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Biden Defends His Mental Acuity in Heated Interview
In a recent interview, President Biden defended his mental sharpness, describing it as “pretty damn good,” and dismissed the notion of reconsidering his decision to stay in the presidential race.
When asked if he had ever thought about stepping down, Biden responded, “I don’t think— I may have, I don’t think so.” He also ruled out another debate with Trump before September, stating he would “debate him when we agreed to debate.”
Throughout the interview, Biden repeatedly pushed back against questions about his abilities, pointing out that Trump had not faced similar scrutiny. “Why don’t you guys ever talk about the 28 lies he told,” Biden said, referencing Trump’s debate performance. “Where are you on this? Why doesn’t the press ever talk about that?”
Biden also sought to shift the focus back to Trump, resuming his attacks on the GOP after a brief pause following an assassination attempt. He dismissed suggestions that he should tone down his characterization of Trump as a threat to democracy, distinguishing his rhetoric from what he called the “viciousness” encouraged by Trump.
“It matters whether or not you accept the outcome of elections,” Biden said. “It matters whether or not you, for example, talk about how you’re going to deal with the border instead of talking about people being vermin. That’s the kind of language that is inflammatory.”
Biden also criticized Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate, labeling Vance as a loyalist to Trump’s agenda. “J.D. Vance has adopted the same policies: no exceptions on abortion, supporting a new $5 trillion tax cut that Trump wants to give in the next administration,” Biden said. He also pointed out Vance’s past criticisms of Trump, urging viewers to “see what he said about Trump.”
Biden addressed the dismissal of a criminal case against Trump over his handling of classified documents, attributing the decision to the Supreme Court’s recent extension of immunity for certain presidential acts, which included a concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas. “The basis upon which the case was thrown out I find specious, because I don’t agree with what Clarence Thomas’s dissent and/or the Supreme Court decision on immunity,” he said.
When asked if these legal setbacks would affect his case against Trump’s fitness for office, Biden maintained it wouldn’t change his approach. “I can talk about what I think is appropriate,” he said. “I think the justices that he appointed have in fact been the most conservative and, I would argue, if you check surveyed constitutional scholarship, they seem out of touch with what the founders intended.”
As the interview concluded, Biden expressed frustration with the focus of the questions. “Sometime, come and talk to me about what we should be talking about,” he said. “Okay? The issues.”