The Wall Street Journal editorial board argued President Joe Biden is too old to run for re-election Friday, admit reports he is likely to announce his 2024 bid next week.
“The public understands what Mr. Biden apparently won’t admit: that electing an octogenarian in obvious decline for another four years could be an historic mistake,” the editors wrote.
The editors continued, “asking the country to elect a man who is 80 years old and whose second term would end when he is 86 is a risky act that borders on selfish.”
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U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP) (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)
The editors alleged the White House “goes to great lengths” to hide what they speculate is Biden’s declining health.
“But his decline is clear to anyone who isn’t willfully blind,” they argued.
They pointed to his lack of press conferences,…