By Behavioral changes, including anger and aggression, are common challenges when caring for someone with dementia. These behaviors can occur at any stage but are often more pronounced in the middle to late stages of the disease. Outbursts can often include verbal threats, physical aggression, and even property damage, making caregiving both physically and emotionally demanding.
Understanding the root causes of these behaviors is crucial for caregivers, especially if the patient is the leader of the free world.
In a tense exchange with reporters on Sunday evening, President Joe Biden addressed pressing questions about white supremacy, immigration, and his predecessor, Donald Trump, following his signing of the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation, designed to enhance Social Security benefits for retirees, including teachers, police officers, and firefighters, was largely overshadowed by the intense discussion that followed.
When asked whether he still viewed white supremacy as the greatest threat to the United States, Biden got angry, writes The Daily Caller.
“One of the many threats — look, any kind of [inaudible] of supremacy is a threat to United States. Look, we are the most extensive, multicultural nation in the world. It’s the reason why we’re so strong. It’s the reason why we’re who we are. It’s not a problem. It’s not — it’s not in spite of — I mean, you know, we go all the way back, every major flow of immigrants, from my Irish ancestors in the 1840s to people the Italians came in the turn of the century. I mean, this has been — it’s who we are, and we are so connected to the rest of the world. Everywhere I go, [the] rest of the world gets it,” the president began in response to the question.
Biden then pivoted to talking about the border and his control of the migrant crisis.
“When I became president, the numbers came way down, number one. Number two, we had a circumstance where I pushed very hard for bipartisan agreement to put more people on the border, more, more secret service agent[s], and guess what? He’s on the phone saying, ‘Don’t do it. Don’t do it, [it will] make me look bad. That bill, that bill is ridiculous. It’s ridiculous,’” he continued. (RELATED: Biden Says ‘Only Reason’ Border Isn’t Secure Is Because Donald Trump Helped Kill Immigration Bill)
“I just hope we don’t — and by the way, the actions we take — the only thing by being the oldest president: I know more world leaders than any one of you ever met in your whole goddamn life. And I know them. You know how they think? Not a joke,” the president said, lashing out. “What really hurts is when we talk about immigration, the way we do it, we talk about who I mean this is in the idea we’re going to change the constitutional birthright. If you’re born in the country, you can’t be — you’re not a citizen.”
The interaction grew increasingly tense, prompting White House aides to intervene and bring the briefing to an abrupt close.
Earlier in the exchange, Biden was asked whether he still considered Trump a threat to democracy. Without hesitation, he affirmed his stance, referencing the events of January 6, 2021, and underscoring the seriousness of Trump’s actions while in office.
Reports have revealed Biden and his team have begun reflecting on his final months in office with a mixture of frustration and regret. According to insiders, Biden believes he could have defeated Trump if he had sought reelection. Additionally, he is reportedly still upset that Attorney General Merrick Garland didn’t deploy lawfare against Trump earlier in his term.
The Washington Post reported that In private, Biden has also said he should have picked someone other than Merrick Garland as attorney general, complaining about the Justice Department’s slowness under Garland in prosecuting Trump, and its aggressiveness in prosecuting Biden’s son Hunter, according to people familiar with his comments.
During the 2020 presidential transition, Biden’s attorney general selection pitted some of his closest aides against each other. Former senator Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware) and Mark Gitenstein, both longtime friends of Biden, advocated for the president naming then-Sen. Doug Jones (D-Alabama) as attorney general, arguing that as a politician he would be better able to navigate the bitterly partisan moment.
But Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, pushed for Garland. He stressed that Garland — a federal judge with a sterling reputation for independence and fairness — would show Americans that Biden was rebuilding a department badly shaken by Trump’s political attacks.
Biden was persuaded, and some Democrats believe the decision had devastating results. Had the Justice Department moved faster to prosecute Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents, they say, the former president might have faced a politically damaging trial before the election. (Others blame the Supreme Court and a Trump-appointed judge in Florida for repeatedly siding with the former president and delaying the cases; the Justice Department declined to comment.)”
In the end, Biden’s term ended up with him becoming a historical laughingstock, a president pushed out by his own party after showing the world his mental decline. No wonder he’s so angry.
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