'Biden faces criticism from Obama supporters as tensions persist: 'Difficult to observe''

On Tuesday, three former advisers to President Obama criticized President Biden, fueling speculation about the ongoing tension between the two men's camps.

The "Obama bros," Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, criticized Biden's poor performance in the first presidential debate and a subsequent interview on their "Pod Save America" episode.

Vietor stated that he found the interview challenging to watch and believed it was subpar, as part of Biden's attempt to address criticism calling for him to withdraw from the presidential race.

"Biden's interview did not solve the political problem that arose from the debate, and he was more concerned because he struggled to speak clearly and coherently."

Biden's poor performance in the debate was not adequately explained by his excuses of travel and sickness, according to Vietor, who argued that he failed to present a compelling second-term agenda that would persuade swing voters to choose him over Trump.

Lovett acknowledged that the interview was a challenging environment for him to excel, despite his best efforts, due to the fact that it took place more than a week after the debate, was brief, and he was only participating in one.

""The explanations are unclear and do not address our concerns about what we saw that night. Is that right?" he said."

"If you want to increase the pressure in one interview, it can't be another instance of you being difficult to comprehend, not because he's gentle or mumbling, but because your thought process is unclear," he stated. "The stakes are extremely high. Trump is a significant danger, but either he will pursue the case or someone else will, and currently, we are not getting either."

Although Biden's interview was "more coherent than the debate," Favreau expressed concern that Biden's lack of urgency and message might hinder his ability to recover from the debate's poor performance. He pointed to recent polling indicating that Biden is trailing Trump in every crucial swing state.

How will you persuade undecided voters to support you over Trump when you have that message with George Stephanopoulos?

While Lovett argued that Biden wasn't delivering the message effectively, Vietor later said it seemed like a clear-cut choice that they'd have a better chance with someone else.

"Lovett stated that the George Stephanopoulos interview was unbearable to watch. He added that the interview was a complete disaster, and Stephanopoulos did a poor job of explaining his reasons for running, what happened at the debate, and why he was the best candidate to defeat Trump. In Lovett's opinion, Stephanopoulos was doing a terrible job."

David Axelrod, a former Obama adviser, stated on CNN that Biden was "certain" to lose the presidential race to Trump.

"Axelrod stated that there are certain immutable facts of life that were painfully obvious during the debate, and that Biden has not come to grips with them. He is not winning this race."

The strained relationships between former and current advisers from the Biden and Obama administrations are reportedly due to criticism directed at the current president and his being passed over for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

Obama has, however, spent time defending Biden following his debate performance.

Planet Chronicle' Brian Flood and Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.