Biden is not ‘folksy’ — he’s old, out of it, and not OKBy David Harsanyi
June 21, 2023
The other day, Joe Biden ended a big gun-control speech in Connecticut with the words, “God save the queen, man.”
Why did the president express adoration for the departed Brit monarch? Was he confused about royal succession? Is he a Sex Pistols fan? Who knows.
When asked about the incident, White House aides offered nonsensical and conflicting answers — because they have absolutely no idea, and neither does the president.
It’s likely that the octogenarian spontaneously used a cool-sounding phrase, much like when your elderly neighbor tells you to “keep on truckin’ ” for no apparent reason. It happens.
Yet Axios writer Alex Thompson points out that Biden “has an arsenal of wacky phrases.”
And the president’s “quirky aphorisms,” he contends, “are sometimes weaponized by Republicans to insinuate the 80-year-old president is in mental decline.”
There is no need for insinuation. Biden’s mental acuity, never impressive, has considerably deteriorated.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/06/21/biden-is-not-folksy-hes-old-out-of-it-and-not-ok/