#8216;Late Night with Seth Meyers&#8217; for interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">President Joe Biden made an appearance Monday on &#8220;Late Night with Seth Meyers,&#8221; where he answered questions about topics ranging from his age and the Israel-Hamas war to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-voters-maga-conspiracy-theory-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-rcna136829\">conservative conspiracy about Taylor Swift<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The interview comes almost 10 years to the day after Biden was a guest on the first \u201cLate Night\u201d show with Meyers, which aired on Feb. 24, 2014, when Biden was vice president. It also follows a decision this month to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/biden-skipping-super-bowl-interview-advisors-say-part-plan-rcna137358\">skip a Super Bowl interview<\/a>&nbsp;that had a much larger audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">During Monday&#8217;s Q&amp;A, Biden was asked early on how he addresses voter concern over his age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cTake a look at the other guy, he\u2019s about as old as I am,&#8221; said Biden, who at 81 is four years older than former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;It\u2019s about how old your ideas are. Look, I mean, this is a guy who wants to take us back,&#8221; Biden added, pointing to Trump&#8217;s positions on abortion rights, which he suggested were outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Pressed by Meyers about calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, Biden said, &#8220;There is a path forward, with difficulty,&#8221; and he commented on the ongoing hostage situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;First of all, there are \u2014 the hostages being held must be released,&#8221; Biden said, adding that &#8220;there\u2019s been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during&nbsp;Ramadan,&nbsp;as well, in order to give us time to get all the hostages out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ramadan begins March 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;I think if we get that \u2014 that temporary cease-fire, we\u2019re going to be able to move in a direction where we can change the dynamic and not have a two-state solution immediately, but a process to get to a two-state solution,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Biden made a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-says-hopes-see-cease-fire-monday-israel-hamas-war-rcna140597\">similar remark<\/a>&nbsp;before the interview aired, telling reporters in New York,&nbsp;\u201cMy hope is by next Monday we will have a cease-fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a more lighthearted exchange, Meyers asked Biden about whether he was involved in an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/taylor-swift-draws-ire-conservatives-chiefs-win-afc-championship-rcna136185\">active conspiracy<\/a>&#8221; with Swift after a conspiracy theory on that right claimed the pop star&#8217;s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce was manufactured to boost Democrats in the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Can you confirm or deny that there is an active conspiracy between you and Ms. Swift?&#8221; Meyers asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Where are you getting this information? It\u2019s classified,&#8221; Biden joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;But I will tell you, she did endorse me in 2020,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/biden-makes-surprise-appearance-late-night-seth-meyers-rcna140604\">Nbcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden made an appearance Monday on &#8220;Late Night with Seth Meyers,&#8221; where he answered questions about topics ranging from his age and the Israel-Hamas war to the&nbsp;conservative conspiracy about Taylor Swift. 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