Joe Biden is trying to follow in the footsteps of Bill and Hillary Clinton, charging massive fees to give speeches. Now that the influence peddling is gone, he has to make up the loss in income, somehow.
The problem old Joe is running into, is that there’s just not a huge market for barely coherent speeches that drift from creepy whispering to suddenly yelling angrily at the audience.
The New York Post reports:
Joe Biden ‘having trouble booking gigs’ with $300K per speech asking priceIt’s not just Biden family artwork that’s struggling to sell these days.Former President Joe Biden’s attempt to bill $300,000 per speaking appearance is finding few takers, The Post has learned — as some of his own former aides say it’s time for the 82-year-old to leave the spotlight for good after reminiscing about “colored kids” Tuesday in his first public address since leaving office.A source familiar with Biden’s faltering speaking career said that the 46th president’s standard pitch is $300,000 — 25% below Barack Obama’s $400,000 asking price upon leaving office in 2017.It’s unclear how negotiable Biden’s rate is.If travel is required, a private jet and expenses for five staffers also is expected for Biden, who has been repped since early February by the Creative Artists Agency.“CAA is having trouble booking gigs, which isn’t surprising,” the tipster said.
You don’t have to be a brain surgeon to know why this is happening.
If Joe Biden’s recent speech in Chicago was an advertisement for his services, it’s no wonder he is having trouble.
Here’s a clip you may not have seen.
Joe Rogan had some fun with this. Watch:
Why aren’t people lining up to pay this man $300,000 to give a speech? It’s a real mystery.
Do you think Joe Biden will even speak at the next Democratic National Convention? I’m guessing no.
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