President Joe Biden’s appearance at a White House event celebrating Juneteenth is raising eyebrows.
On Monday, the president was seen standing next to Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff during concert by gospel singer Kirk Franklin at the White House.
Video showed Harris, Emhoff, and other attendees dancing and clapping along.
Meanwhile, Biden stood nearly completely still and stared straight ahead. Eventually, he rotated his position and stared at the direction of the camera for several seconds without much movement.
Finally, one of the attendees began to engage Biden in some conversation and offered him a fist bump. He then faced forward with a large smile, but still did not move too much.
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Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an article with the headline, “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping.” It was based on interviews with 45 people who interacted with the president suggesting he is showing “his age” in several meetings behind closed doors.
“Some who have worked with him… 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,” the Journal reported. “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.”
A White House spokesperson told the paper, “Congressional Republicans, foreign leaders and nonpartisan national-security experts have made clear in their own words that President Biden is a savvy and effective leader who has a deep record of legislative accomplishment.”
“Now, in 2024, House Republicans are making false claims as a political tactic that flatly contradict previous statements made by themselves and their colleagues,” they added.
