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A modern version of the emperor’s new clothes, except it’s the emperor’s too old.

One twist of last week is politically savvy Dem insiders—including Biden’s closest advisors—believed POTUS was aging but capable of a winning debate performance while low information voters repeatedly said he’s too old. So, oddly, it was elites who were actually ill-informed and caught by surprise.

“I was in shock,” the person said. “It was like I was seeing something nobody else was seeing.… It was so obvious to me.” Gift link: wapo.st/4bwuFfW

Biden’s aging is seen as accelerating, lapses described as more commonwapo.st Aides, foreign leaders, donors and members of Congress say Biden has seemed slower and more often loses his train of thought in recent months, though close aides insist he remains mentally sharp