Because of fatigue Biden apparently wants to limit evening appointments

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4.7.2024 - 22:12

US President Joe Biden (r) and former US President Donald Trump during the presidential debate on TV.
US President Joe Biden (r) and former US President Donald Trump during the presidential debate on TV.
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Joe Biden is the oldest President of the USA. Time and again, the question arises as to whether he is still fit enough for the office. Now he is reported to have said that he needs more sleep.

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  • Around a week later, US President Joe Biden's disastrous performance in the TV debate is still the dominant topic in the USA.
  • Biden and his team are currently trying to close ranks behind him.
  • The "New York Times" and the TV channel CNN are now unanimously reporting that Biden wants to limit his evening appointments in future.
  • According to the report, Biden said that he needs to sleep more and work less. This would also mean no more events after 8 p.m. in the evening.

According to media reports, US President Joe Biden wants to limit his evening appointments in future. The "New York Times" and the US broadcaster CNN reported, citing unnamed sources, that Biden announced this at a meeting with Democratic governors on Wednesday.

According to the report, Biden said that he would have to sleep more and work less. This also means no more events after 8 p.m. in the evening. CNN wrote that the 81-year-old's remark had angered some governors.

Is Biden the right man?

US media had previously reported that Biden was often not particularly fit, especially in the evening, and that there was a risk of slips of the tongue during such appointments. A week ago, Biden put in a disastrous performance in the evening TV duel against his Republican challenger Donald Trump.

The Democrat made several promises and lost the plot. After the performance, a debate broke out in the USA about whether Biden is really the right Democratic candidate for the presidential election in November.

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Donald Trump

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Joe Biden

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An 100 fehlende Prozente entfallen auf den Kandidaten der Unabhängigen. Quelle: FiveThirtyEight; National Polls; The Economist, 2. Juli 2024