An aging President Biden received a boost Tuesday from two top Democrats, 83-year-old Rep. Nancy Pelosi and 73-year-old Sen. Chuck Schumer, amid a heated debate over his “diminished capacity.” Ta.
The two elderly Pauls are 81-year-old Biden, despite a series of public gaffes and a scathing special counsel report alleging the Democratic president’s “diminished capacity.” He defended Biden’s mental competency. All of this is seriously worrying the majority of voters.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) wholeheartedly rejected the narrative that Biden’s cognitive abilities were declining and dismissed the president’s series of very public mishaps.
“I talk to President Biden regularly, usually a few times a week. His mental strength is great, so it’s okay. It’s as good as it’s been in years,” Schumer told reporters. Told.
“He’s fine. All the right-wing propaganda that his mental faculties are declining is wrong,” Democratic Paul said.
Just the day before, Biden was seen pacing back and forth with a confused look on his face while Jordan’s King Abdullah II gave a speech at the White House.
Last Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Hur said he believed a jury “would not convict a well-meaning old man with a poor memory” in connection with Biden’s alleged manipulation of classified documents. He withdrew a damning report in which he said he refused to press charges. ” and “decreased capacity.”
Hoar said Biden recorded a series of alleged forgetfulness during the nearly five-hour interview, including the exact time the president’s eldest son Beau died of brain cancer, and that the president “ “I don’t remember when I was vice president,” he added.
Biden, his allies and lawyer Bob Bauer, who was present, disputed some of those claims. They also highlighted that Mr. Hur was previously appointed by the Republican Party to be Maryland’s district attorney.
But at a news conference Thursday night meant to counter criticism of his mental sharpness, Biden conflated the presidents of Egypt and Mexico during a discussion of the Israeli war.
At the White House on Monday, Biden sought to downplay the political tremors caused by his age.
“I know I don’t look like that, but I’ve been there for a while,” Biden joked. “I remember that!”
The polling turmoil solidified voters’ deep misgivings about the president’s age. If he wins a second term this November, he will be 86 years old at the hypothetical end.
Few Democrats publicly question Biden’s mental acuity, but the issue looms large on voters’ minds.
An astonishing 86% of American adults think Biden is too old to serve another term. ABC News/Ipsos poll It fell on Sunday.
Rivals, including Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, have pursued him over long-standing questions and suggested he undergo evaluations to measure his cognitive abilities.
The White House is pressuring him to do so.
“The president proves it every day. [in] “It’s how Mr. Biden acts and thinks by dealing with world leaders and making difficult decisions on behalf of the American people,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. He told reporters Monday, quoting Biden’s doctor, Dr. Kevin O’Connor.
“That’s how Dr. O’Connor sees it, and that’s how I see it, too,” she said.
Mr. Biden has been given two health summaries by Mr. O’Connor. 2021 and 2023.
His allies are trying to shift the focus to his leading rival, Republican former President Donald Trump, 77, who has had a similar series of mishaps on the campaign stump.
This includes confusing Haley with former House Speaker Pelosi and Biden with former President Barack Obama.
Schumer, who just won a key victory by passing about $95 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, also urged the House to consider the bill when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has already said he opposes the sweeping bill, and Schumer wants House Democrats to introduce a parliamentary process called a removal petition as a workaround. He expressed reluctance when asked if he was there.
“It’s clear that once Speaker Johnson brings this bill to the House, it will pass with the same bipartisan support,” Schumer said. “I call on Speaker Johnson to rise to the occasion and do the right thing.”
