Democratic Congressman Argues Biden Was Fit To Be President ‘All The Way Through January 2029’ | EUROtoday

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) revealed that he nonetheless has religion that former President Joe Biden would’ve been match to be president once more for one more four-year time period.

While showing on Sunday’s episode of CNN’s “State of the Union,” the congressman informed host Jake Tapper that he “never saw anything” that was “out of the ordinary” about Biden’s cognitive operate amid a rising investigation into the “cover up of President Biden’s mental decline.”

“I talked to him on the telephone very often,” Clyburn started. “And I never saw anything that I thought was outside of the ordinary.”

Referencing his personal father for instance, Clyburn mentioned he watched his dad “reach the age of 80” however declared it “didn’t bother his mental capacity at all.”

“So I never saw anything I thought was unusual,” he mentioned of Biden. “Did he talk as swiftly as he used to talk? No, he didn’t. Did he walk as swiftly? No, he didn’t. But that is to be expected.”

Tapper then countered to Clyburn, whom he’s interviewed often, that there “isn’t any comparison” between how “sharp” he’s concerning his “ability to talk and answer questions” and “what we’ve seen from President Biden…throughout 2023 and 2024…especially on the debate stage.”

Tapper then questioned, “Do you think Joe Biden really would’ve been able to perform as president all the way through January 2029 when he would be 86?”

Clyburn replied: “Yes, I thought that back then. I still think that.”

The U.S. consultant went on to argue that “it’s not all about age.”

“I’ve seen people develop Alzheimer’s when they’re in their 30s and 40s. So it’s not about age,” Clyburn continued. “It’s about the ability to do the job, and I never saw anything that allowed me to think that Joe Biden was not able to do the job.”

“It’s just that simple,” he added.

Clyburn’s feedback got here days forward of the discharge of Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson’s e-book, “Original Sin,” which claims to uncover particulars about Biden’s aides’ efforts to cover the politician’s bodily and cognitive decline from the general public. The e-book is about to launch on May 20.

Watch a clip from Clyburn’s “State of the Union” interview under.