(New York Post) Old age is clearly taking hold of President Biden and hobbling his run for the presidency, The Post has learned.
Even serious accommodations that have been made for the 81-year-old — such as note cards at fundraisers, cheat sheets to keep his thoughts straight and crowds from his inner circle who surround him to distract attention from a stiff gait — fail to hide the deterioration that comes with age.
It became all too clear on Thursday night when he referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian adversary Vladimir Putin and Vice President Kamala Harris as his own opponent, Donald Trump.
Some of those who observe him and have encountered him, even his supporters, can no longer overlook his gaffes and failures, which have included mis-reads on the teleprompter and one bizarre moment in which he nipped at Jill’s finger during a campaign event.
More than ever before, according to Garrett Ziegler, a self-described researcher with Marco Polo and a former Donald Trump aid: “That empty stare and the open mouth are signs that Joey has lost a step or two or five or six. His synapses have got to be fried.”
As for the finger nipping, Ziegler added, “That was supposed to be funny. But he appears to be in worse shape than he was [at the time of that incident in 2019].”
In terms of recent confusion of facts – like the time when Biden claimed to have been the first black womanto serve with a black president – Bill Stevenson has a theory.
The former husband of Jill Biden, Stevenson – who knew Biden “when he was 29 and running around like a maniac” — claimed to the Daily Mail the union was busted up when Jill had an affair with the future president, a claim Joe and Jill Biden have both denied.
“Maybe the lies and exaggerations caught up with him,” Stevenson alleged to The Post, in reference to Biden’s verbal gaffes.
“Maybe he doesn’t know what’s real and what’s not real. I think the reality has disappeared in many ways. I think it’s catching up. You enhance and lie and let people down and you lose [a sense of] what is real and not real.”
The White House did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
