Joe Biden is obviously trying to take a page out the Bill and Hillary Clinton playbook by charging massive fees to give speeches but no one is buying what he is selling.
His disastrous performance at Harvard this week may have been an attempt to kick off this latest venture but it clearly isn’t working.
Apparently, there isn’t much of a market for angry, yelling, incoherent babbling speeches from former presidents who have difficulty forming sentences.
The New York Post reports:
Joe Biden ‘having trouble booking gigs’ with $300K per speech asking price
It’s not just Biden family artwork that’s struggling to sell these days.
Former President Joe Biden’s attempt to bill $300,000 per speaking appearance is finding few takers, The Post has learned — as some of his own former aides say it’s time for the 82-year-old to leave the spotlight for good after reminiscing about “colored kids” Tuesday in his first public address since leaving office.
A source familiar with Biden’s faltering speaking career said that the 46th president’s standard pitch is $300,000 — 25% below Barack Obama’s $400,000 asking price upon leaving office in 2017.
It’s unclear how negotiable Biden’s rate is.
If travel is required, a private jet and expenses for five staffers also is expected for Biden, who has been repped since early February by the Creative Artists Agency.
“CAA is having trouble booking gigs, which isn’t surprising,” the tipster said.
Is anyone surprised by this?
Hellbound and Down 