Who put Biden in front of a microphone at night?

General opinion appears to be that the president’s handlers stood Biden behind a microphone once Special Counsel Robert Hur’s “Report on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locations Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.” was released, describing him as an elderly, forgetful gentleman who isn’t capable of standing trial.

Is that really the case? Not that any one of Biden’s staff are likely to admit to making a decision that, in many viewers’ eyes, backfired. Video of the press conference can be found here.

Having watched the president address audiences at multiple press conferences, over the last three years in particular, a rollercoaster pattern of emotional expression has been demonstrated. Not always following the teleprompter’s guidance, Biden has lost focus of the subject at hand, misidentified people and places, and seemed lost on stage and, during a couple instances, on the White House lawn.

Whether the cause of these gaffes was mental confusion or simple fatigue, there have been a growing number of incidents where Biden has responded to questions with anger, sometimes berating press members.

This in mind, and staff knowing that Biden rarely performs well during evening hours, why would pundits assume it was staff who pressured him to immediately answer Hur’s report?

Biden’s frequent flashes of indignation and resentment to media inquiries he views as improper may be reason to consider a different scenario to the after-hours presser.

Upon hearing the conclusion of Hur’s report and believing it to be an insult, he may have become agitated. It’s possible that Biden’s ire was raised to the point that he determined to respond immediately.

Individuals suffering increasing memory loss often lack patience when dealing with perceived criticism. It’s not unusual for them to lash out and even become combative. As president, Biden would be difficult to convince to delay a response for the next day if he was irritated enough by the special counsel’s final report. 

How would the staff handle a contentious insistence to promptly march out and counter the charges? Lock him up? Tie him to the bedpost? Sedate him against his will? Pacify him with ice cream?

It’s possible the First Lady and staff, unable to placate his mood, might supply medication to fortify his mental capacity and, hoping for the best, send him to banter with the White House press contingent.

Like other commentators’ inference, this is speculation based on observing Biden’s evident cognitive decline over the last few years, and comparing it to encounters with Alzheimer’s, dementia and Sundowner’s syndrome affected individuals.

Special Counsel Robert Hur and his team are not medical specialists, and their assessment of President Biden’s deposition performance are lay opinions, but that does not negate their impression of his inability to recall family details or other vital information.

However brief and brutal the press conference played out, the question being posed by media, the political class, and potential voters is an obvious one. If the special counsel has deemed the sitting president to be unable to see through a court case, how could he be assumed mentally and emotionally fit to fulfill the duties of his office?

It’s now up to the democrat party, Congress, and Biden’s family, staff, and cabinet to make the next move, if, indeed, there will be one considering the alternative.

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