Amid mounting questions about the president’s age, White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre criticized Particular Counsel Robert Hur on Monday and recommended Biden may do extra in a single hour than most individuals may in a full day.
Hur’s report on Biden’s mishandling of categorised paperwork, launched Thursday, really useful no prison costs in opposition to the president.
The investigation, nonetheless, laid out how the president struggled to recollect key particulars of his life throughout interviews with investigators, together with when he served as vice chairman and when his son Beau died.
When a reporter at Monday’s press briefing requested Jean-Pierre after they may count on to talk with Biden’s physician, she as an alternative pivoted to a critique of Hur, noting that he’s a “Republican prosecutor” and “not a medical doctor.”
The White Home is continuous to downplay the findings of Particular Counsel Robert Hur, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggesting he can’t communicate to Biden’s psychological state since he’s not a medical physician. (Photograph by Zach Gibson/Getty Photographs)
“It’s not for him to speak to. It’s just not,” she mentioned relating to Hur’s evaluation of Biden’s reminiscence.
One other reporter requested Jean-Pierre what the White Home’s technique is to alter the notion of a majority of voters who imagine Biden is simply too previous to function president for an additional time period.
Latest polling has discovered that Biden’s age is a serious concern for a majority of not solely People typically, but in addition Democrats. A Sunday poll from ABC/Ipsos discovered that 86% of People imagine Biden is simply too previous to serve one other time period, together with 73% of Democrats.
“We’re gonna continue to lead on leadership,” Jean-Pierre replied. “We’re going to continue to focus on what this president was able to get done on behalf of the American people.”
Jean-Pierre then quoted the phrases of First Girl Jill Biden when she mentioned Biden “does more in one hour than most people do in a day. His age, with experience and expertise, is an incredible asset, and he proves it every day.”
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the Nationwide Affiliation of Counties Legislative Convention, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photograph/Evan Vucci)
The press secretary continued to defend Biden from renewed scrutiny about his psychological acuity all through the briefing, stressing he’s “sharp” and “on top of things.”
At one level, Jean-Pierre was requested if Biden is completely different in non-public and reveals extra “vigor” than he shows throughout speeches and interactions with the press.
She claimed that Biden has not too long ago traveled to numerous states and has tended to interact with the press by answering questions in a “lightweight” and “funny” approach.
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Jean-Pierre additionally said that Biden’s doctor, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, doesn’t imagine a cognitive test is necessary. She mentioned O’Connor believes Biden proves his cognitive capacity “every day [in] how he operates and how he thinks.”
“I’m just gonna say what Dr. O’Connor said to me about a year ago when [Biden’s physical] was released,” Jean-Pierre mentioned. “The president proves every day [in] how he operates and how he thinks, by dealing with world leaders, by making difficult decisions on behalf of the American people – whether it’s domestic or it’s national security. That is how Dr. O’Connor sees it, and that is how I’m going to leave it.”
The White Home didn’t return Fox News Digital’s request for remark.
Fox Information’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
