Joe Biden, the former US president, now asks for only $300,000 per speech.
In comparison, Barack Obama, who left office in 2017, asked for over $400,000 for his speeches.
Despite the relatively lower cost of Biden's speeches, interested audiences remain "scarce".
Source: The New York Times
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