Biden Has 'No Idea' Why Americans Would Question His Mental Fitness, Says He Didn't 'Overpromise'
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On Wednesday, Biden held what was only his second in-depth press conference in the year since he was inaugurated as president. Biden spoke about a wide range of issues, such as the pandemic, his legislative agenda, economics, unemployment and international relations.
During his solo press conference, President Joe Biden was asked near the end about a Politico poll claiming that 49% of Americans consider him not fit for the office in mental health terms.
The president seemed to ignore that question at first, but James Rosen with Newsmax pressed further, asking Biden: "why do you suppose such a large segment of the American electorate have come to harbour such profound concerns about your cognitive fitness?"
"I have no idea," Biden snapped out, before moving on to the next question.
Biden says he has "no idea" why Americans question his cognitive ability. pic.twitter.com/dcEaIiYmSo
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 19, 2022
Moreover, when asked whether he thought he'd "overpromised" during his campaign and his first year in office, Biden said "I don't think I've overpromised at all and we'll stay on this track."
"I didn’t overpromise but I have, probably, outperformed what anybody thought would happen," he added.
President Biden claims to have not overpromised. Didn’t he promise to “shut down the virus”? The only thing Biden has shut down is the American people’s confidence in Democrat leadership! #BidenPressConferencepic.twitter.com/uTOYKwcptm
— Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (@RepDLesko) January 20, 2022
Biden advocated for his agenda and enormous spending plans before fielding much-anticipated questions from the press.
In reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn vaccine mandates, Biden said the court had "made a mistake" and that he is confident that businesses will honour his requests to force employees to acquire COVID-19 vaccines.
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When asked by an ABC reporter about his signature Build Back Better package, and whether he needed to be more realistic and scale back his priorities in order to get something passed, the president replied: "No, I don't think so."
Just a little less half of all Americans, according to recent polls, disagree that Biden is mentally fit, as instances of apparent memory lapses, like reading directly from a teleprompter, including reciting written instructions from his staff such as "End Quote," numerous gaffes, like calling his VP Kamala Harris a "president," or eerie whispering have sparked concerns about the POTUS' acumen on multiple occasions.
