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Joe Biden recently admitted that he might not have been able to complete a second term, telling USA Today, “Who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”
Itwasastunningadmissionindeed.
Foryears,conservativeswerecallingoutblatantissueswithJoeBiden’scognitivehealthandphysicalfrailty.OnMonday,ourlongnationalnightmarewillend,andwewillonceagainhavesomeonephysicallyandcognitivelycapableofrunningthecountrybackintheWhiteHouse.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldforgetthescandalouseffortsbythosearoundBidentocoveruphisdecline.
AnewreportfromtheNewYorkTimesnotonlygoesintodetailabouthowaidesadjustedhisscheduletoensurehewasingoodspirits,limitedhisexposuretonegativenews,andshieldedhimfrompublicscrutiny,surroundinghimtoshieldhimfromview,evenmodifyinghisuseofAirForceOne’sstepstoavoidhighlightinghisphysicalchallenges,buttellsuswhointheinnercirclemastermindedtheeffortstocuratehispublicappearances,providepre-scriptedteleprompterresponsesforprivateevents,and,ofcourse,coordinateresponsestonegativemediacoverage.
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