He's not stupid. He's old. He's very old, and he is doing a job where you don't get to sleep and one slip-up can result in a country getting bombed. He should be on a beach chilling somewhere, and there absolutely must be an age limit for politicians. If you can be considered too young, you can be too old.

It's honestly not even funny anymore. Joe needs to retire and spend his few remaining years with family and friends.

Biden himself deteriorating aside, it's crazy how they actually discussed specific tax policies back then instead of just going "my economy good, yours bad" "no! my economy best, yours worst!"

Seeing him go from razor sharp in 2008 to a stumbling, blabbering mess in in 2024 makes me just terrified of growing old.

He ran FOR PRESIDENT IN 1988

Man, aging is depressing af.

he looked so confident and alive back then. the decline is legitimately sad

Remember how much older Obama looked after his first term as president. Now apply that to a senior citizen.

He was doing so much better before he beat Medicare.

The change between 2020 and 2024 is bad enough, but comparing 2024 to 2008 is fucking rough.

In that first speech I had just finished middle school. Now I’m bald. Time is weird.

The decline in the last four years says it all. He’s a shell of who he was in 2008 and 2012, and even 2020. It’s like the light in his eyes has gone out. It’s sad, like watching a parent age. Retire, Joe. Live a quiet life with Jill and your grandkids.

Absolutely heartbreaking. Getting old and losing your touch is normal, it happens to everyone, but doing it like this in the most public way imaginable at the highest level of office…just awful.

He literally doesn’t look or sound like the same person at all. He can no longer speak in complete sentences

In 2012 his age was an atvantage, he made Paul Ryan look like a schoolboy.

Proof that Obi-Wan Kenobi aging that much between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope is realistic

We were making fun of him in 2020, but in hindsight he seemed to be doing alright back then still. Meanwhile 2024 Joe isn't him anymore.

This is beyond politics, I feel bad for him.

He was sharp and alert in 08 and 12. In 2020 he still had most of it but in 2024 he was long shot

He was an absolute dude. I feel bad for him. Time does not wait.

Its all in the eyes. Just look how his eyes move now. Theyre confused, distant, unfocused. Says it all, no dialogue needed.

He literally looked like a different person in 2008. He doesn’t even look like an older version he just looks different.

The sad thing is... in his mind he's still the guy from 2008.

This is incredibly sad. He was a sharp guy and it's cruel/humiliating to put him on this stage at this point.

Look at how much Obama aged during his presidency, even just the first four years. The job's tough. It ages you hard. When you start out old, you end a withered husk like what we see here.

It's terrible to see, what jet lag can do to a person.

Time is such a thief man. Just let this man rest. No matter how much you hate him, or how much you love him, he deserves that much.

Damn, this man was an absolute bulldog when he was with Obama. It’s very annoying that people belittle him just for getting old, that’s America for you how can you get mad at that. Have you seen McConnell? He’s a literal goblin but still working. Half the people that call Biden “sleepy joe” wouldn’t have lasted 5 mins in a debate with him in the heyday

The difference from 2020 and 2024 is staggering.

Man, I forgot about 2008 Biden. Biden back then was sharp and feisty.

People forget bro is 81 years old..most people don’t even live that long, this guy meanwhile is in office. We need to cut him some slack but at the same time, why are we having two 80 year old guys run for president? This is so stupid

Aging really sucks man. Life is just depressing.

Holy shit, the debate between Biden in late 2000s and Trump would have been a spectacular experience.

Joe Biden was a capable candidate in 2008 and 2012. At his peak, he could deliver a good speech and debate performance. The hiccups were starting by 2020, but the contrast between 2020 Joe Biden and 2024 Joe Biden is day and night. Biden fell off fast.

Aside from his voice, I couldn’t even recognize Joe Biden in the 2008 debate.

damn, Joe in 8-12 shouldve been a president at one point, not 2020-2024 joe, Joe was sizzling the opps back in the day and he seemed to be passionate about politics

We finally beat Medicare 😃

2008 Joe Biden and 2024 Joe Biden are two different people.

He used to be so sharp, so strong with his tone... poor man. It really is just age and not that "he's stupid"

It’s made all the more sad when you appreciate just how sharp he used to be. He has never been stupid he’s just past his use by date

The little slow downs and stumbles in the 2020 one are so much more noticeable once you see where they started from and where they end up

I just don't understand why he wants a second term. It's an incredibly stressful job and he's already struggling. Doesn't he just want to be with his grandkids?

5:27 “I skibiddi with” 😱💀

2008 he is sharp. 2012 he look wise and charming. 2020 he is still fine. 2024...is really rough. He should really retire and let the younger generation steer USA...😢

He lost the glint in his eye from 2008 - 2012

It’s joever.

See ten years ago he was sharp and quick and smart! This is the man that would’ve gotten my vote without question!

Man, I missed when him and trump played Minecraft together.

Dude was sharp in 2020 compared to now 😭

If he ran in 2016 he could have won

Who’s here after he dropped out of the race?

Imagine a 2008 Joe vs Trump debate 💀

Im not a fan of Biden but man HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK.

if your parents or grand parents are getting old like Biden but they still alive, go hug them.

