Following the presidential debate debacle that unfolded late last month, Joe Biden is continuing to display signs of declining mental and physical health. Such demonstrations of his advanced age are problematic for the Biden campaign as it attempts to recover ground and reinstill faith among the Democratic Party and American voters that the president is fit to serve as the commander-in-chief.
Before the debate, President Biden spent the week at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, preparing for his head-to-head discussion with former President Donald Trump, where he had his schedule cleared until the event. However, footage of Biden arriving at the retreat appeared to foreshadow what would unfold on the debate stage.
According to RNC Research, an account run by the Republican National Committee that has consistently raised concerns regarding President Biden’s health shared a clip of Biden exiting his presidential aircraft. The caption read, “Biden arrives at Camp David, where he’ll be holed away — and heavily doped up — ahead of the debate. He has zero public events on his schedule until Thursday.”
The video depicts President Biden descending the stairs of Air Force One, appearing to struggle significantly. Upon arriving at the runway, he saluted the military personnel positioned near the aircraft before making his way toward Marine One. Nevertheless, his movements across the landing strip seemed quite stiff, characterized by limited arm movement and small steps.
Conservative X user Glockford Files has highlighted that President Biden’s deteriorating health is increasingly evident. He also suggested that former President Obama may be exerting influence over Democratic politics from behind the scenes. “Joe Biden has difficulty walking from the plane to the helicopter. His significant mental and physical decline is visible to the entire world on a daily basis. Will Obama appoint a new Marxist figure to take Joe’s place?” he stated.
“Everyone here on Capitol Hill is talking about the debate last night, as I know all of you are, and everyone is around the country. It was a stark display, a big contrast between the two candidates for president. I think what everybody has seen now with their own two eyes, what they’ve all witnessed in an almost surprising fashion,” the House speaker said, commenting on the debate. Watch Biden’s seeming struggle when exiting Air Force 1:
Johnson highlighted the consequences of having a U.S. President with diminished mental faculties. “There’s a lot of people asking about the 25th invoking the 25th amendment right now, because this is an alarming situation. As I mentioned, our adversaries see the weakness in this White House as we all do. I take no pleasure in saying that. I think this is a very dangerous situation. But you know, unfortunately, it’s not that the house that gets to determine that it’s the cabinet under the Constitution, of course, it’s the cabinet that makes that decision,” he added. Johnson ultimately called on Biden’s cabinet to honestly assess whether he is fit to serve.