Democrats are increasingly concerned about President Biden’s mental state following the release of the special counsel’s report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents.
Special Counsel Robert Hur The report was released Thursday, and while the president will not face criminal charges, the report alleges that the president forgot important details of his life during related interviews during the investigation, including information about his time as vice president and the death of his son. . carried out.
Biden held an unusual press conference after his release, sparring with reporters and defending his record and state of mind as the media questioned his ability to lead the country.
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“The Five” co-host Harold Ford Jr. told Brian Kilmeade on Friday: “I think we’re going to see a lot more focus on these questions.” “This was a tough night for the president, and many in my party, the Democratic Party, will now have serious questions about what this means.”
“This last night will conclude the campaign against President Biden as we head into November,” the former Tennessee congressman continued.
“The question is, between now and November, do Democrats intend to move forward with running four more candidates that many Americans believe will not be able to hold office?”
Mr. Biden repeatedly insisted that he had not shared classified information, which many said directly contradicted Mr. Xu’s report.
He also sparred directly with Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, Washington Post reporter Tyler Pager, and CNN correspondent MJ Lee, asking them questions about age-related concerns.
In a subsequent press conference, Biden fiercely defended his mental competency, but mistakenly referred to Egyptian President Sisi as the Mexican president while speaking about humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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“The president lost his fastball,” Ford Jr. said. “I think President Biden demonstrated to many Americans what Mr. Heo wrote last night, both in that interview and in the press conference there.”
Ford said that before Thursday’s developments, he would have thought it was “very unlikely” that Biden would end his re-election campaign.
“But for now, Democrats will have to grapple with this issue over the coming weeks and months,” he continued. “And there are some elders in the party who could probably have this conversation, so let’s see if they’ll do it.”
While some Democratic politicians panicked in the aftermath of the bombshell report, some far-left media outlets immediately came to the president’s rescue.
MSNBC host Ari Melber said during a panel discussion: “Do you want to get into the age issue? Call it what you will. This is ageism creeping into the press to condone the wrongdoing of the person in question.” . “If you want to do age discrimination, young people always tell their lawyers, ‘Hey, you’re much better off relying on this, I don’t remember, than saying something wrong to a federal officer or under oath in this case. ‘That’s good.’ So there’s a lot of derogatory content. ”
“I give the president credit for choosing to cooperate quickly, and let me be clear, I think that’s good for the system. But politically, right now, it’s the president’s “It’s being used against us,” he later added.
MSNBC colleague Chris Hayes claimed that Hur was “frustrated and angry” that he “didn’t get much more” out of the investigation into Biden, adding that age was “the overarching story”. focused on the central issue of
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“In terms of its political impact, the state of the news today, the questions being asked. [of] He’s several orders of magnitude ahead of him there. After all, why is this such a useful political tool for those who want and want Donald Trump elected? [Biden] The reason he won’t be re-elected is the fact that his age is irrefutable,” Hayes said. That person is 80 years old! ”
“He rides a bike!” host rachel maddow I interjected.
Fox News contributor Joe Concha joined “Fox & Friends First” after the report’s release to discuss his views on left-wing media outlets defending the president.
“According to NBC News Poll’s own criteria, 76% of Americans believe that he is not mentally fit to be president, let alone president in five years’ time. “The fact that he’s defending Joe Biden’s mental state will continue to make him president even if he’s re-elected,” he said on Friday.
Fox News’ Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
