I have used the image of this tweet from Democrats.org previously, but it’s gained new meaning. Note that the photo used shows a smiling, apparently robust Joe Biden, which the Democrats want you to believe that he is. With today’s news, I also noticed that it shows Mr Biden in the middle of a reasonably warm, sunny day.

Two Joe Bidens: The night America saw the other one

by Alex Thompson | Saturday, June 29, 2024

The past 36 hours showcased two Joe Bidens: the veteran president rallying voters in a swing state, and an 81-year-old man struggling to string thoughts together in a debate.

Why it matters: The public split screen isn’t new to many inside the White House, where top aides have meticulously stage-managed minutiae such as Biden’s sleep schedule, his orthopedic shoes, his walks to Marine One and his climb aboard Air Force One to try to blunt concerns about his age.

• Internally, many aides have seen flashes of an absent-minded Biden, but typically brush them off as ordinary brain farts because they usually see him engaged, eight current and former Biden officials told Axios.

But Thursday’s debate has shattered the White House’s efforts to show Biden at his best: a president capable of serving until 2029, when he’d be 86.

Driving the news: In his debate against Donald Trump, Biden often looked lost or slack-jawed, and delivered meandering answers in a hoarse voice.

A bit further down, we get to really important part:

• From 10am to 4pm, Biden is dependably engaged — and many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours.
• Outside of that time range or while traveling abroad, Biden is more likely to have verbal miscues and become fatigued, aides told Axios.

So, the President of the United States, a man who seems willing to play nuclear chicken with Vladimir Putin, a guy with a couple of loose screws himself, is only lucid for six hours a day?

Axios is not some evil, reich-wing Republican site, but Wikipedia noted:

According to a 2020 Knight Foundation study, Axios is generally read by a moderate audience, leaning slightly toward the left. Ground News, AllSides, and Media Bias/Fact Check, have all rated Axios as having a “lean left” bias.

The goal, of course, is to drag a man increasingly befuddled by dementia, across the finish line, and then he resigns and turns the White House over to Kamala Harris Emhoff, who is nothing if not worse. The Democrats realize that Mrs Emhoff could never defeat President Trump in the election, and that she polls even lower than Mr Biden. Voting for Mr Biden is voting for Mrs Emhoff to become President, but, of course, the Democrats will never actually tell you that.