Following last Thursday’s presidential debate between presumptive Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, many commentators noted the poor performance of Biden.
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville) issued a statement following the debate, stating that, as President, Biden has “failed miserably” on a battery of duties during his term.
“If anyone came away from last night still somehow under the guise that Joe Biden is mentally sound, they are living in a fantasy world,” said Babin.
During the debate, which was hosted by CNN, moderators asked 20 questions, which focused on the economy; foreign policy; immigration; abortion and other hot-button topics.
After the debate, CNN reported that Biden went off-topic about 30% of the time, while Trump went off-topic about 50% of the time. Both men made personal attacks against each other, but most of the media attention was focused on Biden’s performance, and how he appeared to lose his train of thought at points.
For example, after a question about the national debt, Biden said “…making sure that we’re able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I’ve been able to deal with, the COVID, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with,” and appeared to freeze as he searched for the word ‘Medicare.’ Biden’s voice was also hoarse, and in reports following the debate, some sources stated that the President was suffering from a cold. Babin, in his statement, used the debate performance as an example as to “why we’ve been pushing for cognitive tests for Biden since he first came into office.”
“It should be clear to everyone now that his team of radical advisors – not the president himself – has been pulling the strings in the White House,” Babin said.
Reports have emerged of calls for Biden to drop out after Thursday’s debate performance. One report stated that Biden’s family has encouraged him to stay in the race, despite his campaign being thrown into turmoil.
A second debate, which is to be sponsored by ABC, is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10.
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