At 81 years old, Joe Biden has a wealth of experience to draw on. There is only a four-year difference between him and Donald Trump. And his rival is just as famous for gaffes and gaffes as the president. Still, something had changed.
Concerns about Biden's frailty and mental acuity were growing, even before the shocking report by the U.S. Department of Justice's special counsel was released. Republican special counsel Robert Hur said in his report that Biden will not face criminal charges for mishandling classified documents. The verdict was supposed to be good news for Biden, but the reason given — that Biden would appear to all jurors as a “sympathetic well-meaning old man with a poor memory” — was damning. . In his press conference, Biden slammed his reasoning that he is old and stupid. However, in doing so he managed to confuse the names of the presidents of Mexico and Egypt.
The Guardian's Washington, D.C., bureau chief said Biden supporters argue that President Trump is just as fallible and far less reliable. david smith Note. But somehow every mistake Biden makes is taken as a sign that he is losing control. michael safi He asks why the same accusations against Trump haven't stuck and how the Biden team can prove the president is strong and sharp enough to serve another four years in office.
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