Concerns regarding President Joe Biden's physical health have reached critical levels, prompting aides to privately discuss the possibility of him using a wheelchair if he wins reelection. This revelation comes from a new book co-authored by Jake Tapper, unveiling the lengths his administration went to manage perceptions of his health decline. Aides believed that having an 81-year-old president campaign while using a wheelchair would be politically damaging, showcasing the internal strife surrounding Biden's deteriorating health and its potential impact on his future as president.
Biden's physical deterioration had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn't do so until after the election.
It was politically untenable to have an 81-year-old Biden appear on the campaign trail in a wheelchair.
Given Biden's age, his physician also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery.
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