Former Obama adviser David Axelrod responded to Biden's terrible speech this week, saying it reinforces the idea that Biden is too old to be president. Axelrod has been expressing concerns about Biden for months, angering some on the left in the process.
According to him, one of the worst things in politics is moments like this, which in Biden's case confirm memes that he is weak and no longer has what it takes to run the country.
Axelrod said during an appearance on CNN:
FOX News reports:
David Axelrod warns Biden reporters 'reinforce the meme' that the president is too old. 'The bell cannot be released'
David Axelrod, a former Obama adviser and CNN chief political analyst, argued that President Biden's recent “angry” press conference on Special Counsel Robert Herr's report “reinforces the meme” that the president is too old.
Axelrod told CNN anchor Anderson Cooper that the president's defiant response to Mr. Heo's findings Thursday night was a “problem” for the majority of voters who think he should not be accused of illegally keeping classified documents because he has a “poor memory.” “I said it wouldn't have been possible to solve it. Too old and incompetent to work…
“He contradicts the contents of the special counsel’s report. “And that will undoubtedly continue,” he added.
Axelrod emphasized that age and mental health issues are “the president's problem” and warned that Biden appears to be “reinforcing” people's impression that he is too old.
“Anderson, the most destructive things that can happen in politics are those that reinforce memes that hurt you. And the central meme that hurts the president is this age issue. “It’s a big barrier.”
Democrats are deeply concerned about this, and they should be. Biden did himself a lot of damage with that address.
This confirmed what many people already thought about him.