Joe Biden struggled to remember basic words or even stand up at campaign fundraisers over a year prior to dropping out of the presidential race, with witnesses describing him as “frighteningly awful” and a “senile grandfather,” Bob Woodward’s bombshell book “War” reveals.
At a Silicon Valley fundraiser in September 2023, guests were extremely concerned by Biden’s appearance as the then-presidential candidate struggled to remain upright and only took two pre-arranged questions.
“He could not wait to sit down,” a donor at the event, hosted by Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, recounted.
Despite bringing a stack of note cards with pre-written answers, the 81-year-old president struggled to stay on point and frequently meandered in his speech, attendees claimed.
At a different event at the New York City Four Seasons in June 2023, Biden could not recall the word “veteran,” and pleaded with the crowd for help describing a person who has “served in the military,” Woodward writes.
Biden’s problems did not stop there: The president continued to struggle to complete sentences at future fundraisers, with guests describing their interactions with the politician as “painful.”
At a June 2023 “Meet the President” event hosted by philanthropist Michael Gelman and his wife, Suzie, Biden’s memory lapses were again on full display, with guests saying he “makes no sense.”
“He never completed a sentence … he told the same story three times in exactly the same way,” said Liberty Journal president Bill Reichblum.
“It was as though we didn’t exist.”
Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July 2024, following a disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump, over a year after donors noticed signs of his decline.
