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With his right hand still extended, Joe Biden looked visibly confused as to why Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) avoided shaking his hand.
However, just seconds earlier, Biden had been the first person out of four to receive a handshake from the Senate majority leader.
All it takes is like 5 seconds for Joe Biden to forget he shook Chuck Schumer’s hand.
Scary. pic.twitter.com/c4dNRRaDVO
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 9, 2022
The demented senior moment followed Schumer’s speech at the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act Tuesday, further exposing the late septuagenarian’s declining mental health.
Later, a coughing fit exposed his ailing physical health as well.
Despite swallowing a large gulp of water, Biden was unable to suppress a nagging cough that caused him to choke up repeatedly throughout his speech.
Biden still struggling with a bad cough. Throat drops and water not helping. pic.twitter.com/hI11DaN6wH
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 9, 2022
Scattered frequently in his remarks, several coughs were so prominent they had to be acknowledged in the White House’s official transcript, which also left out many other instances.
The terrible-sounding cough also reared its head during a trip to Kentucky Monday to visit flood victims, where a mask-less Biden was witnessed crudely coughing into his hand.
A maskless Biden repeatedly coughs into his hand in Kentucky pic.twitter.com/DVVGQxJhpY
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) August 8, 2022
The cough comes as Biden is reportedly on the mend after being stricken with Covid-19 for over 7 days, but given his behavior in public perhaps it’s best he follow his CDC’s advice and wear a mask, practice safe social distancing, cough into his elbow and quarantine for a few days.
Watch the full bill signing ceremony: