Axelrod: Conversations About Biden Mental Fitness Cover-Up Should Be “Muted,” Set Aside”
Former Obama administration advisor David Axelrod dvised commentators to “mute” conversation about the cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline now that his prostate cancer diagnosis has been made public. “Those conversations are going to happen, but they should be more muted and set aside for now,” Axelrod said Sunday night on CNN.
DAVID AXELROD: I think those conversations are going to happen, but they should be more muted and set aside for now as he’s struggling through this. It shouldn’t be stunning because prostate cancer is so common among men at his stage in life. Most men, if they live long enough, deal with prostate cancer but, and it’s great news that they think that it’s manageable, but jarring nonetheless. You know, the thing, Fred, is that people who serve in these offices, they sort of become embedded in our lives. And you know, and this is a reminder that no one’s immortal. And so it’s jarring. And I had the opportunity to serve with Vice President Biden for two years in the White House. I was around when some of the concerns about health, Beau’s health, later on when I was working as a consultant of the campaign, Beau’s health came to the fore, and I just feel for the family, you know, because it’s one more thing to struggle with right now.
