In less than a month, Joe Biden will celebrate his 80th birthday. An advanced age for a man who heads one of the greatest powers on the planet, especially as his health has come under question since the 2020 presidential elections. A video that recently made surface amplifies concerns and attacks from the Republican camp.
Filmed during the celebration of the work of a White House gardener on October 24, during which the leader planted a tree, Joe Biden then left his desk wondering: “Where are we going ?” Seeming totally lost, he literally looked like he was on another planet, forcing his collaborators to put him back on the right track. Enough to fuel fears – or criticisms – about his mental health. A few days earlier, Jill’s husband and father of four also seemed bewildered after giving a speech in Pittsburgh, while he also recently “forgot” that congresswoman Jackie Walorski had died while speaking to her at the of a speech in September.
Regularly, Republicans – in the forefront of which former President Donald Trump, who had not recognized his defeat in 2020 and is approaching a candidacy for the primaries for 2024 – portray a Joe Biden almost senile, incompetent and manipulated by the left-wing Democrats. Ronny Jackson, a former White House doctor under Trump who had hinted the billionaire could live to be 200, told Fox News that the current president suffers from “cognitive disorders“. In November, a comprehensive medical examination concluded that Joe Biden was “robust” and “apt“to perform his duties.
Crucial agenda in the USA
From the right to abortion to immigration, via inflation, crime or the defense of democracy: the concerns of American voters are diverse, but some will weigh more heavily than others when it comes time to vote on the 8th. november. Two weeks before the crucial legislative elections for the continuation of Joe Biden’s mandate, the Republicans seem well placed to deprive the Democratic president of his majority in Congress.
The ex-tenant of the White House Donald Trump, surrounded by parliamentary or judicial inquiries, threw himself headlong into the campaign, multiplying meetings across the country. These elections act as a life-size test for the political future of the Republican billionaire, who openly flirts with a presidential candidacy in 2024. Joe Biden also repeats that he “intends” to be a candidate again, foreshadowing a possible 2020 duel remake.