President Biden’s reliance on memos to provide detailed answers at private fundraising events has some donors worried about his continued existence, according to a new report.
Biden tends to consult notecards after addressing pre-selected donors with questions at private events. Axios reports on friday.
The article notes that “Biden’s reliance on notecards to explain his policy positions, questions he knows are coming, has raised concerns among some donors about his age.” is increasing,” he said.
This is the latest media report on Biden on that front, even though the White House has been furious about such topics lately. The article added that modern presidents have something like a “cheat sheet” to reference at public events and press conferences.
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Biden’s usual habit at large fundraisers is to speak with reporters in the room and then be kicked out. Remaining donors will be able to ask some questions already vetted by Biden’s staff. His staff said the memo was simply a way to make sure he was as prepared as possible for what was to come.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the Senate’s recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Act, which provides military assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, in the White House official dining room on February 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The report said the “staged Q&A” led some donors to fear that he would be unable to participate in the next presidential election, which will be in a very different environment than 2020. he added.
At 81, Biden is already the oldest president in American history, with special counsel Robert Hur’s report on his handling of classified materials earlier this month describing him as a “sympathetic and well-meaning elderly man.” The White House was shaken by what happened. People who have poor memory and are unable to remember the timing of important events in their lives.
The Biden campaign dismissed the Axios report in a statement to the paper, with a spokesperson saying, “Today’s important news for Americans regarding the 2024 election is that three IVF clinics in Alabama have closed their operations due to fears of crime. It has stopped,” he said. All state prosecutions lie at the feet of Donald Trump,” he said, referring to the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under state law.
One donor, Fred D. Hochberg, told Axios that when he saw Mr. Biden speak privately in Manhattan last month, he spoke spontaneously and said it was “completely unscripted.” ” he said.
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No one on record in the report expressed concerns about Biden, perhaps for fear of angering the White House, which is highly sensitive to such stories. In recent weeks, multiple communications officials have publicly criticized the media’s focus on the issue, with White House Counsel and Press Secretary Ian Sams writing to the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA). and even complained that news outlets were “misrepresenting” the findings. .
Opinion polls show a majority of the public thinks he is too old to serve another term. A recent poll found that while 86% think Biden is getting older, 62% think the same way about former President Trump, who is just four years younger than Biden.
President Biden, 81, and former President Trump, 77, appear to be aiming for a rematch in 2024. (Getty Images)
Mr. Biden has made headlines after making particularly important comments at some fundraising events that were leaked to outsiders.
he called Russian President Vladimir Putin A “crazy SOB” spoke out at a San Francisco fundraiser this week, prompting angry responses from the Kremlin and Putin’s allies.
“This is the last existential threat. It’s the climate. We have President Putin and these other crazy SOBs. And we always have to worry about nuclear conflict,” Biden said. “But it is the climate that threatens the survival of humanity.”
Biden also criticized Putin and his allies last week. Following a mysterious death Regarding imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, he said there is a high possibility that President Putin’s “thugs” bear some responsibility.
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The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
FOX News’ Greg Norman, Melissa Rudy and Hannah Panlec contributed to this report.