To have a sharp political mind is a gift that is given to hardly anyone these days, and to lose your ability to express your thoughts is heartbreaking. To finally get the job of your dreams, only when you're far too old to make the best use out of it, then to be told by your friends and colleagues that you have to step aside and leave has to be one of the most difficult things that can happen to a man like that. I wish it came earlier, I wish it happened under better terms. It shouldn't be, "Go away, you old fart. We don't want you here." It should be, "Joe, you've had one of the most remarkable political careers in America. You've lived a life of service, you've done your duty to this country, and right now, the last step in insuring the future of your country is to step aside and let the future take over." It has to happen. It has to be this way, but it doesn't come out of malice. It comes out of absolute necessity, because the threat that faces this country is too large to make mistakes over. Joe Biden was a good president. He did his job, he did his duty, but the future is imperiled and we can't afford to take chances.

People acting like Trump ain’t also old af

This is just sad. I almost feel bad for him

Small but important detail: up until this year the visual backdrop for the candidates was the Preamble to the Constitution. Now it’s the CNN logo. A small but telling sign of one of the many things that has gone wrong with this whole process.

The 2020 to 2024 impresses more than the one from 2008 to 2004. 2008 to 2024 are decades apart, they are naturally going to be different. In 2020 he looks old, stumbles a little, but I still see him as competent and has strength on his voice, it makes me think, yeah, I can get old, but I will still be competent. 2024 shatters all those illusions.

He did so well in the debates in 2020. For his age. He deteriorated so much after that.

I always assumed back in 2020 that he would serve just the one term and pass it on to his VP. Can't understand why he won't stand down. George Washington was the President that set the example to all future Presidents.

Oh so it was a lie when the media kept saying he has always had that stutter. Nope, it’s new. He’s way too old to be president.

Bruh this hits different now that he's stepping down

Seeing the difference between before and after his son died is startling. Something was lost in him that he can't get back.

He has achieved much in his time in office such as finally beating Medicare and being the first black woman to be president of the United States, but it's time to step aside and let Vice-President Trump take over.

If he ran in 2016 he'd probably have a much better legacy than he does now

Big decline from 2012-2020. He shouldn't have even been the 2020 nominee. 2024? Forget it.

2012 he wiped the floor. man i'll miss him

4:45 He's so old, he's accidentally outing America's 1000 trillionaires.

2012 Biden was peak.

People don't seem to realise that there are 16 years between 2008 and 2024. As far as im concerned, Joe was still pretty lucid when he became president. He just didn't know when to step down

Have an age limit. Why is the capital building a retirement home for these boomers

Imagine how he would be in 4 more years!

Calm down guys, in 2024 he did so much, like appointing Vice President Trump, welcoming the president of ukraine, President Putin, and beating medicare!

Joe was freaking ROARING in 2008 and his voice sounded so different it was shocking! It's genuinely depressing seeing him in his current state. Bro needs to retire from politics for GOOD!

can joe brandon discuss the fanum tax next

Cannot argue against his motivation, if he didnt care he would of thrown in the towel a long time ago, but everyone can see his time is up.

LETS FINALLY BEAT MEDICARE BOYS! 🔥 WE CAN DO THIS 💯🔥🔥

People get old, that's a normal thing. In fact he got older than most people do, especially in his country. He achieved a lot in his life, so why does he not retire with dignity, while he still can.

My dear old dad always was a man of few words but his few words meant and said more than an entire paragraph or sentence in many ways. Out of all the things he said one always stuck out to me “Listen here mate, getting old sucks” my mind went into every direction possible when he said that. I love you dad 🤍

This makes me sad

Two words “billion trillion million dollars taxed for humfumgrghgh”

He was sharp as a razor in 2008. It's almost eerie to hear him talk that clearly and fluently.

2:17 "He is wrong about that" Biden's face responding to that is so real.

5:26 Trumps face when Biden says I skibidi with gets me every time 😂

Off topic, but as a Brit two things struck me about the language used: in the UK, "Middle class" is always used as a slur - "Ugh! That's such a middle class thing to say...", "They only care about the middle classes..." and hardly anyone ever admits to being part of it - there is even a trend for very comfortably off middle class people to drop their t's or h's and pretend to be less well off; almost everyone comes "from a working class background" and is apparently the first person in their family to go to University. The phrase "prolier than thou" is attached to such people. In the States, I've noticed that it tends to be used in a positive sense, to basically most people, on average/middle incomes. In the UK class is much more bound up in background and supposed attitudes and tastes. The second thing, perhaps trivial, is that he says "not one penny," rather than "not one cent," and I hadn't realised "penny" - UK currency of course - is referenced in American parlance.

I’ve said since 2020 let the man go retire and be with his friends and family. You can tell his thoughts are rapid firing. But his mouth can’t keep up and is getting jumbled.

I like that the early clips you chose still show him stumbling over his words. This way we can see what he's like when he's actually stumbling, and when he's "stumbling"

Oh dearie me 🤔☹️ Biden 2008 👍 Biden 2012 👍 Biden 2020 👍👎 Biden 2024 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 Oh dearie me God Save America 🇺🇸

Open candidate competition at DNC 👍

I feel so bad for Joe being strung up to dry like this on such a public stage. Horrific really.

2008: LOOK AT THE YOUTH AND VIGOR!! Its amazing! HE BLINKS!!

Look at that debilitating "stutter" that he definitely always had

Im not shocked honestly. Its normal for a man his age to decline. He is a decent man who is simply old

Guy did the right thing. Had a more effevtive term than anyone ever expected

Just look what a toll presidency took on Obama, a young man. Biden should be enjoying his life and being with his loved ones instead of being put through all this. Just leave it man.

This is the end beautiful friend

It’s strange how some people were shocked only after this debate since it’s been obvious for the past few years.

He looked so energetic in 2008😢

"In other news, age makes you age."