It was his presence in the moment, rather—his attention to what he was saying and his audience’s reception of it—that was notable.
Biden, at age 80, does not deliver either prepared text or ad libs with the greatest precision. This text was,, not particularly dynamic. It was his presence in the moment, rather—his own interest in what he was saying and how his audience was receiving it—that was notable. He worked the crowd; he injected the word “folks” everywhere he could; he got mad and fired up. In what was
a departure from the norm, he also played to the Republicans in attendance, goading them into peeved responses that he could then meet with a confident camaraderie:After Biden's claim that some Republicans want to end Medicare and Social Security provoked GOP anger, the president responds, "I'm glad to see it, I enjoy conversion."
"Social Security and its bookend, Medicare, are off the books now, right?," Biden adds. "We have unanimity!"
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