A Frail Joe Biden Manages to Offend Multitudes
During Pope’s Funeral
Posted By: Hazymac, 4/27/2025 7:40:26 AM
Joe Biden’s appearance at Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday caused as a stir as the 82-year-old former president showed significant signs of physical deterioration, even requiring significant assistance just to navigate a short flight of stairs at the Vatican. In a telling moment that validates the concerns many of us had about his fitness for office, Biden was seen desperately clutching the arm of an elderly priest while also relying on his wife, Jill, for support. The scene would have been comical if it weren't so concerning—here was a man who, just last year, was insisting he could handle another four years as leader of the free world,
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What we know:
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Another FBI Coverup
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Local News Florida man, dog killed in
suspected black bear attack in Collier
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suspected black bear attack in Collier
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Bessent's Light-Hearted Anecdote Shows
What a Shrew She Is 14 replies
Bessent's Light-Hearted Anecdote Shows
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Brainless Biden Bounces Back, Banally
Blabbering, Bumbling, and Bloviating in
BBC Babblefest 13 replies
Blabbering, Bumbling, and Bloviating in
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In his very first interview since handing his 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue housekeys to Donald Trump, the Old Man Winter of American politics, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. — a.k.a. “one of America’s most consequential presidents” — had an awful lot to say about America, Europe, democracy, and the future of humanity.
And if you strained really hard, you could almost hear him.
Often speaking in a shaky, muffled whisper, the ex-president met with BBC reporter Nick Robinson earlier today. The date coincided with the 80th anniversary of VE Day, but most of the conversation centered around Biden’s critique of the current president, Donald Trump.
Spoiler: Biden ain’t a fan.
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Not too frail for selfies and laughing while at the Pope's funeral