Some who have worked with Biden, however, including Democrats and some who have known him back to his time as vice president, described a president who appears slower now, someone who has both good moments and bad ones.
For much of his career, Biden enjoyed a reputation on Capitol Hill for being a master negotiator of legislative deals, known for his detailed knowledge of issues and insights into the other side’s motivations and needs—and for hitting his stride when the pressure was on.
Over the past year, though, with Republicans in control of the House, that reputation has diminished.
Some who attended meetings attribute off-key moments to his speech impediment and his tendency to be long-winded. Those who expressed concern about Biden said the behavior they saw suggested an unevenness, not the caricature of an addled leader that some of his political opponents draw. The White House said the president’s doctors have found him fit.
“What you see on TV is what you get,” said Sen. James E. Risch, an Idaho Republican, who attended the meeting but shared only his general impression of meetings with Biden.
“These people who keep talking about what a dynamo he is behind closed doors—they need to get him out from behind closed doors, because I didn’t see it.”
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"The White House and top aides said he remains a sharp and vigorous leader. " They think that we are stupid!
@CleverPr0p0rtionalGreen2yrs2Y
Joey is as sharp as, un, errr, what’s it called again… a butter knife. No joke.
This article is more foreshadow for Bidens removal. Joe's team now recognizes Americans despise this guy, perhaps more than Hillary Clinton. He's not capable of regaining any creditability before November. He's toast.
@CleverAbaloneForward2yrs2Y
In other hard hitting news...the sky is blue and water is wet.
If he gets this much accomplished, more than any president in the last 50 years imagine what we could get with a 77 yr old felon with addiction and dementia questions around his behavior and speech.
Thanks but I'm sticking with old Joe.
Who cares. You know what he’s not? A convicted felon.
@TrustingSmeltRepublican2yrs2Y
“Behind closed doors,” seriously? WTAF… he loosing it in front of the entire world?
@VetoGarlicPatriot2yrs2Y
I mean, he bragged about talking to dead politicians four months ago
So…yeah
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