 Two weeks before the debate was the Hollywood fundraiser, the Washington Post sort of went inside. I want to put something on the screen. Here's what they found about what took place at the fundraiser. Some attendees said it was even worse at the smaller receptions before Biden took the stage, greeting hundreds of supporters for grip and grin photos. The president stumbled over small talk and seemed frail, according to six attendees. For the high level donors there who were meeting the 81 year old Biden for the first time, several said they found his decline.