The folks at Fox News want to have it both ways.
On one hand, Faux News contributor Rachel Campos Duffy accused President Joe Biden of being “too old” and not having the “physical or mental stamina” for his job. The evidence? He went for a bike ride in his home state of Delaware while “crises” raged in his country and the world.
What’s even more ludicrous is that she compared Biden’s actions to those of his predecessor, Donald Trump, claiming he “worked those long, long hours” and had “impromptu hour-long pressers with the media.”
Ok, so Joe went for a bike ride. Donnie spent lots of time golfing—or simply hanging out on his golf courses. Now tell me: Which activity requires more stamina?
Also, look at all of the time T-rump spent on Twitter. How much stamina does that require ?
Oh, and Biden works out five days a week and his medical records show no major health problems. El Cheeto Grande, on the other hand, is said to have nudged his doctor into falsifying his health reports.
As for being “too old:” Biden is keeping up his bike rides and workouts at age 79. When he took office, he was six years older than the Orange One was when he entered the White House.
I think Ms. Campos-Duffy’s real beef—and that of others in the right-wing media—is that Biden hasn’t held a “presser” since taking office. Trump’s press conferences, on the other hand, were mainly opportunities for self- promotion, or for bullying and belittling anyone who didn’t further his agenda, which begins and ends with himself.
That Biden can be the most powerful and famous person in the world not make it all about him shows me that he has some kind of stamina: the kind one needs to have self-discipline. Maybe the bike riding has something to do with it .
