Having watched the videos of Joe Biden’s recent press conferences I doubt that he should remain as US President and certainly not stand for a further term in office. His memory is clearly defective. A report from Special Counsel Robert Hur into Biden’s retention of documents said Biden would be difficult to convict and described him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory”.
At the age of 78 I have recently attended an elderly person’s assessment unit at Guy’s Hospital. Mobility is clearly limited and mentally I passed most of the tests but short-term memory is obviously declining. I don’t think I’ll have a problem managing my financial affairs but I would hate to be responsible for the free world.
There should be an age limit for holding responsible positions. Clinical dementia can start earlier but anyone over 75 is surely likely to be of questionable ability. Just watching Joe Biden speak tells you that he has reached the age of 81 when he should retire from full-time leadership roles. Acting as Commander-in-Chief of US military forces is surely beyond his capabilities.
Roger Lawson (Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerWLawson )
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