President Biden will celebrate his 81st birthday on Monday by pardoning a turkey — as insiders are reportedly ramping up their own operation dubbed “Bubble Wrap” to protect the oldest president from the usual stumbles.
The birthday boy will pardon two turkeys, Liberty and Bell, on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning, before first lady Jill Biden later receives the official White House Christmas tree.
Despite the president’s daily morning briefings, they are the only official events scheduled for the birthday he will mark with a modest family celebration.
Still, the focus remains on Biden’s age — with insiders telling The New York Times that the focus on trying to protect the oldest president from tripping or falling during his re-election campaign is jokingly called operation “Bubble Wrap.”
“He doesn’t look and talk the part,” John B. Judis, a longtime political strategist and author, told the Times. “He is not a commanding or captivating presence at the presidential or presidential election level,” Judis said.
“I think many voters and young people in particular who are not put off by his position or political achievements are put off by his failure as a great person,” said Judis.
“And I don’t know how it can be fixed. Not by cycling.”
President Joe Biden turns 81 on Monday. REUTERS The president faces an uphill battle to win re-election next year, after a series of mistakes and stumbles called into question his mental acuity for the job.AP
But other current and former administration officials have urged the president to “show his spirit” on the campaign trail and “brag about his age rather than ignore it.”
“He succeeded because of his age, not in spite of it,”
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg claims that Biden has “succeeded because of his age, not in spite of it” — but readily admits that Democrats “can’t run away from the age issue.”
“It will be a big part of the conversation, but we would be making a political mistake if we didn’t compete more aggressively.”
Some campaign staffers argued that President Biden should “show his spirit” on the campaign trail and “brag about his age rather than ignore it.” AFP via Getty Images
The president’s doctor has claimed that certain characteristics — such as Biden’s gait or the reappearance of his stutter — are unrelated to the question of acuity, and that some of Biden’s verbal errors appear to stem from his decision not to wear glasses in public.
White House aides used a lower set of stairs to board Air Force One after the president tripped as he boarded the plane.Reuters
Still, White House aides have reportedly created safety nets for the president’s small accommodations, including frequently using a lower set of stairs to board Air Force One, and Secret Service and staff using flashlights and verbal warnings to guide the president in backstage settings. .
Biden also interacted less frequently with the White House press corps, held fewer formal press conferences and off-the-record sessions on Air Force One, and sat for only one interview with a daily newspaper reporter.
Meanwhile, many within the Democratic party are quietly expressing their own concerns about the president’s age.
At a private power conference in late September hosted by Ari Emanuel, the brother of Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, the Democrats’ angst was on full display — with one attendee loudly worrying about Biden being in serious danger of losing the election and asking about Democrats. backup plan, according to the Washington Post.
Former Biden chief of staff and staunch ally Ron Klain quickly responded, underscoring that there is no Plan B and that the incumbent is a great nominee, according to the report.
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