> There have been incompetent US presidents before.
Depends on what you call "incompetent" I guess. I strongly suspect Biden wasn't as competent as his younger peers in most areas. But that's nothing unusual - most leaders are older men. What is clear is Biden was happy to take other peoples advice on most things.
In fact I'd say a core competence of a president is to be able to seek advice, weigh it and chose the best path forward among the alternatives offered. It has to be that way, because the reality is on just about any topic you care to name, the president will be about as knowledgeable as your average Joe six pack compared to the experts that can be found in a country of 300 million.
But if you are like Trump and are recommending ingesting chlorine on public television to cure COVID, seeking advice before opening your mouth clearly isn't your strong point.
Depends on what you call "incompetent" I guess. I strongly suspect Biden wasn't as competent as his younger peers in most areas. But that's nothing unusual - most leaders are older men. What is clear is Biden was happy to take other peoples advice on most things.
In fact I'd say a core competence of a president is to be able to seek advice, weigh it and chose the best path forward among the alternatives offered. It has to be that way, because the reality is on just about any topic you care to name, the president will be about as knowledgeable as your average Joe six pack compared to the experts that can be found in a country of 300 million.
But if you are like Trump and are recommending ingesting chlorine on public television to cure COVID, seeking advice before opening your mouth clearly isn't your strong point.