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ATLANTA (AP) Its been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, cant stop talking about him.
The House has launched investigations asserting that Bidens closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline during the 82-year-old Democrats presidency. The Senate has started a series of hearings focused on his mental fitness. And Trumps White House has opened its own investigation into the Biden administrations use of the presidential autopen, which Donald Trump has called one of the biggest scandals in the history of our country.
It all fits with Trumps practice of blaming his predecessors for the nation's ills. Just last week, he tried to deflect criticism of his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case by casting blame on others, including Biden.
Turning the spotlight back on the former president carries risks for both parties heading into the 2026 midterms. The more Republicans or Democrats talk about Biden, the less they can make arguments about the impact of Trumps presidency positive or negative especially his sweeping new tax cut and spending law that is reshaping the federal government.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-cant-stop-talking-joe-111053840.html
It's all an attempt to deflect from Epstein. Problem is if you want to question Biden's cognitive ability you're going to have to question Trump's as well.

Metaphorical
(2,474 posts)It invites far too many comparisons, and forces the spotlight on the current president as a consequence.
tanyev
(47,173 posts)Whether you agree with that decision or not, in the context of this BS investigation, Im glad he wasnt.
Its hard to justify an investigation into the successful presidency of someone who voluntarily chose not to run, when the current office holder is a raging lunatic whos gleefully driving this country off the cliff.