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  • Jill Biden tells donors ‘nothing’ can slow her husband Joe, 80, down – despite poll finding TWO THIRDS of Americans don’t think he has the ‘necessary mental and physical health’ to be president

    Jill Biden tells donors ‘nothing’ can slow her husband Joe, 80, down – despite poll finding TWO THIRDS of Americans don’t think he has the ‘necessary mental and physical health’ to be president

    ‘Nothing can slow him down and now he’s ready to finish the job,’ Jill Biden says
    New NBC poll shows voter concern about Biden
    68 percent are concerned that Biden does not possess the ‘necessary mental and physical health to be president’
    By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER

    Jill Biden has been reassuring donors that ‘nothing’ can slow down Joe Biden as a new poll shows a majority of voters remain concerned about his mental and physical health to be president.

    ‘Nothing can slow him down and now he’s ready to finish the job,’ the first lady said at fundraisers in Minnesota and Tennessee on Saturday, where donors gave millions of dollars to Biden’s re-election effort.

    The president is coming off a series of stumbles: he tumbled at the Air Force Academy and had a near fall in Hiroshima when he tripped on a set of stairs earlier this month.

    And a new NBC News poll shows voters remain concerned if President Biden, 80, has the stamina to complete another four years in office.

     


    Jill Biden has defended President Joe Biden’s health, 80, at recent Democratic fundraisers

     

    The poll found that 68 percent are concerned that Biden does not possess the ‘necessary mental and physical health to be president’ while 32 percent said that they have minor or no concerns.

    Additionally it found that 60 percent are concerned about Biden ‘being re-elected and serving another four years as president’ while 40 percent are not concerned.

    Biden is the oldest president in American history. If elected to a second term, he would be 86 when it’s finished.

    When the NBC poll asked about whether voters are concerned about former President Donald Trump’s mental and physical health, 55 percent said they are concerned while 44 percent said they have minor or no concerns.

    Trump turned 77 last week.

    The poll was conducted June 16 to 20 among 1,000 registered voters and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

    Biden has dismissed questions about his age, particularly as he campaigns for a second term in the White House.

    And the White House argues he has the experience and record of accomplishments to do the job.

    His doctor has declared him healthy and fit to serve but has conceded the president’s gait is ‘stiff.’ Biden has tripped before – twice boarding Air Force One: in March 2023 and in March 2021.


    ‘Nothing can slow him down and now he’s ready to finish the job,’ Jill Biden said at fundraisers in Minnesota and Tennessee on Saturday – above the first lady at Nashville’s Pride Festival


    President Joe Biden is helped up after falling at the Air Force Academy in early June – the incident renewed questions about his health

     

    But the image of Biden sprawled on stage earlier this month during the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony – and then being helped up by officials – renewed questions that were already out there about his stamina.

    The incident quickly went viral and showed Biden’s vulnerability to the age issue.

    And the topic is not likely to go away any time soon.

    Biden is running for a second term and will be out on the campaign trail in a way he wasn’t during the 2020 campaign when most of his events were virtual due to the COVID pandemic.

    This time around, he’ll be on public display – and under greater scrutiny – in a number of events and settings, meaning it could be a matter of time until another trip or fall occurs.

  • Coast Guard says it can’t guarantee rescue of missing Titanic submersible even IF they find it – as oxygen supply dwindles to just 40 hours

    The US Coast Guard has given the bleak warning that it may not be able to rescue the missing Titanic tourist sub – even if it is able to find it.
    The Titan submersible has been missing since 9.45am on Sunday morning after being launched into the Atlantic at 8am.
    OceanGate Expeditions – the company which runs the tours and is responsible for the sub – did not notify the Coast Guard until 5.40pm.
    There are five people onboard, including three wealthy tourists, and the sub’s oxygen supply is now just 40 hours, giving rescue crews until Thursday morning to find it before it runs out.
    But even if they locate the missing vessel in time, there is no certainty that it can safely be brought to surface.


    At a press conference at the US Coast Guard Station in Boston – which is coordinating the search and rescue effort – First District Response Coordinator Capt. Jamie Frederick said it was not certain the sub could be saved – even if it is found today


    The company’s Titan sub submerged at 8am on Sunday morning around 400 miles southeast of St John’s, Newfoundland, according to the US Coast Guard. It lost contact at 9.45am but it wasn’t reported to the Coast Guard until 5.40pm

     

    ‘Even with that amount of time left, if you were to find the submersible at this moment, would that give you enough time to save those five people on board?’ he was asked.
    ‘I don’t know the answer to that question… all I know is we will do everything within our power to effect a rescue,’ Frederick replied.
    The Coast Guard has already searched 7,600 square miles of ocean – a search area the size of Connecticut.
    At 12,500ft underwater, there are few vessels able to dive deeply enough to find it.
    The only ones able to search the ocean floor are remotely operated vehicles which are searching the ocean now.
    If they find the sub, getting it to the surface is another feat entirely, requiring specialist equipment that is not yet on-site.
    Other experts likened it to requiring a 2.5mile long cable to lasso to the far side of the moon.
    There are multiple civilian ships assisting in the search, along with US Navy, Canadian Navy ships and aircraft.
    Among pieces of equipment now on the way to the site is a decompression chamber for the five passengers, should they be brought to the surface.
    ‘Getting salvage equipment on-scene is a top priority,’ Frederick said.


    Shahzada Dawood, 48, a UK-based board member of the Prince’s Trust charity, and his son Sulaiman Dawood, 19, are among the five people trapped in the sub

     

    The logistical challenge is immense; the Titanic wreck is situated some 400 miles southeast of St Johns, Newfoundland – around 900 miles east of Cape Cod.
    A Canadian Coast Guard cutter is expected to arrive at the search area this evening.
    It takes several days for Coast Guard ships to reach the site from the US.
    In addition to the underwater remote operated vehicles and Coast Guard ships, several aircraft are surveying the water for any signs of the sub on the surface.
    ‘We don’t want to exhaust one possibility in place of another. We don’t want to rule out that it is on the surface.

    ‘If it is on the surface we are fairly certain we will be able to find it,’ U.S. Coast Guard First District Captain Robert Simpson added.

    DailyMail.com previously revealed it took OceanGate eight hours to report the submersible as missing.

    The company has not yet explained why it took so long to raise the alarm.