Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

Prominent figures in the media are expressing growing concern over President Biden's mental acuity and fitness to serve, calling into question his ability to run for re-election and even to complete his current term.

Prominent figures in the media are sounding the alarm over President Biden's declining mental sharpness and fitness to serve, questioning his ability to run for re-election and even to complete his current term. The concerns come in the wake of Biden's widely panned debate performance, which has fueled a chorus of calls for him to step aside.

Liberal journalist Jonathan Alter has echoed the sentiments of many media voices who soured on Biden's candidacy following the debate, writing that the president is "too old to serve" and Democrats should hold an open convention.

Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

CNN data analyst Harry Enten has issued a blunt warning to Biden after poor polling, stating, "I don't know how he wins."

Members of the media are pushing for Biden to be replaced on the Democratic ticket for the November election but have stopped short of saying he is unfit to finish out the rest of his current term.

Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

New York Times' Maureen Dowd has compared Biden to former President Trump and suggested the president was being selfish by remaining in the race. She has also suggested that Biden's debate performance was not merely an "off night" but a sign of a decline that has been evident for the past couple of years.

Tom Friedman, a close friend of Biden's, has written that the president has no business running for re-election and called his debate performance "heartbreaking."

Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

Fellow Times columnists Nicholas Kristof and Paul Krugman have also urged Biden to exit the stage, praising his presidency as a progressive success but saying he should not run again.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius has reiterated his stance that Biden should not run again in 2024.

Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

"Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, who recently criticized a Wall Street Journal article that suggested Biden's mental acuity was "slipping," declared his "love" for the president but admitted his debate performance calls into question whether he should run for re-election.

Some of the president's biggest supporters on ABC's "The View" have suggested it might be time for him to step aside after watching the debate.

Biden's Decline: Alarm Bells Ringing in the Media

New Yorker editor David Remnick has called Biden's debate performance "troubling" and suggested that Biden was putting democracy at risk by staying in the race.

The mounting concerns over Biden's fitness to serve come as he faces increasing pressure from within his own party to step aside. Should Biden stay in office and get re-elected, he will be 86 at the end of his second term, further fueling concerns about his ability to effectively lead the country.