A majority of voters believe President Joe Biden is not fit to be president and doubt his mental ability, a Monday Harris poll revealed.
Fifty-three percent of respondents said they had “doubts” about Biden’s mental ability. Sixty-two percent said Biden is not fit to be president because he is too old.
Among independents, a plurality expressed doubt about Biden’s mental ability (34-20 percent). Twelve percent of Democrats also were skeptical of Biden’s mental ability to lead. 63 percent of Democrats said the president is mentally fit.
Though Biden is nearing 80 years old, he plans to run again in 2024. Biden reportedly told Barack Obama he intends to run because he feels he is the only Democrat who can defeat Donald Trump.
According to the Harris poll, Biden leads a potential primary with only 37 percent support against Vice President Kamala Harris (14 percent), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (9 percent), and Hillary Clinton (7 percent).
Biden’s decision to run in 2024 comes as many videos in the last few weeks have shown the president disoriented and confused. On the Monday after Easter Sunday, Biden had to be guided away from a crowd by an Easter Bunny:
EASTER BUNNY to Joe: This way… pic.twitter.com/joU3SmdORZ
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 18, 2022
On the same day, First Lady Jill Biden reminded her husband on a hot mic to wave at the crowd after the Easter event:
JILL BIDEN to Joe: "Wave…. wave." pic.twitter.com/6EC7Yh7Vay
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 18, 2022
Last week, a video shows Biden turning around after a speech and not knowing which direction he was to exit the stage. During his speech, Biden had trouble clearly articulating his ideas:
Where ya goin' there, Big Guy? pic.twitter.com/0xBENtBRnX
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 22, 2022
BIDEN: "And we're also joined today by uh, uh, Larson and uh, and uh, uh…. I know, ha… youre gonna… no, I got it…." pic.twitter.com/8ZpZMlhzBW
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 22, 2022
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron initially ignored Biden’s congratulatory call after he won reelection in Paris:
"I tried to talk to [French President Emmanuel Macron] last night. We spoke with his staff, but he was at the Eiffel Tower having a good time." pic.twitter.com/zFVTMuUo3B
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 25, 2022
Biden was asked in January why he thought the majority of people disagreed with the statement: “Joe Biden is mentally fit”.
“I have no idea,” Biden responded.
The poll sampled 1,966 voters from April 20-21.
Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter and Gettr @WendellHusebø. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality.
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