Washington, SANA-(TASS)-President Joe Biden\u2019s age is increasingly becoming an issue for the White House, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Saturday, citing a host of unnamed officials, who admitted that the US leader\u2019s \u201cenergy level\u201d is not what it once was and they \u201cquietly watch out\u201d for him.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s age is already affecting his routine, the NYT admits, adding that in particular it has prompted the White House to change his foreign trip schedule.<\/p>\n
Biden, who is about to start his four-day trip to the Middle East next week, was initially expected to do that right after his trip to Europe last month.<\/p>\n
Yet, the endeavor was reportedly deemed \u201ccrazy\u201d for the 79-year-old, as one unnamed official put it in a conversation with the NYT.<\/p>\n
A dozen current and former senior US officials insisted the president \u201cremained intellectually engaged\u201d throughout his presidency as he was asking \u201csmart questions at meetings,\u201d grilling his aides on various points of discussion and rewriting his speeches \u201cright up until the last minute,\u201d NYT chief White House correspondent Peter Baker wrote.<\/p>\n
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