 According to Axios, Joe Biden's close aides have carefully shielded him from people inside and outside the White House since the beginning of his presidency. Intermittent access has resulted in many current and former White House aides being shocked at the 81-year-old president's limitations at the debate on Thursday night. Current and former White House aides are feeling whiplash, now questioning whether Biden could fulfill a second term. Chandler West, the White House's deputy director of photography from January 2021 to May 2022, wrote, It's time for Joe to go.