Comes amid heightened scrutiny over Biden’s physical and mental state following a string of embarrassing gaffes last week highlighting his old age and cognitive decline.
A CNN panel mocked Joe Biden’s elderly appearance, claiming his “Resting Old Face” could be a problem in the upcoming presidential debate.
“For President Biden, one more piece of advice, because this is still a physical, a visual medium — he’s kinda got Resting Old Face,” quipped CNN commentator Jamal Simmons on Sunday.
.@JamalSimmons: For Biden—one more piece of advice because this is still a visual medium—he’s got Resting Old Face.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 23, 2024
The rest of the panel burst out laughing with Simmons in agreement.
The comment is remarkable given CNN is the network hosting the upcoming debate between former President Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Thursday.
Trump on Saturday ridiculed Biden “sleeping” at Camp David ahead of the debate, claiming he’ll likely be “jacked up” on performance-enhancing drugs for the face-off.
“As you know, it’s been reported that Crooked Joe has gone to a log cabin to study, prepare. No, he’s sleeping now,” Trump said at a Philadelphia rally.
“Because they want to get him good and strong, so a little before debate time he gets a shot in the ass. They want to strengthen him up. I say he’ll come out all jacked up.”
This comes amid heightened scrutiny over Biden’s physical and mental state following a string of major gaffes during the G7 Summit and other public appearances last week that led to the White House and mainstream media to designate embarrassing viral videos of Biden as “cheap fakes” and “manipulated video.”