David Marcus: Joe Biden is in the White House but many voters aren't sure who is really in charge

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On Tuesday afternoon, President Biden, or what’s left of him, shuffled through a White House TV studio to a tiny desk that looked like it had been put on clearance at IKEA for six weeks, and proceeded to ramble about "investing in America," before ignoring shouted questions from the press with a bizarre grin upon his visage.

The message from this highly scripted event was crystal clear, and it had nothing to do with the economy. The real message that can no longer be ignored is that Joseph Robinette Biden is no longer running the country, if he ever was.

Later in the day, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that the president is working tirelessly to bring about a cease-fire in Gaza that Biden keeps saying is right around the corner. In fact, we have all watched Biden, lying on the sand like a beached whale in Delaware for the past week.

PRESIDENT BIDEN SMILES, IGNORES PRESS SHOUTING QUESTIONS FOR A FULL MINUTE AT WHITE HOUSE EVENT

When I ask Americans coast to coast if they believe that Biden is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the United States of America, the answer I most often get, from both sides, is outright, prolonged laughter.

Where the opinions start to differ is in regard to whether, or how much, who the specific individual sitting behind the Resolute Desk matters. Is