Posted on 06/05/2024 6:36:02 AM PDT by SJackson
WASHINGTON—When President Biden met with congressional leaders in the West Wing in January to negotiate a Ukraine funding deal, he spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him, according to five people familiar with the meeting. He read from notes to make obvious points, paused for extended periods and sometimes closed his eyes for so long that some in the room wondered whether he had tuned out.
In a February one-on-one chat in the Oval Office with House Speaker Mike Johnson, the president said a recent policy change by his administration that jeopardizes some big energy projects was just a study, according to six people told at the time about what Johnson said had happened. Johnson worried the president’s memory had slipped about the details of his own policy.
Last year, when Biden was negotiating with House Republicans to lift the debt ceiling, his demeanor and command of the details seemed to shift from one day to the next, according to then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and two others familiar with the talks. On some days, he had loose and spontaneous exchanges with Republicans, and on others he mumbled and appeared to rely on notes.
“I used to meet with him when he was vice president. I’d go to his house,” McCarthy said in an interview. “He’s not the same person.”
The 81-year-old Biden is the oldest person to hold the presidency. His age and cognitive fitness have become major issues in his campaign for a second term, both in the minds of voters and in attacks on him by Republicans. The White House and top aides said he remains a sharp and vigorous leader.
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Well the paywall limits the reach to voters. Not a coinky dink.
This is why it is necessary to get the Hur audio tapes. We have a right to know the condition of the President.
70% of dementia is due to cardiovascular incident. Biden has had two aneurysms that we know of.
There’s been a lot of talk from both sides about replacing Biden, but I want him to be the Dem nominee in November. Biden owns all this mess and I want Trump to constantly remind the American people. Putting someone else in may create some excitement for the Dems. Right now they’re discouraged and simply running on their hatred of all things Trump. They stole 2020 with Biden, make them lose 2024 with Biden.
sharp as a bowling ball
“... performed poorly at times.”
Those times being dawn to dusk... and dusk to dawn.
The “White House” sure has a big mouth and is always running it to spew lies.
Hey, Joe is sharp as a tack and just as smart.
Curious who Biden’s handlers are while he is in France. Jill is in Wilmington attending the trial.
But we do have eyes and ears. We are aware.
No election interference there right?
The White House says Biden is sharp...
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If he was sharp it would be unnecessary to say it.
Biden mostly whispers because the words and thoughts he has are immensely weakened by senility. The only time when he speaks loudly are the times when his old arrogance and lies come full frontal. Most of the time when staff or associates speak about/for him they are defending his mental screwups with ridiculous lies or diversions.
Oh, he’s got all sorts of “handlers.” That Jill is at Hunter’s trial says how important they think this is, and shows blatant jury tampering. Biden name equals scum...apologies to scum. Could you imagine Melanie, or ANYGOP President’s wife doing this?
Our country is ostensibly led by a senile man who is the puppet of hacks with the intellectual and emotional maturity of junior high school kids. The E.U., which should be called the Unholy Belgian Empire, promotes Islamism and sexual anarchy. Iran is run by mad mullahs who seek the Bomb. Tsar Vlad the Mad is in bed with the Chinese, who have thoroughly infiltrated American institutions. Pray, everybody, pray.
Breitbart has it
This is a classic! Team Trump should use this in a campaign ad!
https://youtu.be/8BI0khVcFRE?si=3PgURL_C_MT7NsCe&t=23
It is Russian disinformation that Biden is Senile.
Whoever they are they called a lid as soon as he landed.
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