Three data points this morning as we continue to wait for President Biden to decide whether he should step aside.
• Writing in The Boston Globe, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says that Biden — with whom he has spent quite a bit of time over the years — appeared not to recognize him during a recent encounter. The North Shore Democrat, who has called for Biden to end his candidacy, says:
More recently, I saw him in a small group at Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. For the first time, he didn’t seem to recognize me. Of course, that can happen as anyone ages, but as I watched the disastrous debate a few weeks ago, I have to admit that what I saw in Normandy was part of a deeper problem.
• In an interview with BET, the president appeared not to be able to remember Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s name, referring to him as “the Black man” when he couldn’t conjure it up. Now, again, that’s the sort of thing that could happen to anyone. But combined with Moulton’s experience and multiple other incidents, it shouldn’t be dismissed as just one of those things.
• Take a look at this clip from an interview President Biden did with “60 Minutes” in September 2022. He speaks with an easy fluidity that is entirely absent from his recent interviews with George Stephanopoulos and Lester Holt. The contrast is shocking. Again: this was less than two years ago.
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And he looks a decade younger in that interview as well…
Unfortunately it’s quite a difference in cognitive ability. I love the man and what he’s done but it’s a real issue going forward. On the other hand he could be stone cold in dementia his team would be far better than Trump for our future!
If Seth Moulton isn’t hoping for the vp pick, I’ll–no, there’s no if.
I wouldn’t turn my back on Seth Moulton.