Exchange of the Day

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) pulled President Biden aside during a private White House tour in May 2022, according to The Atlantic:

ROMNEY: Pump your arms.

BIDEN: Excuse me?

ROMNEY: You’re holding your hands stiffly by your side when you walk. Pump your arms and you’ll look more energetic and confident.

“Biden thought it was good advice—delivered via the long-lost art of bipartisan decency—and he tried to take it. But it also became an example of Biden’s reluctance to see his age and cognitive decline as a reason he couldn’t run for reelection, as if pumping his arms vigorously enough might cause voters to overlook his aging body and mind.”