For all that the president’s promoters have pretended that Joe Biden is on the brink of a comeback, the octogenarian certainly isn’t acting like he’s winning his reelection. As members of the Federal Reserve openly contemplate whether worsening inflation means the central bank will pass any interest rate cuts before Election Day, Biden has attempted once again to defy the Supreme Court and bail out at least $50 billion of student loan debt in a transparent attempt to buy back favor with an electorate roundly rejecting him.

“Some of my Republican friends and elected officials and special interests sued us, and the Supreme Court blocked us,” Biden said during a trip to Wisconsin to brag about the latest round of bailouts. “But that didn’t stop us.”