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Amid all the turbulence of the last couple of weeks, there is now at least one thing we can be sure of: Old Joe Biden, who is still the ostensible president of the United States, is still alive. After being diagnosed with COVID, dropping out of the race in a message on X that raised as many questions as it answered, and dropping out of sight other than a strange phone call to a Kamala Harris rally on Monday, Old Joe Biden finally reappeared on Tuesday afternoon, looking as hale and hearty as ever, that is, not at all.
Bidenwascaughtonvideoemergingfeeblyfromthepresidentiallimousine,carrying,butnotwearing,aCOVIDmask,asiftoremindtheworldoftheofficialstoryofwhyhehasbeenoutofsightforsolong.HeshuffleshaltinglyovertoAirForceOne,turningtofacethereporterswhoareshoutingquestionsathimabouthishealthandwhathethinksofKamalaHarris’chancesofbeatingDonaldTrump.AllOldJoesays,however,is“What?”ashecan’thearthequestionsovertheroarofthejetengines.
Inanothervideo,areporterasksBidenwhyhedroppedoutoftherace,andalthoughhisconfusedreactionhasbeenwidelyinterpretedasanothersignofhiscognitivedecli