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Posted On: 12/22/2024 8:36:20 AM
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How Joe Biden’s aides sought to obscure his mental decline
In 2021, a national security briefing was scrapped because Joe Biden was having ‘a bad day’. The White House did not admit it — but those days started to stack up
White House staff restricted President Biden’s access to information, controlled his reading material and limited meetings with senior officials throughout his presidency, even as they maintained until five months ago that he would seek re-election.
Biden, 82, the oldest person to serve as president, has faced scrutiny about his age and fitness for office. “In conversations that I’m having, they don’t even mention the president. It’s kind of sad,” a Democratic official said. “It feels like Trump is president already.”
Aides are understood to have worked to shield him from scenarios that could amplify concerns about his ability to perform the role effectively.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/artic...-sb8d3kd6j
In 2021, a national security briefing was scrapped because Joe Biden was having ‘a bad day’. The White House did not admit it — but those days started to stack up
White House staff restricted President Biden’s access to information, controlled his reading material and limited meetings with senior officials throughout his presidency, even as they maintained until five months ago that he would seek re-election.
Biden, 82, the oldest person to serve as president, has faced scrutiny about his age and fitness for office. “In conversations that I’m having, they don’t even mention the president. It’s kind of sad,” a Democratic official said. “It feels like Trump is president already.”
Aides are understood to have worked to shield him from scenarios that could amplify concerns about his ability to perform the role effectively.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/artic...-sb8d3kd6j
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