Biden, 81, says Speaker Mike Johnson is 'dead on arrival' in bizarre comment ... after awkward meeting with first Democrat to demand he drop out

President Joe Biden summoned a bizarre comeback Monday erstwhile asked astir Speaker Mike Johnson trashing his caller Supreme Court scheme – calling nan House Speaker 'dead connected arrival.'

Biden, who was backmost retired successful nan state aft stepping backmost and endorsing VP Kamala Harris arsenic his party's presumptive nominee, made nan remark connected a travel to Texas to tout his scheme that would enforce 18-year word limits connected nan Supreme Court.

That domiciled put him backmost earlier nan press, a week aft his statement capacity and consequent interviews prompted apical Democrats to push him to measurement backmost arsenic his party's modular bearer.

Johnson had earlier called his Supreme Court plan, which stands virtually nary chance of overcoming a Senate filibuster aliases passing a Republican Congress, 'dead connected arrival.'   

'That’s what he is,' said erstwhile a newsman asked him a bout. The newsman asked for explanation connected nan comment. 

'He is. Dead connected arrival,' Biden repeated.

Johnson besides called it an effort to 'delegitimize nan Court' and said nan Republican House wouldn't return it up.

He responded to Biden's remark Monday day by posting a clip from Biden's statement against Donald Trump, erstwhile Trump ad-libbed: 'I really don't cognize what he said astatine nan extremity of that sentence. I don't deliberation he did either.' 

Biden cleaned up nan remark during his reside astatine nan LBJ library, wherever he recounted nan speaker's comment. 'Well I deliberation his reasoning is dormant connected arrival,' Biden said. 

Biden's overseas remark came moments aft Biden smiled during an awkward tarmac greeting pinch Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who was nan first House personnel to telephone for him to measurement backmost from his reelection bid aft his statement disaster.

It was proposal Biden yet took aft getting unit from a big of lawmakers who feared he would suffer and possibly costs Democrats nan House and Senate. 

His remarks came arsenic the White House continues to consciousness its measurement guardant connected really it will grip an incumbent president who is stepping backmost from immoderate of his governmental duties while Vice President Kamala Harris takes nan reins – admitting Monday it will ‘recalibrate.’

"A awesome alteration happened successful nan past week. So we do person to recalibrate and fig retired what nan adjacent six months are going to be. I mean that’s conscionable fair, right, for america to conscionable fig that each out,’ ’ White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One

‘You will spot nan president. He will beryllium retired location .. . we person to recalibrate and get a consciousness of what nan adjacent respective months are going to be,’ she said.

Monday had Biden reasserting his domiciled arsenic nan existent president, some by pitching a far-reaching argumentation thought pinch an op-ed, and being nan nationalist look of his ain administration.

Biden consulted pinch Harris connected his scheme to overhaul nan Supreme Court – his first awesome argumentation announcement since stepping backmost earlier Harris became nan presumptive Party nominee, nan White House said, aft Harris sewage down nan scheme publicly.

‘She was so progressive successful this. The president consulted her, she said. ‘He surely was listened to her expertise successful this arena arsenic well,’ Jean-Pierre said.

Jean-Pierre said to Biden and Harris’ continued contacts, though she offered scant accusation connected really Biden’s domiciled mightiness alteration successful nan coming months arsenic a lame duck finishing retired his word while Harris takes connected accrued work arsenic her party’s presumed nominee.

‘They person a very adjacent relationship. They prosecute regularly. They meet for lunch. They talk connected nan phone,’ she said.

As for what domiciled Biden mightiness person successful his party’s normal adjacent period successful Chicago, Jean-Pierre offered small information. ‘I’m going to fto nan normal speak to that,’ she said. And she said nan run would speak to Biden’s recreation – connected a week wherever he has thing announced different than a reside Monday and attending a work for nan precocious Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee successful Houston.

Biden besides interacted pinch nan property while leaving nan White House mid-day Monday.

He responded to a shouted mobility astir really nan Supreme Court should beryllium reformed.

'Reform nan Supreme Court because it needs to beryllium reformed,' was his information response.