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First Lady Jill Biden showed her frustration following loud calls for her husband to undergo a mental capacity test.
Many Americans, former Obama White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, have argued that Biden is suffering from “age-related dementia” and is not “mentally fit” to serve as president.
Jill Biden shot back by saying a mental capacity test is “ridiculous.” This blatant rejection proves how out-of-touch the Biden administration is.
‘Ridiculous’: Jill Biden suggests prez will never take competency test https://t.co/U2ppGUvuoW pic.twitter.com/7vuEpdbvkA
— New York Post (@nypost) March 5, 2023
“We would never even discuss something like that,” Jill Biden said about internal discussions with her husband.
Jill Biden argued that her husband would never consider taking a mental capacity test. To defend him, she argued that 30 year olds couldn’t handle the physical demands like President Biden.
“How many 30-year-olds could travel to Poland, get on the train? Go nine more hours, go to Ukraine, meet with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky?” she responded rhetorically.
"[Joe] says he's not done. He's not finished what he's started, and that's what's important," says Jill Biden, Ed.D.
"Look at all that Joe has done, has accomplished!" pic.twitter.com/Nt1TINhWj1
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 24, 2023
“So, look at the man. Look at what he’s doing. Look at what he continues to do each and every day,” she added.
A Fox News Poll conducted in late February found 77% of Americans favor requiring such tests.
83% of millennials, 84% of GenXers, and 66% of Baby Boomers support the idea.
87% of Republicans, 74% of Independents and 67% of Democrats surveyed favor the mental capacity tests.
A recent NBC poll found that only 31% of Americans believe Biden is competent and effective as president.
28% said he has the necessary mental and physical health to be president.
Skin Cancer Lesion Removed From Biden's Chest – https://t.co/nUkw7AfJPK pic.twitter.com/xFZxUMZRI0
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) March 3, 2023
Biden, who is the oldest president in U.S. history at age 80, has been widely criticized for not being physically and mentally fit for the job.