 At least one official involved in Biden's debate prep at Camp David raised doubts about his ability after seeing how rehearsals were going. It's not like Biden's inner circle didn't know this when Democratic strategists close to the White House said, oof. As for President Biden's campaign meetings, the White House provided a statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, saying what is described in the story is standard practice for any administration. There should be no surprise in cabinet meetings.