This is delicious
“One House Democrat … wondered why the president's staff allowed him to hold a press conference — then field reporters' shouted questions "that late at night after a full day," instead of this morning, when he'd be "fresh." https://t.co/h78LXc2QHI
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) February 9, 2024
From the link
For years now, President Biden‘s advisers have carefully choreographed his every move to avoid what exploded into view over six hours Thursday: a vivid display of an elderly, irritable man struggling on a public stage.
Why it matters: Days after repeatedly referencing talks with dead world leaders, Biden, 81, went before cameras to bash a just-released special counsel’s report that portrayed him as feeble and forgetful — and then confused Egypt’s president with Mexico’s. (snip)
One House Democrat called Biden’s verbal slip-ups “awful,” and wondered why the president’s staff allowed him to hold a press conference — then field reporters’ shouted questions — “that late at night after a full day,” instead of Friday morning, when he’d be “fresh.”
I wasn’t aware that 7:45pm was “that late at night”. I guess if you get up to do the 6-9/10 radio show it might be late. But, considering his “full day” started at 245pm Thursday in Leesburg, Va, which is not that far up the road from D.C., then back to the White House, and Joe didn’t have to drive at all, doesn’t seem like he did much. And, since he’s going back to Delaware this afternoon, he gets to relax all weekend. Again.
I suspect his handlers are going to start hiding him again, like in 2020. Can they trot him out there for even scripted events, because he messes them up.
