Biden and Trump: When Is It Time To Decline The Nomination?

The 2024 election will feature two candidates that will be in their eighties at the end of their next term. The Special Counsel report last week stated that President Biden’s memory was noticeably strained in 2017, seven years ago. This knowledge correlates with reports that those working close to Biden noticed mental lapses. The election of 2020 was held knowingly with a candidate that was slipping in their their mental acuity. Special Counsel Hur noted that during the five hour interview Biden had great difficulty remembering moments that were prominent in his life.

“Mr. Eiden's memory also appeared to have significant limitations-both at the time he spoke to Zwonitzer in 2017, as evidenced by their recorded conversations, and today, as evidenced by his recorded interview with our office. Mr. Biden's recorded conversations with Zonitzer from 2017 are often painfully slow, with Mr. Eiden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.

In his interview with our office, Mr. Biden's memory was worse. He did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended ("if it was 2013 - when did I stop being Vice President?"), and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began ("in 2009, am I still Vice President?"). 839 He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died. 81rn And his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he "had a real difference" of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Mr. Eiden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.”

On MSNBC, Dr. Jill Biden affirmed that her husband was mentally fit and his age was an asset to his campaign in 2024. Those around Biden must know what Special Counsel Robert K. Hur concluded. The family and friends of the president are therefore complicit in elder abuse. Whether Biden is failing to remember based on aging or disease is unclear. However, it is clear enough that the President may not be fit to serve, and certainly should not consider another four years.

The boomer generation has served our country honorably. Perhaps this is the time for Biden to lead with dignity and bow out.