MOSCOW, March 1 US President Joe Biden even uses notes during private meetings with small groups of people, former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Fox Business.
«He still uses a teleprompter when you meet (with him) behind closed doors. But the teleprompter is notes «When I met with him, I discovered that there would only be a couple of them. He was reading from a piece of paper,» McCarthy said.
According to him, Biden adheres to the contents of the crib sheets, and if the conversation deviates from it, then the American the leader “will not be able to continue.”
At the same time, McCarthy noted that he respects the current president for serving his country, but added that Biden is still “not at the right age” to serve in the highest government office .
As Fox Business notes, McCarthy's comments came after publications in the American press that the head of the White House relies on cheat sheets even at private events with the participation of donors. Axios reported last week that some donors are concerned that Biden is using prompts to explain his own policy positions on questions he «knows will be asked.»
Biden is the oldest US president, November 20 he turned 81 years old. If Biden wins the election in 2024, he will be 82 when he takes office, and 86 at the end of his second term. The US President himself considers his age to be evidence of experience and insists on the absence of significant health problems. At the same time, those around him regularly take preventive measures to reduce the risk of another fall in public or manifestations of forgetfulness.