The New Yorker long article discloses the inside story of Biden's withdrawal from the race ——
The article cites a close friend of Biden and a well-informed person who has deep private ties with Biden ——
It is not entirely his age that is the problem, but the obvious decline in his abilities, which has worsened throughout his term as president. His performance in public has already caused concern, and the situation is even worse behind closed doors. Although Biden can still make decisions, display wisdom, and exercise presidential power in daily life, several serious problems have arisen during his tenure: he can only reliably work within specific time periods, and he has increasingly frequent episodes of being stuck, blackout moments, forgetting the names of key aides, and even momentarily forgetting old friends from decades ago. Not to mention the decline in his communication skills —— it is not due to his lifelong stuttering.
The article notes that his condition does not follow a straight downward trajectory; there are good days in between. But until the last day of his term, Biden and those closest to him always refused to acknowledge the reality: his energy, cognitive abilities, and communication skills had greatly diminished. Worse still, they attempted to conceal the truth in various ways. It was not until June 27th, when that debate with Trump took place, that his deteriorating condition was completely exposed to the entire world. As a result, Democratic Party members stumbled into the 2024 autumn campaign, with an untested candidate, while the public’s trust in the White House continued to wane due to the feeling of being kept in the dark.
"A disaster." A veteran Democratic strategist who has publicly defended Biden said privately to us, "He has taken this election away from the Democrats and deprived the American people of their opportunity." Biden has portrayed his entire presidency as a battle to prevent Trump from returning to the White House. But his unwillingness to relinquish power and his refusal to admit to himself and the nation that he is no longer up to the task have ironically led to Trump's return.
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