The growing tension within the Democratic Party over what to do with President Joe Biden after his horrible performance at last week's debate continues to grow, as Biden seems to be ignoring entire sections of the party to insulate himself.CNN host Jake Tapper reported that Democratic governors held an emergency meeting with no staff to discuss how to proceed given Biden's clearly deteriorating mental state. Members of Biden's campaign staff were also not on the call.The call was organized by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on behalf of the Democratic Governors Association. The top complaint the state leaders had was that Biden had not reached out to them to offer reassurances that he is able to stay in the race and serve another term.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said he, like many others, was 'horrified ...' — (@) "There was discussion on the call about wanting to have a call with the campaign or White House. ... Some discussion about having VP Harris address them. ...There was strong sentiment that they needed to hear directly from President Biden," he continued."They are trying to set up a meeting at the [White House] ... or via Zoom for those who can't come. ... Nothing is on the books yet ... but [White House] knows of request Dem Govs are not coming in with any specific message- but they feel they need to hear from President Biden," Tapper explained.Other Democrats are getting bolder in offering their blunt assessments of Biden's actions during the debate.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) said he, like many others, was "horrified" at Biden sounding weak, constantly mumbling, and losing his train of thought.“People want to make sure that … the president and his team are being candid about his condition that this was a real anomaly and not just the way he is these days," he told a local news station. — (@) Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who represents Austin, issued a statement on Tuesday calling for Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. This makes Doggett the first member of Congress to openly declare that Biden should no longer be the Democrats' nominee.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Years after McDonald's tested a meat-free burger option in limited markets, its highest executive in America has finally admitted that the plant-based burger was pulled because of poor sales.Last week, Joe Erlinger, the president of McDonald's in the U.S., attended the Wall Street Journal's Global Food Forum, where he was asked about his company's future plans for plant-based products. Erlinger noted that McDonald's had already tested such a meat-free option, the McPlant, with disastrous results.'I don’t think the US consumer is coming to McDonald’s or looking for McPlant or other plant-based proteins from McDonald’s.'From late 2021 until July 2022, stores in Dallas and San Francisco offered the McPlant, codeveloped by Beyond Meat and made mainly of peas, rice, and potatoes. Erlinger said those cities were selected because they were "very different markets" and indicated that they might be able to give the company a good idea of the demand for plant-based menu options.According to Aol.com, the McPlant initially sold better than expected, prompting McDonald's to expand the option to 600 additional stores. Shortly thereafter, sales tanked. By June 2022, Dallas-Fort Worth stores averaged about 13 McPlant sales per day, though executives had hoped for 30 or 40. San Francisco stores likewise fell well short of the 125 or 130 McPlant sales expected per week.In short, the McPlant "was not successful in either market," Erlinger told the WSJ. "I don’t think the U.S. consumer is coming to McDonald’s or looking for McPlant or other plant-based proteins from McDonald’s now."American consumers may have cooled on meat-free burgers, but their European counterparts have not. In fact, the McPlant has sold so well in the U.K. and the Netherlands that some stores there have made it a permanent menu item.While Erlinger stated that McDonald's would "continue to monitor" plant-based product trends stateside, he indicated American stores had moved beyond meatless products. He also said that salads were unlikely to return to McDonald's."If people really want salads from McDonald's, we will gladly relaunch salads," Erlinger said. "But what our experience has proven is that's not what the consumer's looking for."Perhaps not wanting to spend too much time talking about failed menu items, Erlinger quickly pivoted to discuss other items that have been a consistent hit with consumers."The bigger trend around protein consumption is really around chicken," he claimed.McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski made similar remarks about the prospects of chicken earlier this year. "[We’re] also excited to further build on our success in chicken by continuing to invest in beloved icons like McNuggets and McChicken while further scaling the emerging favorites like McCrispy and McSpicy," he said in February."These four equities are the building blocks of our growing chicken business, and we see the potential to add another point of chicken share by 2026, in part through an expansion of our McCrispy platform into wraps and tenders."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Graham Hancock, the British host of the hit Netflix series "Ancient Apocalypse," has canceled plans to film a new season in the United States following significant backlash from Native American groups, according to The Guardian this week. Hancock, a former journalist, is known for his controversial theories about an advanced lost civilization active during the last ice age, which mainstream archaeologists and Indigenous communities have heavily criticized. Despite the show's popularity, having reached Netflix's top 10 in 31 countries, its plans to film at the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon faced strong objections from local tribal leaders. Native groups argued that Hancock's theories misrepresent and undermine their history and cultural heritage. Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsHuman OriginsFolkloreRead Later 

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