(Headline USA) The author of a new tell-all book about President Joe Biden revealed the 80-year-old has insecurities over “being perceived as stupid.”
Franklin Foer, whose book The Last Politician releases this month, said Biden remains self-conscious about the plagiarism scandal that rocked his presidential campaign back in the 1980s after it was revealed he lifted multiple speeches and papers.
“One of his primary insecurities is that he doesn’t want to be perceived as stupid because he had this plagiarism scandal back in the 1980s. So when he walks into an interview or walks into a press conference, he wants to have mastery of what he’s discussing. So his prep sessions can go on for long periods of time,” Foer told NBC’s Meet the Press.
It is in part because of these insecurities that Foer said he “would not be shocked” if Biden drops out before the 2020 election.
“I would say it would, it would be a surprise to me. But it wouldn’t be a total surprise. … It wouldn’t be a total shock,” Foer explained. “When he talks about his life, he uses this word, fate, constantly … And he always talks about, he can’t say where fate goes. And so I always, when I hear that, to me, it’s the ellipses in the sentence when he’s talking about his own future.”
Foer also revealed in his book that Biden has privately admitted to being tired amid rising concerns about his age and mental acuity. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that two-thirds of Democrats and 73% of registered voters believe Biden is too old to be seeking re-election, and just 36% of the survey’s respondents say they believe the president is mentally fit for office.
The looming scandal over his family’s business dealings could be another factor leading Biden to drop out, as House Republicans ramp up their investigation into the president’s ties to Hunter Biden’s alleged influence peddling scheme.
