Biden Appears Confused During His Only Public Event This Week: ‘What Am I Doing?’
President Biden openly expressed confusion about what he should be doing Thursday at his only scheduled public event of the week — and had to be reminded by an emcee to leave a White House celebration of the Texas Rangers’ World Series win, which he did after saluting the athletes.
Biden, 81, ended his campaign for a second term on July 21 after a mutiny by fellow Democrats concerned about his mental acuity, but he has insisted that he remains capable of serving as president through Jan. 20 — despite his noticeably sparse schedule.
After another teleprompter speech, Biden awkwardly accepts gifts from the Texas Rangers, then asks, "Alright, what am I doing now?" as he looks to his handlers for instructions. He then does his signature scurry off the stage after spotting a child in the front row. pic.twitter.com/vRYTGPraBS
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“All right, what am I doing now?” Biden said after wrapping up the event by accepting a personalized jersey and cowboy boots from the baseball team in the White House’s East Room.
A military aide approached Biden to collect the gifts, with the president seeming to joke, “Are you stealing my jersey?”
Biden, who has hosted dozens of events in the same room, then stood awkwardly looking around for direction — at one point raising both hands in an apparent questioning gesture, indicating he wasn’t sure what to do. (Read more from “Biden Appears Confused During His Only Public Event This Week: ‘What Am I Doing?’” HERE)
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