“Biden is withdrawing, he has already written the speech. He has it ready, the announcement will be shocking but those who need to know, already know”. We met the man of secrets in Rome, yesterday, under a sky covered with clouds. The man who knows American secrets between 007 and diplomacy has blue eyes, behind dark glasses. It is used this way even if the weather is bad, so as not to be too recognizable. “The news of Biden’s withdrawal is certain”, we are told. When will it be announced? Yesterday there was a flurry of rumors. There is talk of pressure and second thoughts. Brakes and clutches. With the engine running. “The attempt is to surprise Trump. Nothing will be leaked until the Republican convention that will be held in Milwaukee between July 15 and 18”. The convention is the central hub of the Republican campaign: money will rain down to finance the electoral machine and the television networks are anxiously awaiting the moment in which the presidential ticket will be revealed, the name of the vice president designated by Donald Trump.
So, until then, it’s all mute. State secret. But from Friday, July 19, everyone is free to go. “As soon as the Great Old Party convention in Wisconsin is over, Joe Biden will announce his step down. Accompanied by a medical certificate stating that health reasons unfortunately prevent him from continuing the race.” Just a month to build the alternative candidacy – here too, the voices are disparate – and from August 19 to 22, the Democratic convention will be held in Chicago, to consecrate the nomination of the Democratic candidate (or candidates?) for the November 5 elections.
A move with which the strategists behind the Democratic campaign hope to overturn the odds. Anticipated to , in a fortuitous meeting, by one of the liaison officers between Rome and Washington. It is no coincidence that these days the “false beards” are multiplying: at the American embassy it is time for today’s national holiday, July 4th. And for the United States, the Italian capital has always been one of the privileged locations, a crossroads of information – and informants – of the highest level. It was the headquarters of CIA bigwigs of the caliber of Robert Gorolick and Jack Devine, and of a very important Italian-American, in the history of espionage, like Giampaolo Spinelli. And the historic center is also the place where the former American Secretary of Justice William Barr met in August 2019 the then director of the DIS, Gennaro Vecchione. The American attorney general had been sent on a mission by Trump as part of the “counter-investigation” to find evidence of the involvement of our services – at the time of the Renzi government – in an alleged plot by rogue FBI agents to undermine the tycoon’s electoral race in 2016. The summit meeting, following a tete à tete with Giuseppe Conte, ended around a rich table in the Casa Coppelle restaurant, in the square of the same name.
The man we meet has graying hair and a lot of history behind him and has seen or lived through all these games. He explains to us that even among Americans who do this job there are strong divisions. “Everyone works for the United States, but in a different way,” we are told. Probably for opposing groups that are pulling the strings, in this war of information, for different candidates. Meanwhile, yesterday the White House reiterated that Biden “is absolutely not” thinking of withdrawing from the race.
A statement that would contradict a New York Times article, according to which the president is considering leaving. Not only that. Also yesterday, the White House stated that the President has not undergone any medical examination since February.
According to the report released five months ago by the president’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, an “extremely detailed” neurological exam conducted on Biden revealed no problems that might be linked to a stroke, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease and that there were “no new concerns” regarding his health.
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2024-07-04 10:39:09