David Axelrod warns Biden presser 'reinforces the meme' that the president is too old: 'Can't unring the bell'

Axelrod noted, 'the most damaging things that can happen in politics [is] there are things that reinforce a meme that’s out there that is hurting you'

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Former Obama advisor and CNN senior political analyst David Axelrod recently claimed that President Biden’s "angry" press conference in response to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on him "reinforces the meme" that the president is too old.

Axelrod told CNN anchor Anderson Cooper that the president’s defiant response Thursday night to Hur’s findings that he has "poor memory" and thus should not be charged for illegally holding classified documents, probably did not solve the "problem" of the majority of voters thinking he’s too old and too incompetent for the job.

The analyst, who has been critical of Biden’s age and fitness for office for months now, made his comments shortly after Biden finished the press conference where he dinged Hur for characterizing him as elderly and forgetful and sparred with reporters asking him about the special counsel’s points. Read more  and see video here.

Why Special Counsel Robert Hur Cited Biden's Mental Lapses in Classified Doc Report

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While some have not taken this route in defending Joe Biden, the Biden White House and some legal observers on liberal news networks have taken this position: it was inappropriate for Special Counsel Robert Hur to mention the president’s spotty memory and age during his deposition. Biden was the subject of a federal investigation concerning mishandling classified materials. While Hur opted not to charge Biden, the damage was done: the main concern about Biden—his mental health—got injected with steroids. Almost three-quarters of the country doesn’t want Biden to run again and think he’s too old. The White House presser Biden held last night only reinforced those data sets. Yet, Andrew McCarthy, a National Review editor, decided to defend Hur and his inclusion of Biden’s memory lapses for a simple reason: it was required. McCarthy added the report might have provided cause to invoke the 25^th Amendment.Read more, see Xs and videos here.

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