Biden privately acknowledged feeling ‘tired’ amid concerns about his age: Book

News flash — President Joe Biden is old and tired.

The calendar says he’s ⁣80 years of age, and if you watch him for a while you’ll see he’s every bit the octogenarian.

I’m not mocking him, just stating facts about a man⁢ older than any ⁣previous president.

And ​those facts no doubt have the White⁢ House concerned about ​a new‌ book to be published next week, “The Last Politician” ‍by Franklin Foer.

Despite tight security around⁤ the ⁢book about Biden’s first two years in office, a copy was obtained by The Guardian.

“In private, he would occasionally admit he felt tired,”⁢ writes Foer of Biden, whose “advanced years were a hindrance, depriving him of ​the energy to cast a robust⁣ public presence or the ability to ​easily⁢ conjure⁣ a name.”

“It was striking that he took so few morning meetings or presided over so few public events before 10 a.m. His public persona⁢ reflected physical decline and time’s dulling‌ of mental faculties that no pill ⁤or exercise regime⁤ can resist.”

But we all⁢ can see that.

Foer cites no source ⁣for private statements by Biden, but publisher Penguin Random House said his ​book is based on “unparalleled access to the ​tight inner circle who have⁤ surrounded Biden for ‌decades,” according to The Guardian.

Biden’s age has been an issue ‌since he first ran against former⁤ President⁣ Donald Trump in 2020 and, after ⁤being declared the winner, ​assumed office as the oldest president in U.S. history.

More⁤ than three-quarters of⁤ the public consider Biden too old to serve⁤ four more ⁣years, according to a survey released last week. Even among Democrats, 69 percent believe Biden is too old.

The critical​ view of Biden’s age in Foer’s book⁣ comes despite the author’s progressive credentials, ‌including having⁤ once been editor of ⁣the leftist New Republic.

But even as he points to Biden’s physical and mental decline, Foer says ⁤his ⁤age‍ served him well in the Ukranian proxy war.

In that war, “the advantages of having an older president were ⁤on display,”⁣ Foer writes. “He‍ wasn’t just a leader of the coalition, he was the‌ West’s ⁢father figure, whom foreign leaders could call for advice and look to for assurance.

“It was his calming presence and his ‌strategic clarity​ that helped lead the alliance to ​such an aggressive stance,‍ which ‌stymied authoritarianism on its front lines. He was a man for his age.”

However, even Foer must admit that Biden has said some goofy things throughout his career due to “indiscipline and indecision.” ⁢And I’ll not go into Biden’s career-long demonstrations of lack of character.

Now, there were attempts to make age an ​issue with President ⁤Ronald Reagan.

When Reagan,‌ then at⁢ 73 the oldest president in⁤ history, was asked in a debate about his age,​ the Republican solemnly ‍ replied, “I will not ‍make age an issue of⁣ this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political​ purposes my opponent’s youth and inexperience.”

While Democratic opponent Walter Mondale good-naturedly ​joined⁤ in the uproarious laughter that followed, he later said he knew at that moment⁢ he had lost the election.

While some questioned Reagan’s mental ‌acuity in the ⁢closing years ​of his presidency, it was clear to​ the public that he was⁢ on top of things.

It’s ⁢obvious Joe Biden is not. He often appears​ slow, confused and, in his own‍ words,​ according to Foer, ⁢“tired.”

This is a problem not only for Democrats, but for the nation. And the world.

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