Biden, 81, showing signs of decline as pols and aides detail use of cheat sheets, closing eyes for extended periods of time: ‘Not the same person’
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Some of the more than 45 Republican and Democratic lawmakers and staffers interviewed by the Wall Street Journal also described a president who spoke so softly during meetings that participants struggled to understand him.
Others noted that Biden’s demeanor and grasp of policy details varied by the day and he frequently relied on notes and deferred to aides during conferences.
“You couldn’t be there and not feel uncomfortable,” one person, who met with the president during critical negotiations over congressional funding for Ukraine aid in January, told the outlet.
“I’ll just say that.”
Others in attendance recalled that it took Biden about 10 minutes from when he entered the room to get the meeting started, and when he did, he used note cards to make obvious points that everyone was already in agreement with and participants could barely hear him.
“Much of the conversation didn’t include him,” the report states, noting that the president asked his staffers to answer some questions posed directly to him.
In a February follow-up with House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican expressed his concern to the president over the administration’s liquid natural gas export policy — fearing it was benefiting Russia.
Biden didn’t seem to know the policy was actually in effect and falsely claimed it was “only a study,” according to the report.
The exchange “dismayed” Johnson, according to individuals who witnessed it.
Biden would “ramble” and mumble, and his ability to command the room varied from day to day during tense negotiations over raising the debt ceiling last May, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recalled.
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our enemies would love to go to war against us with no mentally legit president. Ukraine/Israel/NK/CHINA ? would never happen if Pres Trump was president.
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He's been declining for decades
So has Trump
So have all of you
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
our enemies would love to go to war against us with no mentally legit president. Ukraine/Israel/NK/CHINA ? would never happen if Pres Trump was president.
our enemies would love to go to war against us with no mentally legit president.
Yes, enemy no like no moral legit president. Scared of trump. He yes moral legit
You're all declining
("I type very fast")
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
Yes, enemy no like no moral legit president. Scared of trump. He yes moral legit
You're all declining
("I type very fast")
Thanks for attempting to legitimately contribute. It's one thing to decline, it's another to
never have gotten anywhere in the first place to be able to decline.
When you "got nothin", you have nothin left to lose.
Have a nice day.
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He's been declining for decades
So has Trump
So have all of you
So has your posts.
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Yes, enemy no like no moral legit president. Scared of trump. He yes moral legit
You're all declining
("I type very fast")
Next time in English.
Or could it be scUM education shining through?
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Yes, enemy no like no moral legit president. Scared of trump. He yes moral legit
You're all declining
("I type very fast")
Next time in English.
Or could it be scUM education shining through?
Next time in English.
Or could it be scUM education shining through?
See what I mean? Canton couldn't even follow what I was doing in that post
So much decline. So sad.
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Next time in English.
Or could it be scUM education shining through?
See what I mean? Canton couldn't even follow what I was doing in that post
So much decline. So sad.
See what I mean? Canton couldn't even follow what I was doing in that post
So much decline. So sad.
Nice deflection, but no excuse for a college educated individual to use bad grammar.
Next time be more gooder.
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See what I mean? Canton couldn't even follow what I was doing in that post
So much decline. So sad.
Nice deflection, but no excuse for a college educated individual to use bad grammar.
Next time be more gooder.
Nice deflection, but no excuse for a college educated individual to use bad grammar.
Next time be more gooder.
Are you being dense or are you really this stupid?
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Nice deflection, but no excuse for a college educated individual to use bad grammar.
Next time be more gooder.
Are you being dense or are you really this stupid?
Are you being dense or are you really this stupid?
he's mocking you, birdie. try to keep up.
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Are you being dense or are you really this stupid?
he's mocking you, birdie. try to keep up.
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He’s a bit slow in his old age.
Maybe he shouldn't read this:
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