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Amid the growing calls for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance pointed out the ‘elephant’ in the room in a social media post on Friday.
Biden, who will be 82 years old in November, is the oldest sitting president in U.S. history. He is a “career politician” who has held public office for nearly 50 years. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009, then as vice president from 2009 to 2017.
In January 2021, Biden was inaugurated as president, and has steadily shown a decline in his mental ability ever since.
After a disastrous debate with former President Donald Trump last month, calls for Biden to pass the torch to a younger Democrat candidate have exploded.
However, Vance just pointed out an even more urgent concern.
“If Joe Biden doesn’t have the cognitive function to run for re-election, then he certainly doesn’t have the cognitive function to remain as Commander-In-Chief. How can any Dem pushing him to drop out of the presidential race, argue in good faith that he should stay on as POTUS?” Vance asked.
If Joe Biden doesn’t have the cognitive function to run for re-election, then he certainly doesn’t have the cognitive function to remain as Commander-In-Chief.
How can any Dem pushing him to drop out of the presidential race, argue in good faith that he should stay on as POTUS?
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) July 19, 2024
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) agreed, writing, “No one believes Biden is fit to lead for another 4 years. The question is whether he’s fit to lead for the next 5 months.”
No one believes Biden is fit to lead for another 4 years. The question is whether he’s fit to lead for the next 5 months. #ncpol https://t.co/9JV9YpSUcd
— Thom Tillis (@ThomTillis) July 19, 2024
