Some Democrats are fuming about President Biden apparently handing off the reins early to President-elect Donald Trump who has held several meetings recently with foreign leaders, as the 82-year-old seems content to retreat from the frontlines of policymaking and resist questions from the press about his legacy.
“He’s been so cavalier and selfish about how he approaches the final weeks of the job,” a former White House official carped to Politico.
“There is no leadership coming from the White House,” another Democrat close to senior lawmakers griped to the outlet. “There is a total vacuum.”
“In conversations that I’m having, they don’t even mention the president. It’s kind of sad,” the source added. “It feels like Trump is president already.”