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As President Biden\u2019s term comes to an end, he seems to be holding a lot less back during his press releases. Biden, 82, has faced scrutiny for age and mental acuity, particularly since his first and only presidential debate with Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle left many wondering about his mental fitness for the job. Now, with the passing of former president Jimmy Carter, Biden is faced with the reality of being America\u2019s oldest living president. During a presser on Sunday, Biden was asked about this reality, and he had strong words towards reporters. \u201cMy being the oldest president, I know more world leaders than any of you have ever met in your whole godd\u2014n life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Many of Biden\u2019s critics were quick to raise issues with the soon to be former president\u2019s language, with many taking issue with President Biden taking the Lord\u2019s name in vain. \u201cGood Catholic?\u201d wrote one user<\/a> on social media, with an image of the Third Commandment, as outlined in Exodus 20. Others saw the moment as further evidence of Biden\u2019s mental decline, with Jake Schneider<\/a>, a member of President-elect\u2019s team, accusing Biden of \u201csundowning,\u201d a term used for those suffering from dementia. \u201cThey should have challenged him and asked him to name them,\u201d wrote another user<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s decline has continued to be a subject of debate, with even some of his supporters admitting how he appears to be slipping. Former MSNBC host Medhi Hasan admitted to being wrong about Biden\u2019s mental stamina. He discussed a post he shared on X in June just before the debate, where he wrote<\/a>, \u201cI think Republicans will regret setting the bar so low for Biden, and helping spread the distorted image of him as a guy who is totally out of it, suffering from dementia, no grip on reality, no ability to speak. A very low bar for him to clear tonight.\u201d Hasan now calls it, \u201cmy wrongest ever tweet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Progressive journalist, Matt Yglesias, also admitted he had been wrong about the President\u2019s mental state. \u201cI know that ever since [the debate], the whole world thinks the entire media was in on a massive coverup, but the fact is many of us (and seemingly many members of his team) genuinely thought the situation was better than it was,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cIn a lot of ways it\u2019s more embarrassing to have been gullible and wrong when so many people with no sources and no inside info could see it clearly, but that\u2019s what happened \u2014 I was just wrong about one of the big questions of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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