Unemployment is a serious problem. While unemployment is higher than average in some sectors of the economy, it’s especially high for 82-year-old disgraced one-term presidents with hair-sniffing habits.
Just ask Joe Biden.
Biden is suffering from “a leaner next chapter that lacks the well-funded foundations, plans for exquisite libraries and full calendar of paid speeches his peers enjoyed.”
Instead of private jets, Biden has been spotted with a book on his lap in the first-class cabin of American Airlines flights or (talking) aboard Amtrak’s quiet car. Paid speaking appearances can range from $300,000 to $500,000, people briefed on the matter said. Takers are limited, and at least one organization tried to negotiate below that range, some of the people said.
Get Biden at 20% off. And you get Jill free. Also Hunter. And Ashley. And that illegitimate grandkid.
Human resources lobbying and advocacy group SHRM initially offered to pay Joe Biden $275,000 for a July keynote address to more than 20,000 attendees at the group’s annual convention, people familiar with the matter said. The group ultimately paid in the $300,000s, which included a so-called “travel buyout” to cover airfare and lodgings for him and his team. That was on the lower end of the $300,000 to $500,000 fee his team had been pitching, these people said.
And Joe Biden is working on a book that will sell hundreds of copies in D.C. bookstores before the remainder copies go to the Dollar Tree.
The book is taking up much of Biden’s time these days, according to friends. Biden said at an event in July that he was “working my tail off” to write a memoir. Biden and his biographer are meeting with top Democrats and allies to unpack various chapters in Biden’s years in public service, according to people familiar with Biden’s schedule.
And reminding Biden of minor details like what year he was vice president.
The 2024 election and Biden’s consequential decision to drop out didn’t come up, the person said. Another person said the book is shaping up to be a “life and times” of Biden and not a campaign tell-all.
Let me revise that. It’ll sell dozens of copies in D.C. before it goes to the Dollar Tree.
The former first lady is also working on a book, according to people familiar with her plans. No publishing deal has been announced.
I’m sure the Dr. Jill Biden tome will be in demand by any vanity publishing press.
Also gone are the days when Chinese oligarchs were just giving the Bidens diamonds. And it turns out no one wants to pay Hunter to give speeches.
In March, Hunter Biden told a judge that he has “suffered a significant downturn in his income” since late 2023.. Art sales and his book sales had dropped off significantly, he said in the court papers.
Also, like his father, paid speaking gigs were rare. “I was expecting to obtain paid speaking engagements and paid appearances, but that has not happened,” he told a judge.
What about Hunter Biden for Restoration Weekend 2026? What do you think?
Anyway if you or someone you know has a job for Biden, Joe or Hunter, please reach out. Presidential unemployment is no joking matter. The Bidens are clearly willing to lower their rate. Why you too could have Joe Biden come to your corporate retreat, spa or kitchen to mumble something about democracy.
Reach out today. Operators are sitting and snoozing by just waiting for your call.
