WASHINGTON — After he gave his State of the Union speech in March, President Joe Biden seemed to have quieted persistent fears that, at 81, he was no longer up to the job.
But a Democratic lawmaker who shook hands with Biden in the House chamber that night was troubled by his appearance.
Biden's poor showing at the debate with Donald Trump last week threatens to end his campaign just four months before the election.
A third Democratic lawmaker said that in recent months, Biden looked "exceedingly tired" when the two were together.
Yet the interview comes eight days after Biden's appearance onstage with Trump — time enough for perceptions of his poor performance to calcify.
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