April 22, 2023 7:00am EDT
WSJ editorial board says Biden shouldn't run in 2024: 'His decline is clear'
Biden is expected to announce his re-election bid next week
By Joe Silverstein | Fox News
The Wall Street Journal editorial board argued President Joe Biden is too old to run for re-election Friday, amid reports he is likely to announce his 2024 bid next week.
"The public understands what Mr. Biden apparently won’t admit: that electing an octogenarian in obvious decline for another four years could be an historic mistake," the editors wrote.
The editors continued, "asking the country to elect a man who is 80 years old and whose second term would end when he is 86 is a risky act that borders on selfish."
The editors alleged the White House "goes to great lengths" to hide what they speculate is Biden's declining health.
"But his decline is clear to anyone who isn’t willfully blind," they argued.
They pointed to his lack of press conferences, scripted appearances, and public stumbles as evidence for their position.
"Different people age at different rates, but the risk of an accelerated decline for Mr. Biden is considerable. The chance that he could serve a full second term is hardly assured," they wrote.
The editors argued that Vice President Kamala Harris would make a poor commander-in-chief and that she would be nearly unelectable should Biden be forced to drop out of the race.
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