I mean if he’s the most brilliant scientist in American history working and slaving to save us all from disease, he needs to be back in his office doing THAT, right? Not all this tabloid celebrity stuff. It’s unseemly and undignified. A serious scientist would not be doing it.
I think he’s completely tone deaf with no sense of self awareness. I’m not big on age discrimination, in fact I think I’ve experienced that myself, but he’s WAAY too old to be in the position he’s in. He’s clearly coasting by the office water cooler until the press call on him, then he’s ready for his closeup.