The article discusses the dynamics surrounding President Joe Biden's close advisors and the recent controversy over the alleged use of an autopen to sign pardons. A report from the Heritage Foundation claimed the White House utilized an autopen for preemptive pardons, which has led to political back-and-forth, particularly from Donald Trump who suggested someone other than Biden controlled the autopen. This triggered a familiar pattern of denial and speculation among Biden's aides, hinting at internal concerns about decision-making within the administration.
From there, it seems, we've entered a now-familiar cycle: First, Trumpland makes a claim about Biden's executive functioning or lack thereof; Biden sources then deny the claim. But then, too, a few anonymous 'Biden sources' reportedly go rogue to hint that perhaps there's something there.
Less remarked upon, over the decades, are the dozens of us who have served in a related but different capacity: as uncredited stand-ins for Joe Biden's literal right hand via autopen.
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