Joe Biden’s close circle floated the idea of getting the ageing politician a wheelchair if he was re-elected as president, according to a bombshell new book.
Original Sin by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson said the 82-year-old’s aides were so concerned by his perceived decline that they started scrambling for ideas. His spine was in particular decline, Axios reported, citing the book, which will be released on May 20.
“Biden’s physical deterioration—most apparent in his halting walk—had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn’t do so until after the election,” one damning section of the book reads, per Axios.
Aides, however, conceded that it was politically untenable to have the U.S. president in a wheelchair.
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