McCarthy recalled that during tense negotiations over raising the debt ceiling last May, Biden would “ramble” and mumble, with his ability to command the room varying from day to day.
“He always had cards,” McCarthy noted, emphasizing Biden’s dependence on notes. “He couldn’t negotiate another way.”
McCarthy further recounted that Biden seemed to have forgotten the progress made in the negotiations, often revisiting old points that had already been resolved. This led to frustratingly general conversations where Biden only expressed “optimism about working things out.”
Classified Documents Investigation
A senior GOP aide revealed that concerns about Biden’s cognitive decline are a factor in the Justice Department’s decision to withhold tapes of Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. The video in the classified documents investigation will not be released.
Biden asserted executive privilege over five hours of audio tapes where he reportedly appeared confused about key facts from his own biography. And seemed like an old man.
