As Ed described earlier, there’s a new book about President Biden’s decline in office and the White House effort to cover it up coming out next week. I don’t have an advance copy unfortunately, but the authors wrote a story for the New Yorker today which is based on the book. The article describes a key moment last summer when Biden attended a star-studded fundraiser and wound up scaring the hell out of a lot of Democrats including his old friend George Clooney.
By the time the 2024 Presidential race had begun, the actor had known Biden for decades and had known him well for fifteen years. He had last seen Biden on December 4, 2022, when Clooney was in D.C. with his wife, Amal, to be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors. Biden looked older, sure, but in the East Room of the White House, at the reception for the honorees, the President was playful and…
