Moments after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Joe Biden’s account mocked conspiracy theorists by tweeting a “Dark Brandon” meme—the one where the doddering president features laser eyes—with the words, “Just like we drew it up” underneath. Sure, it’s cringy and dumb, but a cartoon might be the only way to make the president appear operational.
After Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report concluded Biden was too feeble-minded to stand trial for his alleged decades-long mishandling of classified information, the White House immediately tried to create the impression that Biden, whose mental acuity was never anything to write home about, was the sharpest octogenarian in the country. Look for a torrent of “leaks” portraying the president as a robust force of nature.
Hey, look, Biden’s already on the TikTok gabbing with the kids.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre swears that Biden “does more in one hour than most people do in a day.” Also, Biden is angry. Really angry.
The president, we learned, was “privately livid” over the Hur report, particularly the claim “he didn’t remember when Beau died.” Speaking at the House Democrat retreat last week, Biden “angrily cursed about the language in the report.” In private, Biden also called Benjamin Netanyahu, his top red herring these days, an “assh-le” in “at least 3 instances.” (As Biden spent the week pressuring Netanyahu to give Hamas a pass, Israel freed another two hostages.)
Anger isn’t a sign of youthful exuberance, and lashing out at people, as Biden often does when asked even slightly
