{"id":2017287,"date":"2023-08-30T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T23:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-privately-admitted-to-feeling-tired-as-worry-about-his-age-rises-book\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T23:20:17","slug":"biden-privately-admitted-to-feeling-tired-as-worry-about-his-age-rises-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-privately-admitted-to-feeling-tired-as-worry-about-his-age-rises-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden privately acknowledged feeling &#8216;tired&#8217; amid concerns about his age: Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-privately-admitted-to-feeling-tired-as-worry-about-his-age-rises-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>News flash \u2014 President Joe Biden is old and tired.<\/h2>\n<p>The calendar says he\u2019s \u206380 years of age, and if you watch him for a while you\u2019ll see he\u2019s every bit the octogenarian.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not mocking him, just stating facts about a man\u2062 older than any \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-worthy-recipient-pro-life-group-names-trump-pro-life-person-of-the-year\/\" title=\"\u201cA Worthy Recipient\u201d- Pro-Life Group Names Trump Pro-Life \u201cPerson Of The Year\u201d\">previous president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And \u200bthose facts no doubt have the White\u2062 House concerned about \u200ba new\u200c book to be published next week, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-fumed-friends-aides-infamous-putin-comment-new-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Last Politician<\/a>\u201d \u200dby Franklin Foer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite tight security around\u2064 the \u2062book about Biden\u2019s first two years in office, a copy was obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/aug\/29\/biden-age-tired-franklin-foer-book-last-politician\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn private, he would occasionally admit he felt tired,\u201d\u2062 writes Foer of Biden, whose \u201cadvanced years were a hindrance, depriving him of \u200bthe energy to cast a robust\u2063 public presence or the ability to \u200beasily\u2062 conjure\u2063 a name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was striking that he took so few morning meetings or presided over so few public events before 10 a.m. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-privately-admitted-to-feeling-tired-as-worry-about-his-age-rises-book\/\" title=\"Biden privately acknowledged feeling 'tired' amid concerns about his age: Book\">public persona\u2062 reflected physical decline<\/a> and time\u2019s dulling\u200c of mental faculties that no pill \u2064or exercise regime\u2064 can resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But we all\u2062 can see that.<\/p>\n<p>Foer cites no source \u2063for private statements by Biden, but publisher Penguin Random House said his \u200bbook is based on \u201cunparalleled access to the \u200btight inner circle who have\u2064 surrounded Biden for \u200cdecades,\u201d according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s age has been an issue \u200csince he first ran against former\u2064 President\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rachel-maddow-losing-promotes-insane-new-conspiracy-trump-will-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> in 2020 and, after \u2064being declared the winner, \u200bassumed office as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-founding-fathers-6-prophetic-warnings-that-are-coming-true\/\" title=\"The Founding Fathers: 6 Prophetic Warnings That Are Coming True\">oldest president<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>More\u2064 than three-quarters of\u2064 the public consider Biden too old to serve\u2064 four more \u2063years, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-age-poll-trump-2024-620e0a5cfa0039a6448f607c17c7f23e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> released last week. Even among Democrats, 69 percent believe Biden is too old.<\/p>\n<p>The critical\u200b view of Biden\u2019s age in Foer\u2019s book\u2063 comes despite the author\u2019s progressive credentials, \u200cincluding having\u2064 once been editor of \u2063the leftist New Republic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>But even as he points to Biden\u2019s physical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-refers-to-vice-president-harris-as-president-harris-during-speech\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Refers To Vice President Harris As \u2018President Harris\u2019 During Speech\">mental decline<\/a>, Foer says \u2064his \u2064age\u200d served him well in the Ukranian proxy war.<\/p>\n<p>In that war, \u201cthe advantages of having an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-placeholder-president\/\" title=\"The Placeholder President\">older president<\/a> were \u2064on display,\u201d\u2063 Foer writes. \u201cHe\u200d wasn\u2019t just a leader of the coalition, he was the\u200c West\u2019s \u2062father figure, whom foreign leaders could call for advice and look to for assurance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was his calming presence and his \u200cstrategic clarity\u200b that helped lead the alliance to \u200bsuch an aggressive stance,\u200d which \u200cstymied authoritarianism on its front lines. He was a man for his age.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, even Foer must admit that Biden has said some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-heartless-two-word-response-asked-death-toll-devastating-maui-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goofy things<\/a> throughout his career due to \u201cindiscipline and indecision.\u201d \u2062And I\u2019ll not go into Biden\u2019s career-long demonstrations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/devastating-30-year-old-video-shows-biden-caught-repeatedly-lying-5-minutes-straight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lack of character<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there were attempts to make age an \u200bissue with President \u2064Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>When Reagan,\u200c then at\u2062 73 the oldest president in\u2064 history, was asked in a debate about his age,\u200b the Republican solemnly \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0RtXmnUe9s0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>, \u201cI will not \u200dmake age an issue of\u2063 this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political\u200b purposes my opponent\u2019s youth and inexperience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Democratic opponent Walter Mondale good-naturedly \u200bjoined\u2064 in the uproarious laughter that followed, he later said he knew at that moment\u2062 he had lost the election.<\/p>\n<p>While some questioned Reagan\u2019s mental \u200cacuity in the \u2062closing years \u200bof his presidency, it was clear to\u200b the public that he was\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tries-making-joke-reagan-knocked-park-different-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on top of things<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s \u2062obvious Joe Biden is not. He often appears\u200b slow, confused and, in his own\u200d words,\u200b according to Foer, \u2062\u201ctired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a problem not only for Democrats, but for the nation. And the world.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-privately-admitted-feeling-tired-worry-age-rises-book\/\">Biden Privately Admitted to Feeling &#8216;Tired&#8217; \u200das\u200d Worry About \u2062His Age \u200bRises: Book<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News flash: President Joe Biden, at 80 years old, appears visibly exhausted. Observing him reveals his undeniable octogenarian demeanor. This isn&#8217;t mockery, but rather an acknowledgment of his status as the oldest president in history. Undoubtedly, these facts influence his performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":2017288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}