The chapter discusses concerns about Joe Biden's age and the lack of diversity among politicians in Washington, and how they may affect his presidency. The speakers highlight the potential disconnect between Biden and the American people, and the difference in conversations happening in Washington versus the rest of the country. They also touch upon the taboo around talking about Biden's age and the critique that his administration is staff-run.
Biden’s poll numbers are atrocious, and in recent columns from The Washington Post to The New York Times and The National Journal, the punditocracy has started to sour on the president’s 2024 ambitions. Columnists have weighed in on why Biden could lose to Trump — and whether it’d be better for him to step aside. Is this a phase, a pipe dream or an actual crisis?
We convene an all-star panel to discuss. Our guests: Franklin Foer, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of the recently released The Last Politician, a look a Biden’s first two years in office; Astead Herndon, national political reporter for The New York Times and host of The Run-Up; Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary for the Biden administration and host of Inside with Jen Psaki on MSNBC; and Alex Thompson, national political correspondent for Axios.
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