 It means that he has shut out because he doesn't trust the rest of the staff in the White House who apparently want him out, are chirping now to the media that this has been happening for a long time. Edith Wilson ran the country from 1919 to 1921 when Wilson's term was up. If Joe Biden steps away, he's still going to be in the White House for six months, Jeffrey. What the heck do we do? What a mess.