One would think that after his disastrous presidential debate with President Donald Trump, coupled with a series of never-ending on-camera gaffes and stumbles, former President Joe Biden would lean away from trying to speak to crowds now that he’s out of office.
But Biden is doing anything but that during his “retirement” — instead, the Biden family is cashing in big on his name.
Again.
According to reports, Biden is demanding a massive six-figure payday just to speak at events.
And while Biden seems to be enjoying his post-presidency retirement that’s inking him some massive paydays, insiders say it won’t long.
According to insider reports, Biden’s, who is being represented by the Hollywood talent agency Creative Arts Agency (CAA), charges approximately $300,000 for speaking appearances.
If travel is required, a private jet and expenses for five staffers also is expected for Biden.
But despite Biden’s fee being a “bargain” compared to former President Barack Obama — 25% below Obama’s $400,000 asking price upon leaving office in 2017 — the Biden camp is getting few, if any, takers.
“CAA is having trouble booking gigs, which isn’t surprising,” a Biden insider told reporters.
Biden’s first speech since leaving office took place March 15 at a National High School Model United Nations conference (NHSMUN), followed by a Tuesday address to the group Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD).
On Wednesday, Biden also spoke to an invitation-only Harvard Institute of Politics seminar arranged by his longtime aide Mike Donilon.
A Harvard spokesman said Biden was not paid for that visit.
Spokespeople for NHSMUN and ACRD did not respond to requests from the media to comment about whether they paid Biden — and if so, what amount.
However, some of Biden’s own former aides say it’s time for the 82-year-old to leave the spotlight for good after reminiscing about “colored kids” during his Tuesday speech.
🚨 Joe Biden is spending his first speech since leaving office saying he didn’t have to grow up around black people
“I remember watching a bus go by… it was full of colored kids… I had never seen those.”
The face of the Democrat party 🤣🤡 pic.twitter.com/4keCWCep8O
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 15, 2025
Biden’s use of “colored” to refer to black people while speaking at a disability conference in Chicago earlier this week has some former aides hoping he will spend more time at his Rehoboth Beach house.
“This was hard to watch,” said one former White House official.
“It felt like seeing someone you care about start to regress. We just wanted him to enjoy retirement like other presidents — not go out like this.”
The ex-aide noted that minority staffers had been growing disillusioned even during Biden’s presidency.
“Black people elected Joe Biden, and then his senior team cut them off, even staff hired to help with engagement,” this person said.
Additionally, another source close to Biden’s post-presidential office said that signing with CAA was a “bad decision.”
The Harry Walker Agency, which works with both Bill and Hillary Clinton as well as Obama, “has relationships with all these large annual conferences and clients looking for high-profile speakers,” this person said.
“CAA is a Hollywood shop. They’re not set up to market speakers to, like, the national duty-free shopping conference. The bread and butter of paid speaking gigs is random large annual industry conferences.”
Biden had little trouble raking in big sums after his stint as vice president, which makes his inability to book gigs post-presidency even more troubling.
According to reports and public disclosures, Biden’s windfall included $190,000 to speak at Drew University in New Jersey; $182,000 from Lake Michigan College, a community college; $180,000 to appear at Vanderbilt University; $180,000 to speak at the University of Buffalo; $125,000 to visit Southern Connecticut State University; $100,000 to speak at Long Island University, and $93,000 to visit Brown University.