Dementia Joe In Japan

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Power Line

John Hinderaker

May 19, 2023

Joe Biden is attending a G7 meeting in Hiroshima. I haven’t noticed that the event has made any news, with one exception–people are commenting on Biden’s decrepitude. The New York Post:

A confused-looking President Biden had to be gently guided by Japanese leader Fumio Kishida on Friday — before tripping and almost falling down some stairs.

The oldest-ever US president looked confused as first lady Jill Biden led him by the hand to meet his Japanese counterpart and his wife for a photo op in Hiroshima ahead of the Group of Seven summit there.

After shaking Kishida’s hand, Biden, 80, turned his attention to the prime minister’s 58-year-old wife, Fumio Kishida — bizarrely bending over with clenched fists, as if in a boxer’s pose, before also shaking her hand.

Kishida, 65, then began leading the US dignitaries to prearranged spots to pose for photos — eventually jumping in to politely guide Biden to his place as the president shuffled slowly over and looked at the ground in clear confusion as to where he was supposed to stand.

“We’ll figure it out,” the first lady joked as she and their hosts patiently waited for the aging commander-in-chief to work out where he should stand.

Here is Biden trying to navigate the steps:

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Biden can’t overcome this fatal perception. He can’t get younger, smarter, or more physically vigorous. Voters’ conviction of his inadequacy will only grow. Hence the Democrats’ desperation: they can hardly trot Biden out again in 2024; in fact, they can’t count on him to last that long. But they don’t have anyone else.

So for now, the only thing they can come up with is to talk about Trump.

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Meanwhile just off shore.....................

May 19, 2023
In an apparent response to the G7 nations meeting in Hiroshima and recent statements by the Japanese government regarding Taiwan, the Chinese Navy (PLAN) has been sailing circles around the island of Japan. What does this action do to the stability of the region, and how does this affect the world's focus on the war in Ukraine? Military expert Blake Herzinger rejoins Mooch from Singapore to discuss.