Posted on 06/12/2024 7:25:17 AM PDT by Starman417
Joe Biden is in decline. Despite left-wing protestations to the contrary, of that there is no question or doubt. The only question is how long can he hang on? The Wall Street Journal issued a damning report:
US President Joe Biden, 81, shows signs of cognitive decline in closed-door meetings, reports the Wall Street Journal, basing its months-long investigation on interviews with more than 45 people.More:The White House and other Democrats pushed back forcefully on the report.
The majority of those who expressed concern were Republicans, said the WSJ, but some Democrats also revealed that Biden had shown signs of decline.
The article says the accounts describe “an unevenness” in meetings, though “not the caricature of an addled leader that some of his political opponents draw.”
In a key January meeting on Ukraine military aid, according to the WSJ, “the president moved so slowly around the Cabinet Room to greet the nearly two dozen congressional leaders that it took about 10 minutes for the meeting to begin, some people who attended recalled.” Attendees also had trouble hearing Biden, as he read general points that had already been agreed upon from notes and repeatedly deferred to others.
“You couldn’t be there and not feel uncomfortable,” an attendee says. “I’ll just say that.”
Democrats in attendance disagreed with that characterization. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Biden was “incredibly strong, forceful and decisive.”
In other key meetings, including during May 2023 negotiations on raising the debt ceiling, Republicans said at times the president was sharp and spontaneous, while on other days he would repeat stories and bring up issues that were already solved.
Others in attendance recalled that it took Biden about 10 minutes from when he entered the room to get the meeting started, and when he did, he used note cards to make obvious points that everyone was already in agreement with and participants could barely hear him.democrats didn't take it well“Much of the conversation didn’t include him,” the report states, noting that the president asked his staffers to answer some questions posed directly to him.
In a February follow-up with House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican expressed his concern to the president over the administration’s liquid natural gas export policy — fearing it was benefiting Russia.
Biden didn’t seem to know the policy was actually in effect and falsely claimed it was “only a study,” according to the report.
The exchange “dismayed” Johnson, according to individuals who witnessed it.
Biden would “ramble” and mumble, and his ability to command the room varied from day to day during tense negotiations over raising the debt ceiling last May, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recalled.
“He always had cards,” McCarthy said, referring to Biden’s dependence on notes. “He couldn’t negotiate another way.
“I used to meet with him when he was vice president. I’d go to his house. He’s not the same person,” he added.
In follow-up calls with Biden, lawmakers tasked by McCarthy to hammer out the details of the debt ceiling plan struggled to get the president to make the final call on key points.
Their conversations with the president were frustratingly “general,” and Biden would only express “optimism about working things out.”
“He was going back to all the old stuff that had been done for a long time,” McCarthy told the Wall Street Journal about the excruciating final stages of the negotiations, suggesting that Biden seemed to have forgotten how far along the White House and Congress were on getting a deal done.
“And he was shocked when I’d say: ‘No, Mr. President. We talked about that meetings ago. We are done with that,'” he recalled.
President Biden’s aides tried to blame “MAGA Republicans” Wednesday for a stunning report that described the 81-year-old as disengaged and confused in meetings — despite similar conduct being noted privately by White House staff and exhibited publicly by the commander in chief.This is a classic example of the emperor wearing no clothes. Everyone can see it, including on an international level:The Wall Street Journal led its blistering report about the oldest-ever US president’s mental fitness with accounts of three recent engagements with members of Congress in which Biden mumbled inaudibly, misstated administration policy or closed his eyes for long intervals.
“I’ll just say that it says a lot that the only people willing to make these false claims are Trump’s MAGA Republicans in Congress,” Biden re-election campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez told a CNN reporter on a press call Wednesday.
White House communications director Ben LaBolt feverishly tweeted and retweeted criticism of the story.
“What a surprise — Republicans employing their election year messaging strategy that contradicts their own prior words about [Biden],” tweeted LaBolt in one post, referring to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) once describing Biden as a sharp negotiator.
The Journal reported that Democratic members of Congress contacted for the story were instructed by the White House to call the paper back with additional talking points attesting to Biden’s strength, with Rep. Gregory Meeks, the chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, saying on the record: “They just, you know, said that I should give you a call back.”
Biden escaped accountability for mishandling classified documents because he was found to be too mentally compromised for prosecution. Yet somehow, he is fit for the Presidency?
Biden, historically known for being a plagiarizer, plagiarized Ronald Reagan at Normandy last week.
Here is a historic compilation of what's wrong with Biden
Biden froze at a Juneteenth celebration held early possibly for concern that he won't make the real one.
President Joe Biden sparked concerns Monday night when he appeared to freeze for the better part of a minute before his speech became slurred past the point of comprehension during a lively Juneteenth celebration at the White House.
During the event ahead of the national holiday next week, the Commander-in-Chief seemed to short-circuit as the rest of the crowd, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, grooved along to the lively band.
Philonise Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd, flanked Biden on his left and eventually noticed the concerning pause he was taking and wrapped his arm around him in an apparent effort to help.
Biden cannot function without notecards. He cannot survive a live press conference. He can no longer get around without Jill guiding him.
Watch Biden as he lies four years ago about the laptop. He knew it was a lie. The FBI knew it was a lie. But compare the man then to the man now.
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Plastic surgery
I think two years is a stretch. Oh, he may LIVE for another two years, but he’ll be a blithering idiot long before that. And I also think Hunter’s conviction is going to impact him mentally; shocks and setbacks of an emotional nature can really discombobolate someone with dementia, and exacerbate symptoms.
Yes..God has a sense of humor.
We’re all going to find out in 16 days. That’s the debate. Biden won’t be able to hide behind a teleprompter or First Lady. He will have to answer questions off the cuff. Same with trump. Both guys have not debated in four years. Going to be quite a debate.
That was really good.
Based on the most recent SS actuarial death charts his cohort will die at the following rates:
So if there are 100 alive on Jan 1st, there will be 71 still alive at the end of the 84th year. So, there is about a 1 in 3 chance he dies in the next four years.
This is based on ALL people in the cohort—from the healthiest to the most ill.
81 yrs. 7.0%. 100 becomes 93
82 years 7.7% 93 becomes 85
83 years 8.5% 85 becomes 78
84 years 9.4% 78 become 71
I wouldn’t put it past the LIB nitwits to have a body double now.
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