Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been assigned the highest state pension among all ex-heads of the White House, reports The New York Post. According to the publication, his yearly payments amount to about $417,000, which surpasses his salary during his presidency. This figure is nearly double the pension received by another former president, Barack Obama.
Damian Brady, Vice President of the American National Taxpayers Foundation, attributed this substantial pension to Biden’s extensive political career. He noted that the ex-president qualified for payments from two government pension funds in his first year after concluding his term.
In the summer, Politico reported, citing informed sources, that Biden leads a modest lifestyle in retirement, shunning opulent conditions and favoring travel on commercial flights.
In May, a book titled “Original Sin: The Fading of President Biden, His Concealment, and the Disastrous Decision to Run Again,” written by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, was released. The authors, referencing sources from the White House under the previous administration, assert that by 2024, Biden might have lost the capacity to fulfill his duties in critical situations and utilized notes even during closed sessions of his cabinet.
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