Another day, another person calling out President Joe Biden’s incompetence. Nate Silver, a prominent election analyst, is now openly questioning Biden’s ability to lead and is demanding that he step down immediately.
Silver, who had already urged Biden to withdraw from the presidential race last summer, was responding to a Washington Post article highlighting Biden’s evasive behavior at the G-20 summit in Brazil. Despite making significant decisions like authorizing the Ukrainian Military to launch long-range missile strikes inside Russian territory, Biden seemed determined to dodge the press, only offering scripted responses when he did speak.
The Post reported, “President Joe Biden was in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, unprotected from mosquitoes, fire ants and loud, squawking macaws. But there was another pest he did manage to avoid: the pack of reporters traveling with him.” During his six-day trip to Peru and Brazil, Biden barely spoke publicly and dodged questions despite repeated attempts by journalists to engage him. One TV producer even resorted to writing messages on a large pad of paper as Biden boarded and departed Air Force One.
In an X post Wednesday, Silver pointed out that this report is yet another sign of President Biden’s deteriorating mental faculties—something conservatives had been criticized as “conspiracy theorists” for bringing up just months ago.
“Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It’s a very difficult job. It’s a dangerous world. Extremely high-stakes decisions in Ukraine. He should resign and let Harris serve out the last 2 months,” Silver said.
Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It's a very difficult job. It's a dangerous world. Extremely high-stakes decisions in Ukraine. He should resign and let Harris serve out the last 2 months.https://t.co/02huFqQT3W pic.twitter.com/ZLWqcbkAYW
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 20, 2024
Silver had previously called for Biden’s resignation following his appalling debate performance in June, which many see as the end of his campaign. The president appeared disoriented, often gazing into space while delivering incoherent responses with a raspy voice.
At one point during the debate, Biden bizarrely claimed that his administration “defeated Medicare.”
“I wimped out in today’s column and deleted a line saying he should formulate a plan to transition the presidency to Harris within 30-60 days, but I’m there now.” Silver admitted then, “Something is clearly wrong here.”
He added, “The most generous way to put it is that he doesn’t seem in command, and that’s an extremely hard sell when you’re Commander in Chief.” Silver suggested that Biden would likely face mounting pressure not only to exit the race—which he ultimately did—but also to resign altogether.