Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is demanding that President Biden undergo a mental competency exam “immediately” following a damning special counsel report regarding the president’s age and declining memory. At least one lawmaker is moving to have the president resign from office.
“Joe Biden can’t remember major events in his life, like when he was vice president or when his son died,” Haley said. X Posted on Thursday night, Following a report by Special Counsel Robert Hur that described the president as “an old man with a poor memory.”
“That’s sad, but it’s even sadder when you have someone in the White House who is mentally incapable of doing the most important job in the world.
“Joe Biden should immediately undergo a mental competency test, which should be shared with the public.”
In a more than 300-page report released Thursday, Mr. It concluded that it would be difficult to prosecute. Convicting him of a serious felony that “requires a deliberate state of mind.”
Biden, the oldest US president in history, angrily defended his abilities in his latest alarming gaffe in recent days, only to upset the presidents of Mexico and Egypt.
In light of the report, Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Cabinet to “consider” using the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office. .
She wrote that she had “grave concerns” about the president’s acumen. According to Fox News, The first person to receive the letter.
“After concluding that President Biden intentionally and deliberately deleted, mishandled, and disclosed classified documents over several decades, we nevertheless recommended that no charges be filed against President Biden.” wrote Mr. Tenney, a member of some council.
“The special counsel’s reasoning was alarming.
“He listed numerous incidents in which President Biden had significantly diminished mental capacity and concluded that jurors would likely view President Biden as an unsympathetic and forgetful old man.”
Tenney went on to tell the attorney general that “it need not be said that selective prosecution is morally, ethically and legally prohibited.”
“We do not prosecute or refuse to prosecute people based on their character or the expected public perception of people,” she said.
“The special prosecutor must do so if he or she determines that the evidence provides a reasonable basis for charges.”
Tenney also said that the Justice Department “ethically cannot bring charges against former President Trump due to his mental acuity and forceful personality, but refuses to bring charges against President Biden due to his cognitive decline.” He also said that
He said Biden “needs to be indicted unless he is mentally competent to stand trial.”
“Frankly, the special counsel’s report makes a reasonable case that he is not.
“It’s extremely alarming that you can’t remember when your child died, even within a few years. Perhaps a more egregious reflection of his mental disorder.”
Tenney added that Biden “appears to lack the ability to carry out the responsibilities of the presidency.”
“Therefore, it is your duty to consider the procedure for removing a president from office under the 25th Amendment,” she argued.
“President Biden needs to be indicted or removed from office,” she said.
“There is no middle ground.”
The newspaper has contacted the White House for comment.
