 to help stop missile and drone attacks like the ones Monday that killed more than 38 people in five Ukrainian cities and flattened a children's hospital. So Joe Biden has been strong over the last three and a half years, not weak. He has been a powerful leader on the international scene, not a feeble one. But there's a problem. In his July 5th interview on ABC with George Stephanopoulos, Biden was asked if he is frailer now that he's 81. He is frailer.